Calpine

Plant Manager

Calpine$154K — $196K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 5 years supervisory or managerial experience.
  • At least 10 years' experience in electrical generation power plants.
  • Deep understanding of startup, operations, and maintenance of power plant equipment.
  • Proven leadership capabilities in managing a diverse team.

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily operations and maintenance of the power plant facility.
  • Oversee human resources functions, including hiring and termination processes.
  • Make decisions regarding resources, tactical operations, and project approaches.
  • Lead the review and update of policies to meet regulatory and best practice standards.
  • Identify training needs and provide professional development for plant personnel.
  • Promote a strong safety culture and ensure adherence to safety standards.
  • Determine tactical approaches to assigned objectives and manage large-scale projects.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive training programs to enhance career growth.
  • Opportunities for community engagement and public relations.
  • Authority to influence plant improvements and infrastructural modifications.
  • Strong focus on safety culture and regulatory compliance.
  • Visible leadership role within the facility and community.
Full Job Description
Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

Responsible for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of a single plant facility including managing, directing, planning, and coordinating total power plant operations; monitors plan performance and corrects abnormalities. Specific responsibilities include overall human resources responsibility for supervisory leadership, operations and maintenance personnel and all sub-contractors with authority to hire and terminate employees, setting maintenance schedule and conducting routine maintenance, and managing ongoing training programs. Manages plant business and budget issues with home office interface. Proposes and implements equipment modifications and plant improvements. Implements, manages, maintains, and updates all plant procedures, site policies, training and safety programs and work practices. Maintains safe and efficient operations of the facility, including accountability for regulatory compliance with all local, State, and Federal regulations.

The Plant Manager is highly visible in the community, responsible for public relations and community interaction. The position is responsible for local interactions with customers including steam host and utility.

Job Responsibilities
• Accomplishes work through others. Manages the overall operations and maintenance of a single plant facility with an operational focus.
• Manages employees performing related duties including full human resources, cost and budgetary accountabilities.
• Decisions typically related to resources, project approach, and tactical operations.
• Provide leadership to all plant personnel by reviewing and updating policies and procedures to align with facility objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices, while maintaining consistent on-site presence.
• Identify training objectives and employee development needs, providing coaching and professional development opportunities to sustain morale, technical proficiency, and operational readiness.
• Foster a strong safety culture across a fast-start, multi-unit generation facility, promoting hazard awareness, personal accountability, and adherence to safety standards for all personnel and contractors.
• Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines tactical approach, resources, schedules, and goals.
• Works within general guidelines; applies advanced technical knowledge to solve moderately complex problems for a function.
• Manages a single function or portion of a department. Regularly manages large-scale projects/activities or a very closely related set of projects/activities.
• Responsible for performance reviews, promotional decisions, and pay actions for support and professional levels.

Job Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Previous work leadership experience including a minimum of 5 years supervisory/managerial experience.
• Typically requires minimum of 10+ years with a detailed understanding of electrical generation power plants, including startup, operations, and maintenance of power plant equipment.

Salary Information
• Range - $154,231.00 to $196,645.00 annually

About Calpine

Calpine Corporation is a power generation company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Calpine's fleet of natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants has a combined generating capacity of approximately 26,000 megawatts. Calpine sells wholesale power and other energy-related services to utilities, independent electric system operators, industrial and commercial customers, and retail power providers. The company was founded in 1984 and went public in 1996. In 2018, Calpine was acquired by Energy Capital Partners and a consortium of investors.
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