Manager, Operation & Maintenance (Power Plant) - Memphis

xAI•Memphis, MS

22h•Onsite

About The Position

SpaceXSI is seeking a Manager of Operation & Maintenance to lead the people responsible for keeping its on-site power plant running. The plant supplies power to high-density AI supercomputing facilities in the Memphis and Southaven area. This hands-on leadership role oversees supervisors, leads, and technicians supporting gas turbine generation, balance-of-plant, process and fluid systems, and plant electrical systems. The manager sets operating and maintenance standards, leads the organization through trips, outages, and routine work, and develops staff who can execute safely and independently. The manager works with engineering, construction, operations leadership, OEMs, and contractors as the plant grows. This is a full-time, onsite role based in the Memphis region. The position requires working at the power generation facility and may involve travel to other SpaceXSI sites. Work may include extended hours, nights, weekends, and on-call coverage to support plant operations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
At least 6 years of experience in power plant or other high-reliability industrial operations and maintenance.
At least 2 years directly managing supervisors, leads, or a multi-discipline technician organization.
Willingness to work in the plant and perform hands-on work in all environments, including heat, cold, and rain, and in tight quarters or at heights.
Ability to work extended hours, nights, weekends, and on-call coverage to support plant operations.
Ability to remain focused while working in hazardous environments while wearing appropriate PPE.
Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
Ability to perform job functions involving lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying.
Must be able to work onsite at the power generation facility, with potential travel to other SpaceXSI sites.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a technical, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience operating or maintaining gas turbine generation and balance-of-plant, including fuel gas, water, compressed air, and plant electrical systems.
Experience leading a mixed-discipline O&M team (plant, process, and electrical) in a generating station or similar facility.
Working knowledge of P&IDs, single-line diagrams, electrical schematics, switching, LOTO, and NFPA 70E/arc-flash practices.
Experience running a CMMS-based maintenance program, including planning, scheduling, and outage execution.
Experience managing O&M budgets, OEM service agreements, and third-party contractors.
Track record of reliability improvement, root-cause investigations, and high-uptime operation of mission-critical plant equipment.
Ability to develop supervisors and leads while staying close enough to the work to catch problems early.
Strong written and verbal communication with technicians, engineers, contractors, and site leadership.

Responsibilities

Own operation and maintenance of the power plant, including gas turbines and generators, balance-of-plant, fuel gas and process/fluid systems, water, compressed/instrument air, plant HVAC and cooling, and electrical systems, including protection, e-houses, blackstart, and switching.
Lead supervisors, leads, and technicians across plant, process, and electrical crafts as one O&M organization.
Set daily and weekly priorities to balance planned maintenance, emergent work, alarms, trips, and outages while maintaining generation.
Own the maintenance program, including work planning, scheduling, procedures, CMMS discipline, spare parts readiness, and as-found/as-left documentation.
Direct start-up, shutdown, switching, isolation, LOTO, and restoration, coordinating mechanical, process, and electrical work safely.
Enforce SpaceXSI safety standards, including LOTO, NFPA 70E/arc-flash, confined space, and hot work; stop work when conditions are unsafe and hold the organization to the standard.
Lead outage planning and execution with engineering, OEMs, and contractors, and support commissioning and turnover of new generation and balance-of-plant systems into operations.
Own O&M vendor and contractor performance, cost, and schedule.
Work with buyers and accounts payable to keep accounts and contracts in order.
Drive reliability through bad-actor elimination, root-cause investigations, and standards that raise uptime as capacity grows.
Coach and develop supervisors and leads, set expectations, manage performance, and scale the team with the plant.
Communicate plant status, risks, team performance, and resource needs to site leadership.