Plant Manager - Rockaway NY

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Job Description

IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC) has a career opportunity for a Plant Manager at our Rockaway Peakers Power Plant. The Salary Range is $180K - $200K (negotiable based on experience). Rockaway Peakers is a natural gas Power Plant located in Far Rockaway, New York, 11691 (Bayswater).

The Plant Manager is responsible for directing all Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities at the plant. The Plant Manager assures that the plant is operated in compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory permits, and regulations. The Plant Manager assures that a fully trained and qualified staff is maintained and supplied with adequate tools, equipment, and spare parts to provide for the safe and efficient operation of the plant. The Plant Manager is responsible for the preparation of annual Operating Plans, Budgets and both internal and external facility reports.

The Plant Manager determines own practices and procedures, contributing to the development of new concepts, and performing duties independently with only general directions given. Decisions are made within policy constraints. The Plant Manager encounters new and varied work situations, extremely complex in nature. This is in conjunction with IHI and Owner policies and with the approval of the IHI Chief Operations Officer or IHI Operations Director and the Owner’s site representative.

The Plant Manager is accountable for the plant's long-range planning. The Plant Manager must effectively communicate information to the IHI Senior Management team, Plant Supervisors, Plant Technicians, and owners’ representatives relative to the overall operations of the plant. The Plant Manager must perform duties, and ensure all plant personnel are performing duties, in a safe manner resulting in no accidents, in compliance with all environmental permits at all times. The Plant Manager must perform duties, and ensure all plant personnel are performing duties, in such a way to result in an optimum cost-benefit ratio.

All employees have the responsibility to both the customer and their co-workers to do the job right the first time and to ensure the customer's needs are being met.

Job Functions

• Responsible for ensuring that all plant personnel and plant objectives are in alignment with client requirements.
• Administration and compliance with plant Safety, Operations, Maintenance, Administrative, Training, Chemistry and Environmental QAQC programs and ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the plant.
• Manage and oversee the performance of planned and unplanned plant outages.
• Implement training and qualification programs to assure that plant personnel are fully qualified to operate and maintain the facility and plant procedures are understood and properly followed by all plant 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.
• Verify that the certification status of affected operation and maintenance personnel is maintained current.
• Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities to plant personnel and ensure that the morale and motivation of plant personnel is maintained at a high level at all times.
• Develop a succession plan for key positions
• Oversee the preparation of required client and utility reports, budgets, environmental compliance reports, etc.
• The Plant Manager supervises the Plant O&M Supervisor.
• The Plant Manager is the single point of contact between IHI Power Services Corporation and the Owner on all matters pertaining to the operation and maintenance of the plant. The Plant Manager cooperates with other IHI Power Services Corporation division managers as needed.
• The statements contained in this job description are not necessarily all inclusive; additional duties may be assigned, and requirements may vary from time to time.

Education and Experience – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or equivalent work experience required.
• 10 years of power plant or similar experience required.
• At least 3 years of experience supervising technical, supervisory, and administrative personnel.
• Strong leadership and motivational skills required.
• Must have 3-5 years of experience in natural gas or as a Power Plant Manager in another generation source.
• Experience in managing 3rd party O&M agreements
• Experience with New York City regulations and certifications preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities which may be representative, but not all-inclusive of those commonly associated with this position

• Must possess basic math skills, good verbal communications skills, and be proficient with the use of power and precision tools.
• Must be able to communicate professionally verbally and in written form with employees, regulators, corporate resources and the client.
• Must be cooperative with those he/she contacts in this work and have the ability to work without direct supervision.
• Must know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the operation and maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery.
• Work within and ensure strict adherence to all safety practices and procedures.
• Must be able to respond to audio alarms and variations of sound.
• Basic data entry/computer skills, including MS Office products and Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• 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 of the business challenges.

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job

• Protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses, air masks, ear protection, chemical suits, hot gloves, high voltage protective equipment and other equipment must be worn in the performance of some duties.
• Work with hazardous materials may be required.
• Requires working extended working hours, varied shifts or 12 hour shifts with weekend and holiday work as required by schedules, workload, and plant conditions. On call status (day and night) may be required.
• Includes working indoors and outdoors.

Physical Abilities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Physical requirements include possibility of working on feet for extensive periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing; and routinely lifting 50 pounds.
• All employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program. This program includes a post offer physical examination and drug screening and post-employment random drug screening. There are extensive smoking restrictions in and around the facility.
• Must be able to work in elevated areas, confined spaces and in extreme heat and cold condition.
• Smoking restrictions in and around each of the facilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

IHI Power Services, Corp., (IPSC), is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, age, sex, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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Salary : $180,000 - $200,000