Manager-Maintenance Power Generation

Tallgrass•Cheyenne, WY

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading all maintenance activities at the Tallgrass Cheyenne Energy Center-an off-grid, large-scale AI-dedicated critical power, multi‑unit generation campus that is planned to produce approximately 2.5 GW of initial capacity with expansion capability up to 10 GW from a fleet of simple‑cycle gas turbines and combined‑cycle gas turbine (CCGT) technologies. This role ensures safe, reliable, and cost‑effective maintenance across mechanical, electrical, and I&C disciplines while driving asset integrity, availability, and long-term performance. The Maintenance Manager provides strategic oversight of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, including scheduled and forced outages, contractor performance, and Long‑Term Service Agreement (LTSA) execution. This Maintenance Manger integrates maintenance strategy with work management processes to ensure high‑quality planning, disciplined execution, and effective coordination with Operations, Planning and Scheduling, Procurement, Reliability Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, and the O&M Contractor in support of Tallgrass Energy’s safety, regulatory, environmental, and mission‑critical data center commercial objectives. The Maintenance Manager establishes and sustains Human Performance (HP) and Tallgrass culture expectations across all maintenance disciplines. The Maintenance Manager ensures HP principles and Tallgrass values are embedded into maintenance strategy, outage execution, contractor management, and work execution processes. The Maintenance Manager holds supervisors and leaders accountable for consistent application of HP tools and Tallgrass values, effective pre‑job briefs, high‑quality post‑job reviews, and learning‑focused event investigations that address planning, execution, procedural, and organizational contributors. The Maintenance Manager is accountable for maintenance execution quality and elimination of repeat work, owning the integration of planning quality and execution standards. Performance is measured through key indicators including maintenance rework rate, first‑pass yield, repeat failure rate, schedule adherence, and outage quality metrics. KPI trends and Human Performance insights are used to drive continuous improvement in planning effectiveness, supervision, contractor performance, workforce safety, and overall plant reliability. The Maintenance Manager provides strategic oversight of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, scheduled and forced outages, contractor performance, and Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) oversight. The Maintenance Manager works closely with Operations, Planning, Scheduling, Procurement, Reliability Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, and the O&M Contractor to meet Tallgrass Energy’s safety, regulatory, environmental, and mission critical data center commercial objectives. Tallgrass was named one of the 2023 Top Workplaces USA and highlighted in Colorado's Top Workplaces for the past seven consecutive years. Tallgrass is a leading energy infrastructure company focused on safely, reliably, and sustainably delivering the energy and services that power our nation and enable our quality of life.

Responsibilities

Leading all maintenance activities
Ensuring safe, reliable, and cost‑effective maintenance across mechanical, electrical, and I&C disciplines
Driving asset integrity, availability, and long-term performance
Providing strategic oversight of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, including scheduled and forced outages, contractor performance, and Long‑Term Service Agreement (LTSA) execution
Integrating maintenance strategy with work management processes to ensure high‑quality planning, disciplined execution, and effective coordination with Operations, Planning and Scheduling, Procurement, Reliability Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, and the O&M Contractor
Establishing and sustaining Human Performance (HP) and Tallgrass culture expectations across all maintenance disciplines
Ensuring HP principles and Tallgrass values are embedded into maintenance strategy, outage execution, contractor management, and work execution processes
Holding supervisors and leaders accountable for consistent application of HP tools and Tallgrass values, effective pre‑job briefs, high‑quality post‑job reviews, and learning‑focused event investigations that address planning, execution, procedural, and organizational contributors
Accountable for maintenance execution quality and elimination of repeat work, owning the integration of planning quality and execution standards
Using KPI trends and Human Performance insights to drive continuous improvement in planning effectiveness, supervision, contractor performance, workforce safety, and overall plant reliability
Working closely with Operations, Planning, Scheduling, Procurement, Reliability Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, and the O&M Contractor to meet Tallgrass Energy’s safety, regulatory, environmental, and mission critical data center commercial objectives

Benefits

Industry competitive pay
Health insurance package options that include Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
Infertility Coverage
Parental Leave
401(k) with up to a 6% match that vests immediately plus an employer discretionary contribution of up to 4%
Wellness Programs and Mental Health Resources
Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
Vacation, sick days, paid caregiver leave, volunteer and bereavement paid time off
Identity theft protection
Annual discretionary bonus
Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
Company-paid holidays and floating holidays
Company vehicle (if applicable)
Employee discounts; vehicles, tires, cellular plans, and more
Networking and employee engagement events
Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests