Project Manager, Ravenswood

IHI Power Services Corp•New York, NY

17h•Onsite

About The Position

IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC) has a career opportunity for a Project Manager at our Ravenswood Power Plant located in Long Island City, NY. The Project Manager position will report to the Maintenance Manager. Ravenswood Generating Station is a 2,000 MW electric generating station on 28 acres located in Long Island City, Queens, NY along the East River. It consists of three steam turbine plants (1750 MWs) and one GE 7FA combined cycle plant (250 MWs). Ravenswood is a component of the New York City generation supply. The Project Manager will provide technical support to operations, maintenance, and facility projects. This is a dynamic position, requiring flexibility and a client-oriented focus to support the project and deliver results. Strong leadership and self-reliance are required. Although each client/project requirement/need varies, this candidate must be comfortable interacting with and providing recommendations to plant management and asset ownership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical or related engineering field.
8+ years related experience in the power industry. Experience in utility scale power plants or other industrial settings, with a working knowledge of power generation systems.
Working knowledge of major health and safety regulations as well as environmental, federal, state and local rules and regulations.
Knowledge of power plant design, operations and maintenance required.
Project development, acquisition analysis and field troubleshooting experience.
Experience with Root Cause Analysis (“RCA”) and successful determination of the fundamental process in determination of and technical incident RCA.
Prior experience leading a team of technicians and/or engineers as well as managing a group of contractors.
Must know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the operation and maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery.
Project management experience in leading a collaborative team in accomplishing major/minor projects, including project management software, budget and schedule tracking etc. Have a successful track record of completing projects/assignments on time schedule and within budget.
Present a proactive, collaborative style of dealing with clients, contractors and consultants.
Demonstrate strong organizational skills, implementing resources and people effectively and efficiently to accomplish goals.
Must possess basic math skills, good verbal communications skills, and be proficient with the use of power and precision tools.
Must be cooperative with those he/she interacts with and can work without direct supervision.
Work within and ensure strict adherence to all Company safety practices and procedures.
Problem-solving skills are essential.
Ability to lead and direct Plant Operations teams for projects.
Basic data entry/computer skills
Work as a team. Must be able to pool our knowledge and energy to work in tandem to completely understand and productively respond to all business challenges.

Nice To Haves

Project Management (PMP) certification is desirable.
Environmental compliance
NERC compliance
IT/OT expertise
Profit analysis
Budgeting and forecasting

Responsibilities

Provide project management by contributing technical and engineering expertise to the facility team. Depending on the specific project, the Project Manager will be responsible for design, application, and inspection of existing assets; deployment of the right materials, sizing of equipment, operating parameters, life expectancy, life extension; and/or plant configurations; evaluation of design and future operating challenges associated with existing plants and potential acquisition targets, etc.
Work cross-functionally and proactively to increase value; for example, partner with O&M teams during outage planning and scheduling, leverage qualified contractors, develop component and system specifications, and remove any process bottlenecks.
Provide technical support for all related work as needed for facility support, assessments and audits, bid specification, evaluation of vendor/contractor bid proposals, monitoring of contractor work performance to assure contract compliance, plant troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, electronic, and control equipment, programs, and issues.
Evaluate safety to improve safeguards and processes for employees and equipment. Work closely with the Plant Operations Teams to ensure a Safety-First culture.
Provide services including, but not limited to: Project Management, Major Equipment Failures, System/Equipment Additions, System Improvements, Outage Support, Scheduling & Planning, On-Site Support (Management, Safety Observer, etc.), Troubleshooting (On-Site & Remote), Equipment-Specific Troubleshooting, System-Issue Support, Report Generation, Engineering Services (In-House and External Support), Single Point of Failure Review, Plant Performance (Heat Rate, Plant Performance, and General Plant Efficiency Review), General (Plant O&M Assessments, Due Diligence Reviews, General Support of Plants and Clients to include periodic I&A/Safety/Compliance meetings/calls), Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) assistance to improve CMMS content.
Network with consultants and vendors to leverage industry expertise to be shared with the team.
Other duties as assigned.