General Plant Manager

Calpine • Middletown, CA

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About The Position

Calpine, a business unit of Constellation Energy Corporation, is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources. With 79 energy facilities in operation, Calpine’s fleet has the capacity to generate approximately 27,000 MW of electricity. The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. Its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity. The General Plant Manager has overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of multiple fossil power production facilities or plants, leads, directs, and controls the day-to-day activities to achieve the short and medium-term financial and operating objectives set by the overall organization business plan. This role includes 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. The manager will also manage plant business and budget issues with home office interface, propose and implement equipment modifications and plant improvements, and implement, manage, maintain and update all plant procedures, site policies, training and safety programs and work practices. The position maintains safe and efficient operations of the facility, including accountability for regulatory compliance with all local, State, and Federal regulations. The General Plant Manager will direct all aspects of activity at assigned plants to ensure desired generation in a safe manner at minimum cost. The role is highly visible in the community, responsible for public relations and community interaction, and local interactions with customers including steam host and utility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree Engineering, Business Management or equivalent
• Previous leadership experience including a minimum of 5 years supervisory/managerial experience.
• Minimum of 15+ years in area of specialization, with a detailed understanding of electrical generation power plants, including startup, operations and maintenance of power plant

Nice To Haves

• Prefer master’s degree

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple department functions with an operational focus.
• Manages activities of broad functional area through first level management and professionals, including full human resources, cost and budgetary accountability.
• Makes decisions typically related to implementation of department strategy, intradepartmental coordination, and business outcomes.
• Identifies opportunities which make a significant difference to the performance of multiple department functions and possibly organization-wide impact.
• Makes decisions for large-scale projects, a closely related set of projects and/or initiatives involving multiple functional areas.
• Establishes operational objectives for multiple functions including work plans and delegating assignments to subordinate managers and senior professionals.
• Works within broad guidelines; applies advanced technical knowledge of multiple functions to solve complex problems which may have long-term impact on the department.
• Manages multiple functions within a department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods and employees.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
• Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager