Title: Operations Manager
Location: Alexandria, VA
Pay: $160,000-$190,000 Base – 25% Bonus – Relocation Assistance
Schedule: 7am-3:30pm Monday – Friday
Why Work Here?
This position is stationed on a stable power plant in Alexandria with a strong heat rate and viability long term. The Plant Manager is specifically looking for someone who can grow into his position as he looks forward to succession planning at the site. This position will lead 12 total personnel (4 shifts of 3 supervisors) in the safe, compliant, and efficient operations of a utility scale combined cycle power plant with a strong heat rate in the market. Apply now to contribute your background to the opportunity!
Job Description:

• Assist PM in providing oversight of and direction to all mission critical programs and processes such as performance management, outage management, project management, asset integrity and financial management.
• Ensure high plant reliability and overall cost competitiveness, without compromise to employee safety or environmental commitments.
• Support and emphasize importance of safety and environmental programs and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Ensure the safety of all employees of the facility through elimination of injuries to employees, contractors and visitors.
• Interface with regulatory, political, business, civic and public representatives as directed by the PM or Senior Management.
• Ensure the facility is operated and maintained in compliance with all NERC and PJM regional standards including performing self-certifications and audits.
• Identify all permit requirements and ensure the applicable testing is performed and proper information is provided for renewing the permits as required by jurisdictional regulatory agencies.
• Assist in the development and administration of the O&M and Capital budgets.
• Prepare, maintain and provide a variety of reports/documents as required or upon request.
• Respond to plant trips and upsets as required.
• Create and support an organizational culture that encourages and rewards employee involvement, innovative thinking, adaptation to change, responsible risk taking, and continuous improvement.
• Promote productivity and teamwork with open communication, timely decision making, and use of leadership skills to set high standards of performance, while providing the direction necessary to achieve performance.
• Establish responsibilities, goals and expectations of assigned employees. Monitor and provide feedback to employees to ensure daily production activities support plant goals.
• Work under limited to no supervision.
• Independently prioritizes and executes responsibilities.
• Provide management direction in the absence of the PM.
• Oversee inventory management and procurement activities.
• Devise and implement profit improvement projects.
• Provide technical support to corporate business development and other Onward Energy facilities as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.