Plant Manager

Opportunity Overview:

Plant Manager - Direct Hire Opportunity

Syracuse, NY

Relocation Assistance Offered

Your Day-to-Day:

The Plant Manager's responsibilities encompass operations, maintenance, engineering, and facility management, all guided by the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Agreement and other project agreements. Serving as the primary contact with the Owner, they also act as a community liaison and engage with regulatory agency representatives as directed by the Owner.

Additionally, leadership is provided to all Plant personnel, including tasks such as employee selection, technical training, and maintaining employee qualifications. The Plant Manager ensures the facility's compliance with safety, environmental, and contractual requirements, while also working to enhance the Plant and Owner's image within the community and the industry.

Lastly, the Plant Manager holds direct responsibility for maximizing the Plant's profitability, overseeing operations of both Syracuse and Beaver Falls.

The Syracuse LLC Combined Cycle Plant in Solvay, NY, is a 103 MW facility featuring a Siemens V64.3 combustion turbine, a Deltak 3-drum HRSG, and an Ansaldo Steam Turbine.

The Beaver Falls LLC facility, located on the Beaver River in Beaver Falls, NY, is a 107 MW 1x1 combined cycle dual-fuel cogeneration power plant supplying steam to two adjacent paper mills; it also uses a Siemens V64.3 turbine, an Ansaldo Steam Turbine, a Deltak HRSG, and a Tempella Auxiliary Boiler.

Your scope of responsibility as Plant Manager includes the following primary responsibilities:

• Administer the plant's safety, operations, maintenance, administrative, training, chemistry, and environmental compliance programs to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operation.
• Manage both planned and unplanned plant outages, optimizing schedules to increase production efficiency, minimizing costs, and boost profitability.
• Administer project agreements, including the O&M, energy supply, service, and interconnection agreements, ensuring facility operations comply with these agreements.
• Develop and implement staffing, training, and qualification plans for all O&M phases, aligning personnel goals with facility goals and the Owner's expectations.
• Provide a safe working environment and promote a culture of safety awareness, ensuring the well-being of all plant personnel.
• Ensure compliance with all environmental permits, regulations, and agreements with neighboring landowners, and prepare and submit required environmental and regulatory reports.
• Control and manage plant expenditures through budgeting, forecasting, and cost accounting methods, establishing annual budgets observing the O&M Agreement.
• Collaborate with the community and regulatory agencies, enhancing the plant's image as a good neighbor and encouraging staff involvement in community activities.
• Provide hands-on support to Operations and Maintenance personnel, assisting in the evaluation of equipment issues and employing external resources to resolve technical and administrative problems.
• Provide leadership to all plant personnel, reviewing plant procedures to ensure they reflect current goals, operating requirements, and industry best practices.
• Complete special projects by senior management.

Who You Are:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or an equivalent qualification, highlighting a technical foundation.
• 5+ years' experience as a Plant Manager at a combined cycle power plant, demonstrating advanced leadership and operational oversight.
• Experience supervising technical teams, supervisory staff, and hourly personnel, ensuring team management and development.
• 3+ years of experience operational practices of power-generating facilities, those related to independent power producers.
• Demonstrated expertise in environmental management, budget development and control, organizational development, and contract administration, with a focus on compliance and efficiency.
• Must always have and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license.

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining the best service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon qualifications, is estimated to be $153,900/hour to $184,600/hour.

WECTEC Staffing Services continues to place technical resources into important roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com

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