Plant Director - Electric Generation
About The Position
The Plant General Manager leads and integrates work across internal organizations to ensure the site's mission is achieved. The role develops and executes a station business plan that meets system energy needs while maintaining environmental compliance, unit efficiency, availability, and performance within Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and capital budgets. It leads the maintenance process within Generation Stations and the Construction Department's Power Plant Maintenance group, and oversees the operations and maintenance management team to support consistent application of Electric Production business plans, goals, policies, and procedures. The position manages station operations, budgets, personnel, regulatory compliance, workforce development, capital projects, and coordination of energy supply. It communicates station performance and issues to senior executives, supports regulatory proceedings, and helps maximize generation asset revenue while prioritizing safe, reliable, and efficient operations. As a public utility providing essential services 24/7, NiSource may require employees to support emergency response efforts, including outside normal hours or tasks beyond typical responsibilities. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related technical discipline and/or 15 years of experience in the power generation field.
- Prior work experience at a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power generation facility and a thorough understanding of CCGT operations and maintenance.
- At least 10 years of power generation experience, including at least 5 years leading leaders in a supervisory or management role at a CCGT facility.
- Demonstrated successful leadership in a CCGT operating environment, with strong understanding of combined-cycle plant operations, maintenance, safety, reliability, and performance management.
- Experience with plant performance, reliability, outage execution, budget accountability, workforce development, and regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to build teamwork, encourage participation, and promote individual accountability.
- Ability to coach, develop, and motivate management and union employees to achieve high productivity.
- Strong organizational planning and business administration skills.
- Strong interpersonal, writing, and verbal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of environmental regulations, constraints, remedies, and permitting for air, land, and water as relevant to generating-station operations and maintenance.
- Knowledge of project management techniques.
- Knowledge of the electric supply business and markets.
- Knowledge of station maintenance requirements and the operational impact of equipment maintenance.
- Working knowledge of labor law, grievance, and arbitration procedures.
- Familiarity with vendor contract administration and liability, and with union contracts.
- Mental and physical stress-management skills to handle unexpected changes, deadlines, and time and budget constraints effectively.
- Valid driver's license.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Experience, education, or training in writing business plans, creating tactical and strategic implementation plans, and preparing budget justifications.
- Experience or training in using computers and project software.
- Formal training or education in coaching and employee development.
Responsibilities
- Develop long-term O&M and capital budgets for the station, balancing financial needs with unit reliability and safety and corporate initiatives.
- Communicate and present to the senior executive team, including the CEO, on unit availability and equipment and personnel issues.
- Ensure compliance with external regulatory agencies, including EPA, FERC, NERC, IOSHA, IURC, and IDEM, and integrate new regulations into the organization.
- Support preparation of written testimony for regulatory hearings related to Electric Generation.
- Lead, manage, coordinate, and evaluate Electric Generation O&M employees, including superintendents, front-line supervisors, and front-line employees.
- Manage local station activities, budgets, and personnel, and direct and evaluate O&M Superintendents.
- Champion the Electric Generation Fossil Asset Management process for capital projects.
- Coordinate unit operations with Supply and Optimization to meet energy demands and maximize sales profit potential.
- Evaluate and coordinate training and development requirements for management and bargaining unit personnel in maintenance and operations departments.
- Ensure compliance with environmental regulations for air, water, and land.
- Maximize generating-asset revenue through continuous process improvement, team participation, balanced decision-making, and managed risk.
- Facilitate system-wide resource allocations for routine and outage requirements that support safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
- Participate in budget reallocation to ensure the highest-priority projects are funded to meet Electric Generation goals.
- Support emergency response efforts when required, potentially outside normal hours or typical responsibilities.
- Follow safety requirements, report hazards, and help maintain a safe environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
