Plant Manager

NAES•Town of East Greenbush, NY

11d•$175,000 - $230,000

About The Position

The Plant Manager provides overall leadership for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the Empire Generating Facility, a 635-megawatt combined-cycle power plant. The role oversees operations, maintenance, safety, environmental programs, staffing, and financial performance, ensuring compliance with regulatory, contractual, and company requirements. The Plant Manager serves as the primary liaison with the Owner, regulatory agencies, and community stakeholders, and drives operational excellence, workforce development, reliability, cost control, and continuous improvement. The Plant Manager leads site governance and safety culture; oversees environmental compliance, reporting, and Management of Change processes; integrates core plant programs; develops staffing, qualification, and employee-development strategies; and supports plant performance and complex troubleshooting. The role plans and executes scheduled and forced outages, administers commercial agreements, procurement, and vendor relationships, and manages operating and capital budgets. The Plant Manager reports to the Operations Director and supervises managers, technicians, and the Plant Administrator. The position is the single point of contact between NAES and the Owner on matters pertaining to plant operation, maintenance, and commercial management. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday on day shift, with extended hours, flexible shifts, weekends, holidays, and callout availability as needed. Some travel may be required for offsite meetings. Physical requirements include standing for extended periods, climbing stairs and ladders, working at heights, and routinely lifting up to 50 pounds. The work environment may involve confined spaces, narrow areas, hazardous materials, fumes, extreme temperatures, noise, high heat, and outdoor weather. Protective equipment may be required, and participation in a Fitness for Duty Program includes a post-offer physical examination and drug screening, as well as post-employment random drug screening. Annual base salary is $175,000 to $230,000, with eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Requirements

Extensive leadership experience in natural gas-fired combined-cycle power generation, including leading multidisciplinary plant organizations.
Demonstrated success leading operations, maintenance, engineering, and technical personnel within a combined-cycle power plant.
Strong knowledge of independent power producer operations, plant performance, commercial business practices, and power market operations.
Advanced technical knowledge of combined-cycle plant systems and maintenance practices, with ability to support complex troubleshooting and operational decision-making.
Commitment to safety leadership, accountability, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
Experience managing environmental compliance programs, regulatory reporting, permit compliance, and audit preparedness.
Strong financial and business management skills, including operating and capital budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and capital planning.
Experience administering commercial agreements, major service contracts, procurement activities, and vendor relationships while ensuring contractual compliance and performance.
Demonstrated success leading operational excellence and continuous-improvement initiatives that enhance plant reliability, workforce effectiveness, and financial performance.
Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills, including collaboration with Owners, regulatory agencies, contractors, OEMs, and plant personnel.
Valid, unrestricted U.S. driver’s license maintained in good standing.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including routinely lifting up to 50 pounds, and to work in the described power plant environment.
Participation in the Fitness for Duty Program, including post-offer physical examination and drug screening and post-employment random drug screening.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent power generation, industrial, or military experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
Prior Plant Manager experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide overall site leadership and governance, establishing expectations and ensuring policies and procedures align with operational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
Promote safe work practices and protect employees, contractors, visitors, and the public.
Ensure compliance with environmental permits, regulatory requirements, and Management of Change processes, including timely preparation and submission of required reports.
Direct and integrate operations, maintenance, safety, chemistry, training, administration, NERC compliance, and environmental QA/QC programs.
Develop staffing, qualification, and employee-development strategies; maintain required certifications, identify skill gaps, coach employees, and strengthen organizational capability, engagement, and retention.
Oversee plant performance and reliability, support Operations and Maintenance personnel, assist with complex combined-cycle troubleshooting, and coordinate specialized technical resources.
Plan and execute scheduled and forced outages, optimizing work scope, schedules, resources, and costs.
Serve as the primary liaison with the Owner, regulatory agencies, and community stakeholders.
Administer commercial agreements, procurement activities, and vendor relationships, including O&M, fuel supply, power sales, interconnection, and major service contracts.
Manage plant financial performance through operating and capital budgets, expenditure monitoring, cost forecasting, and cost-control practices.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance plant performance, operational efficiency, workforce effectiveness, and business results.
Complete additional special projects and tasks as needed.
Supervise managers, technicians, and the Plant Administrator; serve as the single point of contact between NAES and the Owner on plant operation, maintenance, and commercial management.