Plant Manager

Join EthosEnergy as a Plant Manager and Lead a State-of-the-Art Power Plant in Spartanburg, SC! EthosEnergy is looking for a dynamic Facility Manager to take charge of a cutting-edge 450 MW power plant consisting of twenty-four (24) Cummins reciprocating engine driven generator sets, five (5) Baker Hughes LT16 mobile gas turbine generator sets, six (6) GE LM6000 gas turbine generator sets, and 200 MW of BESS. This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in bringing a major greenfield energy project to life and ensuring its long-term success. As Facility Manager, you’ll provide strategic leadership and operational oversight, guiding the team to mobilize, commission, and operate the plant safely, reliably, and efficiently.

You’ll be at the forefront of ensuring compliance with all site O&M agreements, contracts, permits, and regulatory requirements, while driving performance excellence. In this role, you will:

• Lead with impact: Set the tone for safety, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Be the key liaison: Serve as the primary interface with the facility owner’s representative.
• Shape the future: Influence operational strategies for a high-performing energy facility.
  
  

You’ll report directly to the Regional Operations Director and work closely with stakeholders to deliver results that matter.

If you’re ready to take on a leadership role in a high-profile project and make a lasting impact on the energy sector, we want to hear from you!

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure the facility is operated in a safe manner and ensure that a safe work environment is provided and maintained to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries.
• Oversee all environmental reporting and testing activities and ensure that required environmental programs are properly implemented and that the facility maintains full compliance with all permits.
• Oversee all NERC and Regulatory reporting requirements.
• 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 for the team to ensure appropriate skill sets are maintained. This includes the implementation and scheduling of training programs that 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 the site staff, management, facility owners, 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.
• 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 36 employees.
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
• Competent computer skills with experience in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
  
  

Experience

• Experience in Operations of either a Simple or Combined Cycle Power Station or both.
• Experience operating and maintaining aeroderivative gas turbines.
• Experience operating and maintaining reciprocating engine driven generator sets.
• A substantial number of years’ relevant experience, with a significant proportion of this in management position.
• Desired “greenfield” experience with the development of a power plant.
  
  

Education Requirements

• A four-year degree or commensurate experience is required.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk, reach, climb, stoop and lift (up to 50 pounds).
• Ability to work at heights and enter confined spaces.
  
  

What We Offer

• Supportive company culture that values its employees
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401 K Plan
• Paid Parental Leave, Time Off & Holidays
• Extra money in your paycheck - Employee Referral Bonus
• Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
  
  

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.