Facility Manager

About the role

EthosEnergy O&M is recruiting for a Facility Manager responsible for the New England region of a diverse hydrogeneration portfolio. The Facility Manager ensures safe, efficient, lawful, and cost‑effective management and operations of the generation facility, providing leadership to plant staff across operations, maintenance, business, engineering, and environmental functions while ensuring conformance with all facility contracts, permits, and safety regulations. The role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws and serves as the primary interface with regulatory agencies. The Facility Manager reports to the Director, O&M Services for EthosEnergy OM and leads budget preparation, performance goal setting, and serves as the main interface to the owner’s representative for the generation facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management oversight to all team members of the facility
• Ensure safe, efficient, cost‑effective, and environmentally appropriate operation of the facility according to all facility contracts, environmental permits, regulatory permits, power purchase agreements, and plant and corporate policies
• Ensure the facility complies with all governing authorities and local laws
• Prepare, approve, and administer all plant budgets; manage the budget process from start to end to ensure high‑quality and timely submittal to the facility owner
• Analyze and critique plant performance; ensure each project is performed in the most safe, efficient, timely, and cost‑effective method and analyze each project for improvement
• Serve as the central point of contact for regulatory agencies and corporate affairs
• Coordinate regular and periodic plant audits of all disciplines to ensure proper regulatory plans are in place and updated as needed
• Track governing authorities and local regulatory developments; alert corporate Environmental Health and Safety as needed for information and guidance
• Administer facility contracts on behalf of owners
• Develop, implement, and review the plant’s various operational reporting systems
• Develop and/or enforce plant policies, plans, procedures, and programs
• Respond to plant emergencies in accordance with the Emergency Action Plan
• Respond to plant security breaches in accordance with the Security Plan
• Lead in identifying and implementing plant and/or profit improvement projects
• Review and approve the negotiation, implementation, and interpretation of contracts such as labor, vendor, electrical interconnect agreements, gas supply agreements, power purchase agreements, etc.
• Interface with plant owner to improve communications and optimize operational and financial performance of the asset
• Represent the company to review and take action to meet contractual obligations
• Advise company management on adverse situations as they arise
• Advise company management of any new developments that may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, public relations, and/or inter‑departmental relations
• Oversee the development of plans to perform maintenance outages; ensure plans meet objectives for equipment as it relates to prudent industry practices, budgets, and schedules
• Analyze project particulars and determine resource allocation of current/future capital, personnel, and/or need to acquire sub‑contractors for project execution
• Encourage plant staff and corporate personnel to periodically assess existing plant administrative, operations, maintenance, and compliance programs to ensure best practices are incorporated and the facility performs at a best‑in‑class level
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

Required Skills / Knowledge

• Ability to coordinate multiple activities and ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence
• Ability to take direction, identify problems, develop solutions, conduct analysis independently and in collaboration with others
• Ability to work in difficult customer situations
• Available for 24‑hour on‑call duty to meet customer requirements
• Outstanding communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of commitment to the customer’s success
• Ability to share technical expertise with team members and the customer
• Ability to plan, organize, schedule, and direct the safe operation and maintenance activities of multiple complex projects
• Proficient use of all Microsoft Office Suite programs

Experience

• Advanced technology hydroelectricity experience is desired
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft suite including Word, Excel, Project, Visio, and PowerPoint
• Experience in O&M Contract Management, employee performance management and oversight
• Experience with FERC regulations and cyber security standards, and transmission and distribution companies; leverage existing assets to meet federal regulations

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience in the power industry
• 10+ years power generation experience with hydroelectric, combined or simple cycle power plant applications
• 7+ years management experience in power plant operation

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to talk and hear
• May be required to stand or walk for extended periods of time
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Benefits

• Supportive company culture that values its employees
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k) Plan
• Paid Parental Leave, Time Off & Holidays
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
• Company sponsored Perks & Discount programs