Manager, Power Plant Operations

Job Purpose: Manage OUC’s Stanton Energy Center (SEC) EWP Operations unit. Ensure safe and reliable plant operations at the generation facilities while supporting environmental compliance and economical generation. Develop and maintain O M (operation and maintenance) budget and capital budget. Primary Functions: Ensure coal-fired generating units meet generation and environmental compliance while ensuring SEC Operations policies and guidelines are being followed; Manage OUC’s EWP Operations unit for SEC’s Fossil Fuel Units 1 and 2; Develop and maintain O M budget and capital budget for Operations, generate and analyze billing statements, budget reports and spreadsheets when necessary; Oversee and support SEC’s Emergency Response Team (ERT); provide expertise regarding plant safety guidelines and requirements; Monitor the availability of plant operating equipment and assist with coordinating equipment schedules; Provide management with accurate update reports regarding plant process and system issues, improvements, root cause analysis, recommended solutions, preventative maintenance operational changes, etc.; Manage SEC Operations personnel: schedule and monitor daily activity for staff, maintain time sheets, coordinate planned and un-planned outages, create and implement employee development programs, complete performance appraisals, institute progressive discipline actions when necessary, assist management with staff hires and promotions, etc.; Perform other duties as assigned.