Plant Manager, Power Operations

Kodiak Gas Services•Pecos, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Plant Manager serves as the site leader responsible for the overall business, financial, operational, and strategic performance of a single power generation facility or small customer-dedicated power campus. This position has full site profit and loss (P&L) responsibility. The Plant Manager is accountable for safe and compliant operations, contractual availability and reliability, disciplined cost management, long-term stewardship of generating assets, and development of a high-performing 24/7 organization.

Requirements

Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in power generation, utility operations, independent power production, distributed generation, or a comparable heavy industrial environment.
Minimum 3 years of progressive leadership experience managing power-plant operations, maintenance, engineering, or technical teams in a 24/7 environment.
Demonstrated accountability for plant or site financial performance, business planning, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and operating results.
Experience with natural-gas reciprocating engine or gas-turbine generation and associated electrical, control, fuel, emissions, and balance-of-plant systems required.
Experience leading planned outages, major maintenance, reliability improvement, contractor management, warranty or service-agreement administration, and capital-planning activities.
Valid Driver's License with Motor Vehicle Record within acceptable Company parameters required.
Strong understanding of power-plant operations and maintenance, equipment reliability, and asset lifecycle management.
Strong business and financial acumen, including P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost optimization, capital prioritization, and economic decision-making.
Working knowledge of applicable safety, environmental, electrical, and operating requirements and the ability to translate requirements into plant procedures and controls.
Demonstrated ability to lead through managers and supervisors, develop talent, resolve conflict, manage organizational change, and sustain a high-accountability culture.
Strong customer leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, operations management, or a related discipline preferred. An equivalent combination of power-generation experience, technical training, and progressive leadership experience may be considered.
Professional Engineer, Certified Energy Manager, Project Management Professional, OSHA, electrical-safety, power-plant-operations, OEM, or reliability credentials preferred, as applicable to the facility.
Experience supporting mission-critical loads, customer-dedicated generation, data centers, microgrids, utilities, or industrial power facilities preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and direction for plant functions, including operations, maintenance, reliability, safety, security, and administration.
Own the full site P&L including budgeting, forecasting, labor, maintenance, contractors, inventory, outage costs, capital recommendations, and achievement of financial and contractual commitments.
Execute plant objectives, performance metrics, and operating strategies to achieve safety, compliance, availability, reliability, efficiency, production, and cost-performance targets.
Ensure the facility is operated and maintained safely, reliably, and efficiently in accordance with permits, contracts, OEM requirements, company standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Direct the operation, maintenance, reliability, and lifecycle stewardship of all generating assets and supporting infrastructure.
Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, major outages, overhaul planning, critical-spares management, and long-term asset management strategies to optimize reliability, availability, and lifecycle cost.
Oversee plant commercial and contractual obligations, including customer commitments, service agreements, contractor performance, warranties, operating constraints, and long-term service agreements.
Serve as the senior site representative for the customer and lead routine operating reviews regarding plant performance, outages, maintenance schedules, business risks, and corrective actions.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to safety, environmental compliance, reliability, equipment performance, and customer service.
Foster a strong safety and accountability culture through visible leadership, employee engagement, permit-to-work discipline, change management, training, audits, and emergency preparedness.
Recruit, develop, and retain plant personnel.
Establish clear performance expectations, operating procedures, work management standards, and performance review processes to drive accountability and operational excellence.
Partner with Engineering, Project Management, EH&S, FP&A, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Commercial, IT, OEMs, and contractors to support plant performance, expansion projects, commissioning activities, and continuous improvement.
Ensure accurate and timely operating records, maintenance documentation, financial forecasts, KPI reporting, compliance records, customer reporting, and protection of operational and customer data.
Support plant startups, commissioning, performance testing, modifications, capacity expansions, and the transition of new facilities from project execution into commercial operation.
Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.