What are the responsibilities and job description for the Facility Manager position at EthosEnergy Group?
We are recruiting a Facility Manager to join the Guernsey Power Station (GPS) team located in Guernsey County Ohio. The facility is a $1.6 billion 1,875 MW 3x1x1 GE 7HA.02 combined cycle electric generating facility and was commissioned in 2023. This critical position will be responsible for providing management direction and leadership to ensure GPS is operated in a safe, reliable, and economic manner consistent with site O&M agreement, contracts, permits, and rules, regulations and written instructions from the facility owner. This position reports directly to the Regional Operations Director for EthosEnergy and provides for the main interface to the owner's representative of the facility. Qualified applicants must have operations and maintenance experience within a combined cycle power station, with majority held in a leadership capacity. Completion of a 4-year business degree, or related field is required, MBA is strongly preferred.
Job Responsibilities
- Ensure the facility and environment is operated in a safe manner to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries.
- Oversee environmental reporting and testing activities and ensure environmental programs are implemented to maintain compliance with permits.
- Oversee all NERC and Regulatory reporting requirements.
- Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures, and commercial commitments.
- Implement programs and activities that provide a work environment that promotes effective goal accomplishment, productivity, and morale.
- Optimize plant performance through appropriate utilization of manpower, equipment, supplies and external support.
- Recruit, supervise and manage the facility staff to meet the goals and objectives of the facility and company.
- Provide coaching, training, and development opportunities to ensure skill sets are maintained.
- Implement and schedule training programs to cover operations, maintenance, safety, and regulatory areas.
- Prepare the annual budget and facility operating plan.
- Responsible for purchasing, inventory, cost control and cost management.
- Prepare monthly reports detailing significant plant activities and updates on the facility operating plan. This includes the preparation of budget variance reports.
- Communicate effectively with site staff, management, facility owner, vendors, and outside agencies.
- Provide a weekly update to EthosEnergy covering significant issues and events at the project.
- Actively engage the owner in understanding their needs and expectations and demonstrate effective management skills in meeting or exceeding these needs and expectations.
- Responsible for the enforcement and compliance with the operations and maintenance agreement.
- Prepare and submit to the facility owner, in a timely, manner all reports, and information required under the terms of the O&M agreement.
- Provide recommendations to the owner on plant upgrades and enhancements that would improve the reliability, performance, safety, or environmental readiness of the plant. The recommendations should include a cost benefit analysis.
- Oversee the planning and implementation of maintenance and outage activities.
- Provide outage reports to the owner summarizing significant events of the outage.
Required Skills / Knowledge
- Demonstrated track record of successful goal achievement.
- A thorough demonstrated understanding of power plant operations, including a working knowledge of the operations & maintenance functions.
- A working knowledge of chemistry as it relates to plant operations as well as environmental and water treatment programs and statutory regulations.
- Understand budgets, bid proposals, contracts and LTSA, basic accounting principles, plant economics and power pool operations.
- Knowledge of ISO markets, PJM a plus.
- Demonstrate the ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.
- Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical diagrams/drawings, logic diagrams, and technical manuals.
- Ability to solve practical problems, clearly communicate tasks and needs, and training of other personnel.
- Knowledge of Quality Programs and tools.
- Analyses and interprets data to make sound professional judgments and recommendations.
- Ability to manage and motivate a team of 28 employees, with 5 direct reports.
- Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
- Competent computer skills with experience in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
- Experience operating and maintaining large frame gas turbines.
Experience
- Experience in Operations and Maintenance of a Combined Cycle Power Station.
- A substantial number of year’s relevant experience, with a significant proportion of this in a leadership position.
Education Requirements
- A four-year degree or commensurate experience is required, MBA a plus.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to do walking, reaching, climbing, and stooping and lifting (up to 50 pounds).
- Ability to work at heights and enter confined spaces.
- Occasional travel is required. #LI-HB1
What We Offer
- Supportive company culture that values its employees
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401 K Plan
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Extra money in your paycheck - Employee Referral Bonus
- Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
- Company sponsored Perks & Discount programs
EthosEnergy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.
