Power Plant Maintenance Manager

Brief Description

CAMS is seeking a Maintenance Manager for the Three Rivers Energy Center near Morris, IL. The incumbent will have 5 direct employees. Under the general direction of the Plant Manager, the incumbent is responsible for all aspects of plant maintenance, constantly assessing systems in place to ensure they are maintained safely and efficiently.

About the Role

The CPV Three Rivers Energy Center is a new, highly efficient electric generating station with (2) 1x1 natural gas fired combined cycle power blocks facility utilizing GE 7HA.02 Gas Turbines and A650 Steam Turbines, each in single shaft configuration with air cooled condensers and other associated auxiliary equipment. The 1250 MW facility is interconnected to ComEd and sells power into the PJM market.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Promotes and works with others in a team environment
• Oversee the day-to-day maintenance of the facility to support achieving company and group goals
• Manage the maintenance planning process in relation to week-to-week planning and plant outages including developing workflow charts, critical paths, analyzing material needs and overseeing the writing of requisitions for materials and equipment
• Select, train, develop and manage a work force that is motivated, flexible in skills, cross-trained and technically astute ensuring an effective and motivated team
• Maintain good relationships with key suppliers to ensure deadlines and fiscal targets are met
• Oversee the facility’s maintenance program to ensure that it contains an effective mix of preventive, predictive and condition-based maintenance
• Maintain records including work order completion, internal reports, third-party reports, and OEM reports so that a complete and accurate record of work is maintained
• Implement and drive continuous improvement activities through change management process and best practices
• Make expeditious appropriate decisions to non-routine plant operating conditions
• Develop and present annual maintenance budgets
• Approve maintenance expenditures and verify invoicing is accurate
• Prepare accurate plant documentation, to assure proper historical records and reporting of plant maintenance is completed
• Develop and executes projects assigned by Plant Manager
• Promote a culture of compliance and ensure active compliance with environmental, health & safety, and NERC programs
• Respond to forced outages on a 24/7 basis, develop and execute recovery plans as necessary
• Develop a system to track improvement of planned outages
• Other duties as designated by the company

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, or the equivalent in training or experience
• 8-10 years’ experience in power plant (Combined Cycle preferred) operations and maintenance or similar industry required
• Proven managerial/supervisory experience
• Demonstrated experience indicating effective communication skills, analytic ability, detail orientation, and ability to make decisions and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of and extensive experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Extensive knowledge of gas and steam technologies preferred
• Experience with operations and maintenance of gas turbine, steam turbine, generators, heat recovery steam generators, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic devices, controls, and monitoring
• Knowledge of human resources desired
• Proficiency with personal computers, including Microsoft Office suite with emphasis on Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project
• Requires standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, climbing stairs and ladders, entering plant equipment to access, inspect, or collect data on plant equipment and lifting to 50 pounds
• Requires wearing personal protective safety equipment (respirators, safety glasses, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, etc.)
• May be required to work around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials, and chemicals

Qualifications

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States. We believe in transparency and providing candidates with important information to make informed decisions. The salary range for this position is commensurate with experience, qualifications, and location. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, and relevant qualifications. This range represents the base salary and does not include other forms of compensation, such as bonuses, benefits, or equity, which may be offered in addition to the base pay. The company reserves the right to modify compensation ranges at any time in accordance with business needs and market conditions.