Plant Manager

NAES•New Castle, PA

29d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Manager provides overall leadership and direction for all aspects of plant operations, maintenance, safety, compliance, and administrative programs, ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of New Castle Generating Station. The position oversees staffing, training, personnel development, employee engagement, and provides leadership and operational support to the Niles Generating Station as needed. As the primary liaison to the Owner, regulatory agencies, and the local community, the Plant Manager manages commercial agreements, financial performance, regulatory compliance, and the facility's reputation.

Requirements

Extensive experience in the operations and maintenance of power generating facilities.
Strong history of career growth and a track record of excellence in achieving results.
Extensive leadership experience in natural gas-fired steam or fossil-fueled power generation, ideally with prior service as a Plant Manager.
Prior experience supervising and managing technical, supervisory, and hourly personnel within a steam electric generating facility is required.
Deep understanding of power plant operations, maintenance, and commercial practices, with particular insight into independent power producer (IPP) operations.
Advanced technical knowledge of steam generation, boiler, steam turbine, balance-of-plant, and plant control systems, with the ability to provide hands-on support and lead complex troubleshooting efforts.
Strong expertise in safety leadership, consistently promoting a culture of accountability, operational discipline, and proactive risk mitigation.
Demonstrated proficiency in environmental compliance, including air permitting, regulatory reporting, inspections, and preparation for agency audits.
Solid financial management skills, encompassing budgeting, forecasting, and application of cost-control methods to optimize plant expenditures.
Experience administering commercial contracts, major service agreements, fuel supply agreements, and vendor relationships to ensure compliance and high performance.
Proven ability to lead organizational improvement initiatives, manage change, and enhance plant reliability, workforce effectiveness, and financial performance.
Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with experience collaborating effectively with Owners, regulatory agencies, community stakeholders, contractors, and personnel at all organizational levels.
Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. driver’s license and ensure it remains in good standing at all times.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience at a natural gas-fired plant is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide overall site leadership by establishing clear expectations, reinforcing accountability, and ensuring policies and procedures support operational objectives, regulatory compliance, and industry best practices.
Champion a proactive safety culture by promoting safe work practices, reinforcing safety expectations, and ensuring personnel remain vigilant in protecting themselves, coworkers, contractors, and the public.
Ensure compliance with environmental permits, regulatory requirements, operating licenses, and other applicable governmental requirements, including the timely preparation and submission of required reports.
Direct and integrate core plant programs—including operations, maintenance, safety, chemistry, training, environmental compliance, and administrative functions—to sustain safe, efficient, and reliable generation.
Administer the Management of Change (MOC) program to ensure modifications to equipment, processes, and procedures are properly reviewed, approved, documented, and communicated before implementation.
Develop workforce staffing, qualification, and development programs by identifying skill gaps, providing coaching and career development, and ensuring personnel maintain the knowledge, certifications, and competencies required to safely operate and maintain the facility while supporting employee engagement, morale, and retention.
Oversee plant reliability and performance by supporting Operations and Maintenance personnel, assisting with equipment troubleshooting, and coordinating technical resources to resolve operational issues.
Plan and execute scheduled and forced outages, optimizing schedules, resources, and work scope to improve equipment reliability, control costs, and maximize plant availability.
Serve as the primary liaison with the Owner, regulatory agencies, community stakeholders, and local organizations, fostering positive relationships and promoting the station as a responsible community partner.
Administer and ensure compliance with commercial and contractual obligations, including the O&M agreement, fuel supply contracts, major service agreements, and other vendor and customer commitments.
Oversee procurement activities and vendor performance to ensure materials, equipment, and contracted services effectively support safe and reliable plant operations.
Manage plant financial performance by developing operating and capital budgets, monitoring expenditures, forecasting costs, and applying sound cost-control practices while maintaining safe and reliable operations.
Travel to and support the Niles Generating Station as needed, providing leadership and oversight for operations, maintenance, outages, troubleshooting, and other site requirements.
Carry out and complete additional special projects and assignments as required.