Superintendent South Dakota Power Generation

Northwestern Energy•Aberdeen, SD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Superintendent, South Dakota Power Generation is responsible for directing all Operation and Maintenance (O&M) activities and Capital upgrades for NorthWestern Energy's fleet of wholly owned generation assets in South Dakota including any future additions. The Superintendent will assure that the plants are operated in compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and power generating requirements while maintaining an available and adequate supply of manpower, tools, equipment, consumables, and spare parts at all times to provide for the safe and efficient operation of the plants.

Requirements

Demonstrate and maintain a good safety record
High School degree or equivalent
Bachelor's Degree or 8-10 years of equivalent experience with 5 years plant experience
10 years power generation experience preferred
Minimum of 5 years' experience supervising technical, professional, and administrative personnel preferred.
Must possess and demonstrate strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to testify and meet challenging deadlines
Proven performance demonstrating strong leadership and motivational skills with supervisory, technical, and administrative personnel
Must have a valid Driver's License and satisfactory driving record
All NorthWestern Energy employees are required to adhere to company safety standards and the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics
Ensure self and others actions are consistent with NorthWestern Energy's values, mission, and strategic business objectives

Nice To Haves

Get Into Energy - Energy Industry Fundamental 2.0 certification is a plus

Responsibilities

Demonstrates leadership consistent with NorthWestern Energy's code, values, policies, processes and controls
Utilizes effective management practices to maintain employee engagement and productivity
Effectively manages budget, ensuring proper cost controls
Leads special projects as required utilizing effective change and project management techniques
Assure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of NorthWestern Energy's South Dakota's wholly owned thermal and wind assets through compliance with applicable safety, environmental, FERC/NERC standards, and NorthWestern Energy's internal processes and procedures including personnel management, budgets, and alignment with NorthWestern Energy goals
Implement training and qualification programs to assure that procedures are understood and properly followed by all plant personnel
Develop and monitor capital and expense budgets and control expenditures, overseeing the preparation of required environmental and compliance reports, etc.
Accountable for long-range planning, including the development of new concepts, of the South Dakota wholly owned generation assets
Verify that the certification status of affected operation and maintenance personnel is maintained
Manage and oversee the performance of planned and unplanned plant outages to minimize any impact for NorthWestern Energy to meet capacity requirements. Outages will be coordinated with Market Operations to maintain generation optimization
Manage supply contracts for both natural gas and liquid fuel
Review maintenance schedules and maintenance practices to ensure proper performance and procedures are being followed
Communicate information, including through written pre-filed and oral testimony to internal and external stakeholders including the NorthWestern Energy executive team, board members, regulators, and federal and state agency personnel
Conduct periodic reviews of plant policies and procedures to assure that they reflect current plant operating requirements
Direct the sourcing, screening and hiring of new or replacement personnel as needed
Engage in the strategic planning processes
Develop department goals that align with the company's strategic plans, and communicate goals and expectations with employees
Ensure all plant personnel are performing duties in compliance with all environmental permits at all times and in compliance with the applicable NERC Standards and in such a way to result in efficient, cost effective operation.
Support the development of long-term service agreements as needed and applicable
Assess companies involved in the supply and repair of machinery to determine the greatest value.
Assist and direct implementation and integration of NorthWestern Energy's wholly owned South Dakota generation assets into the Southwest Power Pool ISO-RTO
Serve as NorthWestern Energy's operating committee representative for power purchase providers in South Dakota.
Negotiate and develop contracts as needed that meet NorthWestern Energy objectives for safety, environmental compliance, operations, maintenance, and cost effectiveness
Assist in the development of NorthWestern Energy generation facilities as needed
Assist other departments in the development of energy supply tracker and rate case filings, prepare pre-filed testimony, respond to inquiries and data requests, and testify in rate case proceedings
Conform to the companies safety standards and policies specific to (PPE) Personnel Protective Equipment

Benefits

401K with company match up to 4% and non-elective contribution up to 7%
Healthcare and wellbeing programs, including dental and vision for you, your spouse and dependents, Health Savings Account (HSA), healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
Employee Assistance Programs (Offering up to six free counseling sessions, per person, per issue, per year for employees, spouses and dependents to include financial heath)
Life Insurance (Company pays basic employee policy; spouse, dependent insurance also available)
Tuition reimbursement
Competitive pay (Scheduled performance-based wage increases and annual incentive opportunities.)
Paid company endorsed volunteer opportunities
Paid parental leave
Paid bereavement leave
Paid training opportunities
Paid time off starting on your first day, plus 11 paid holidays