Supervisor, Weatherization Inspections

ERCOT • Taylor, TX

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

At ERCOT, our diverse and dynamic work environment provides a platform on which employees can work together to build the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market utilizing the latest technologies and resources. We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow’s energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career. ERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at all levels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverse workforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future. Supervisor, Weatherization Inspections supervises the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of a team of Weatherization Inspectors, blending field inspection responsibilities with staff supervision, coaching, and talent development. This critical leadership role stands at the forefront of ensuring the reliability and resilience of the ERCOT electric grid. The Supervisor drives operational excellence by collaborating across ERCOT and with Market Participants to plan, schedule, assign, and execute inspections effectively, while fostering organizational capacity and future readiness. This leadership directly contributes to ERCOT’s operational goals and supports the grid’s preparedness to withstand extreme weather events.

Requirements

• Requires minimum 5 years of job-related work experience and 1 year in a leadership role preferred in excess of degree requirements. Minimum years of job-related experience can include time in leadership roles.
• Requires minimum 3 years related work experience in thermal power plant maintenance or operations (some ERCOT region experience preferred).
• Familiarity with power plant weatherization in thermal and intermittent (all technologies preferred).
• Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (Required)
• Must obtain CWI certification within 1 year in position.
• Travel required. May travel up to 80% during inspection months (4 months in summer, 3 months in winter) for multiple days at a time.
• Ability to walk, climb stairs and ladders, stand for prolonged periods of time, and access power plant, transmission facilities, and load resource facilities while wearing appropriate PPE
• Ability to gain clearance for escorted and/or unescorted access for plant visits and inspections as needed
• Hold and maintain a valid Texas Driver’s License, have an acceptable driving record, and a reliable personal vehicle
• Must have dependable access to the internet

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (Preferred) or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required
• Certified Weatherization Inspector (CWI) Certification (Preferred).
• Familiarity with inverter-based resource operations, limitations, and equipment
• Vendor and Project Management experience
• Familiarity with operational dashboards and analytical tools (e.g., Power BI, Databricks, ServiceNow) to track workload, quality trends, and support planning and decision-making

Responsibilities

• Responsible for hiring, coaching, training, and performance management of staff.
• Oversees and empowers inspectors in the field, ensuring the highest standards of inspection quality, approving comprehensive inspection reports, and supporting inspectors in resolving complex issues.
• Drives the strategic planning, scheduling, and efficient execution of seasonal inspection assignments across designated ERCOT regions, taking direct ownership for prioritizing assignments and optimizing resource allocation to consistently meet ERCOT's critical operational targets, including the rigorous review of inspector schedules prior to ServiceNow work order creation.
• Provides expert technical oversight for on-site and remote inspections of generation resources and transmission facilities, ensuring compliance with weatherization standards.
• Serves as a primary liaison and trusted advisor to Market Participants, Weatherization and Inspection Leadership team, cross-functional teams, external inspectors, and other stakeholders, fostering strong professional relationships critical to program success.
• Frequently interacts with direct reports and functional peer groups. Interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others.
• Provides direct supervision to professional individual contributors and/or skilled, support individual contributors.
• Acts as an advisor to department and may become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems.
• A small portion of time is normally spent performing individual tasks related to the department.
• Typically has full responsibility for direct reports.
• Provide input to budgeting and financial decisions that impact the department.
• Requests approval for financial actions beyond a limited scope per policy.
• Manages a professional team and is responsible for subordinate staff within a department
• Responsible for hiring, coaching, training, and performance management of staff
• Reviews and approves staff timesheets and leave requests
• Prepares and administers budgets and financial goals for the department
• May participate in RFP’s and vendor management delivery and compliance activities for goods and/or services
• Develops, maintains and/or supports business rules, policies, and processes consistent with rulings and mandates, and supports the facilitation of the revision process for implementation to Protocols, Market Guides, and other Binding Documents
• Communicates with generator and transmission service provider owners
• Leads accountability efforts for compliance of Texas power plants or transmission facilities with weatherization and maintenance regulatory requirements
• Ensures staff and/or vendors perform in alignment with policy and procedures.
• Conduct and/or oversee site visits which includes physical inspection of auxiliary equipment, and verification of compliance with completed work orders, preventative maintenance records and checklists
• Reviews data on the site inspections, and helps to create the timeline for corrective action and re-inspection
• Communicates results of analyses to appropriate stakeholders, including maintaining regular communication with the management team, providing relevant information to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements
• Reviews weather related outages and performance of power plant systems for regulatory compliance and recommends corrective action
• Oversees the performance of root cause and trend analysis and recommends process improvement.
• Exhibits excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and provide executive level presentations
• Exhibits political savviness in addressing issues that will impact ERCOT and Market Participants
• Provides consultation to ERCOT staff, Legal, Regulatory Affairs, PUCT, Reliability Monitor and Market Participants, with respect to weatherization efforts
• Serves as a departmental representative on cross-functional teams, proactively providing technical, business, and policy guidance
• Builds strong professional relationships both internally and externally.
• Networks with key contacts within and outside the electric utility industry
• Assigns and leads the work of projects and audits
• Acts as mentor and advisor
• Maintains knowledge of emerging trends and industry best practices
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• ERCOT offers an excellent benefits package, which includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, long/short-term disability insurance, long-term care insurance, Section 125 Flexible Spending Account, and a Retirement Savings Plan.
• The medical, dental, vision, and quality-of-life benefits offered by ERCOT are second to none.
• Full-time employees are eligible to enroll in benefits on the first of the month following the date of hire.
• Additionally, 401(k) plans are available to help employees plan for the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees