Plant Manager, Rocky Mountain

The Plant Manager leads the overall operations, maintenance, functional, technical, and administrative activities of the Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant. Responsible for budget, technical, operational, service, recreational, and environmental activities of the plants and facilities. Responsible for providing reliable and efficient electric power generation in compliance with corporate safety and operational policies and procedures, mandatory electric reliability standards, FERC, EPA, Georgia EPD, OSHA, DOT, and all applicable governmental regulations. Responsible for developing and maintaining a collaborative relationship with Georgia DNR and co-owner representatives with Georgia Power. Ability to provide direction and leadership is critical to the success of scheduled major projects and unit overhauls as well as delivering a successful relicensing outcome.

Job Duties:

- Oversee all aspects of day-to-day plant operations, including maintenance, technical, warehousing, purchasing, and administrative programs to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant operation, complying with corporate policies and procedures, and governmental regulations. Provide direction and oversight on all plant personnel activities and decisions, directly supervising the operations and maintenance managers while fostering a positive, collaborative environment for all associates at the facility. Positively influence the management of all associates located at the facility. Influence the site to instill team values, both internal to the site and with all associated OPC and member groups. Provide interface with various corporate departments, as needed, on planning, accounting, budgeting, engineering, reporting, and human resources needs.

- Develop and maintain accountability for the Rocky Mountain Plant and Site Recreation Area. Manage capital and operating budgets and forecasts; approve expenditures on requisitions and payment vouchers; initiate and manage contracts, purchase orders and blanket purchase orders, vendors, site security policies and procedures, and janitorial services for the powerhouse and facilities, as needed; request, budget, and provide maintenance for corporate vehicles as needed.

- Manage the development and implementation of an effective ongoing training program for the Rocky Mountain Plant personnel to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the plant. Develop and maintain a rigorous personnel development process, focusing on leadership development as well as technical skills.

- Responsible for oversight of all plant projects, including providing direction and leadership of scheduled major projects and unit overhauls. This includes determining requirements for power generation and assuring the availability of equipment and coordination of maintenance and overhaul schedules. Ensure contractors on-site are working in compliance and within job specifications required to complete contracted plant projects. Responsible for maintaining knowledge of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission License and Regulatory requirements and providing leadership in delivering a successful relicensing outcome.

Required Qualifications:

Education: High School diploma or equivalent, college degree in a technical field preferred.

Experience: Fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in operating or maintaining a generating facility (hydroelectric or thermal electric power station) with a utility, of which at least eight (8) years were at a supervisory level.

Equivalent Experience: B.S. Degree in Business, Engineering, or the Physical Sciences, and eleven (11) years of progressively responsible experience in operating or maintaining a generating facility (hydroelectric or thermal electric power station) with a utility, of which at least five (5) years were at a supervisory level; or; Two (2) years of college or technical school in a related technology program and thirteen (13) years of progressively responsible experience in operating or maintaining a generating facility (hydroelectric or thermal electric power station) with a utility, of which six (6) years were at a supervisory level.

Specialized Skills:

- Demonstrated history of successful leadership of high-performing teams.

- Advanced management/supervisory skills, and the ability to create a cohesive team at the plant and with corporate support staff.

- Goal-oriented and self-directed

- Capital and O&M budgeting experience in a utility or related industry, and the ability to track expenditures to enable educated plant operating and maintenance decisions.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Comfortable delivering presentations to groups of employees, leaders, co-owners, and corporate staff.

- Above-average capabilities utilizing Microsoft Office Suite applications.

- Decision-making capabilities.

- Ability to plan, assign, supervise, and inspect the work of others.

- Knowledge of utility or related industry policies and procedures, FERC License requirements and Emergency Action Plans, Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan laws and directives as applied in all employment practices.

Licenses, Registrations, and/or Certifications: Valid Driver's License, which meets the insurance eligibility requirements under Oglethorpe Power's Driver Qualification Program.

Travel: 10%

Unusual hours required for this position: This position will require the associate to be called out at any hour to address emergency conditions at the plant or operational and maintenance problems. Standby duty will be required.