Plant Manager - Wind

Iberdrola • $120K — $132K *
Odell, IL 60460In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or technical certificate, or 5 years relevant experience in power industry.
  • Proven experience in power plant operations and maintenance.
  • Physical ability to climb 80-meter towers regularly.
  • Weight restriction of 285 lbs for job-related tasks.
  • Advanced computer skills with diagnostic tools and reporting systems.
  • Ability to work in adverse weather conditions.
  • Strong problem-solving skills in variable situations.
  • Knowledge of heavy equipment and crane rigging.

Responsibilities

  • Manage compliance with environmental, health, and safety programs.
  • Ensure crew receives safety training and conducts assessments.
  • Negotiate and manage third-party contracts.
  • Administer warranties related to equipment.
  • Oversee capital improvement initiatives and retrofits.
  • Lead operations and maintenance crews for equipment compliance.
  • Conduct staffing activities including training and evaluations.
  • Prepare and manage budget and financial reporting.
  • Review major failure analyses and implement internal controls.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Retirement plan options, including company matching.
  • Paid time off and holiday leave.
  • Continuous training and professional development opportunities.
  • Flexible working conditions when possible.
Full Job Description
The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience and location.

Location: O'Dell, IL

Salary Range: $120,000 - $132,500 DOE

Job Summary

The Wind Plant Manager manages day to day operations and maintenance of a utility scale wind power plant. This includes development and compliance with an operating budget, outage coordination and scheduling with the interconnect entity, scheduling coordinator and trading desk, oversight of operations and maintenance to ensure work is carried out using Prudent Utility Practices.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensures strict management and compliance of all company and project environmental, health and safety programs.
  • Responsible to ensure crew receives periodic safety training and conducts periodic safety assessments.
  • Negotiates and administers 3rd party contracts.
  • Administers warranties.
  • Manages implementation of capital improvement programs and retrofits.
  • Manage crews performing operations, maintenance and warranty activities of all wind plant equipment, ensures compliance with manufacturers' requirements.
  • Performs staffing activities, counseling, coaching, training and corrective actions of subordinate employees.
  • Prepares annual budget and monthly profit and loss reporting.
  • Reviews and approves root cause analyses of major failures.
  • Prepares performance evaluations per company instructions and guidelines.
  • Ensures all relevant internal controls are followed and develops new controls as needed


Required Qualifications
  • Four-year college degree or technical school certificate; or 5 years of related experience or power industry training; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in power plant operations and maintenance.
  • Ability to climb 80-meter steel towers on a daily basis to perform maintenance.
  • Weight must not exceed 285 lbs (excluding equipment/gear) when performing job related tasks.
  • Advanced computer skills utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, email, facility control, management and reporting systems, including the use of computerized diagnostic and troubleshooting tools.
  • Ability to work around low and medium voltage and at times during extremely adverse weather conditions.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Knowledge of heavy equipment required for facility maintenance with a working knowledge of crane and rigging requirements.
  • Valid driver's license.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in wind plant operations and wind turbine experience.
  • Experience in high voltage maintenance and switching.
  • Experience establishing and improving preventative maintenance programs.
  • Experience working with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
  • Additional Success Factors
    • Ability to navigate and succeed in a highly matrixed reporting structure, preferably at an international company.
    • Strong prioritization and multi-tasking skills with the ability to operate in a complex, rapidly changing business environment with typically tight schedules and demanding targets.
    • Ability to foster and participate in a productive team environment by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with subordinates, co-workers, managers, customers, contractors, and vendors.
    • Effectively provides and receives information orally in individual and group situations.
    • Written expression is clear, concise, and conveys the desired message.
    • Ability to analyze project risks and proactively identify solutions with a flexible, creative, and solution-focused outlook on problem solving.


Competencies
  • Growth & Continuous Improvement
  • Initiative & Change
  • Focused on Results
  • Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Leadership (people managers/leaders)


Company:
PPM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC

Job Posting End Date:
July-31-2026

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