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GENERAL PLANT MANAGER

Calpine • Wilmington, DE 19801 • Posted 1 day ago

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The General Plant Manager at Calpine Corporation is responsible for overseeing multiple fossil power production facilities, ensuring safe and efficient operation, and achieving financial and operational objectives. This role involves managing various department functions such as maintenance, manufacturing, quality control, engineering, supply and logistics, distribution, accounting, IT, and administration. The manager will also be responsible for decision-making, budgetary accountability, and ensuring the company's commitment to environmental stewardship.

Responsibilities

  • Oversees multiple fossil power production facilities.
  • Ensures safe and efficient operation of plants.
  • Achieves financial and operational objectives set by the organization's business plan.
  • Manages maintenance, manufacturing, quality control, engineering, supply and logistics, distribution, accounting, IT, and administration.
  • Directs all aspects of activity at assigned plants to ensure desired generation at minimum cost.
  • Manages multiple department functions with an operational focus.
  • Manages activities of broad functional area through first level management and professionals, including full human resources, cost and budgetary accountability.
  • Makes decisions related to implementation of department strategy, intradepartmental coordination, and business outcomes.
  • Establishes operational objectives for multiple functions including work plans and delegating assignments to subordinate managers and senior professionals.
  • Works within broad guidelines to apply advanced technical knowledge of multiple functions to solve complex problems.
  • Manages multiple functions within a department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees.
  • Responsible for performance reviews, promotional decisions, and pay actions for top professionals and management.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business management or equivalent, prefer Master’s Degree.
  • Previous management experience.
  • Minimum of 15+ years in area of specialization.

Full Job Description

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.Job Summary(includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)Has overall responsibility for multiple fossil power production facilities or plants, leads, directs, and controls the day-to-day activities of multiple plants (or factories, branches, or other facilities) to achieve the short and medium-term financial and operating objectives set by the overall organization business plan. Responsible for maintenance, manufacturing, quality control, engineering, supply and logistics, distribution, accounting, IT, and administration. Will direct all aspects of activity at assigned plants to ensure desired generation in a safe manner at minimum cost.Job ResponsibilitiesManages multiple department functions with an operational focus.Manages activities of broad functional area through first level management and professionals, including full human resources, cost and budgetary accountability.Decisions typically related to implementation of department strategy, intradepartmental coordination, and business outcomes.Results have significant impact on costs and achievement of department objectives.Identifies opportunities which make a significant difference to the performance of multiple department functions and possibly organization-wide impact.Makes decisions for large-scale projects, a closely related set of projects and/or initiatives involving multiple functional areas.Establishes operational objectives for multiple functions including work plans and delegating assignments to subordinate managers and senior professionals.Works within broad guidelines; applies advanced technical knowledge of multiple functions to solve complex problems which may have long-term impact on the department.Manages multiple functions within a department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods and employees.Responsible for performance reviews, promotional decisions, and pay actions for top professionals and management.Job RequirementsBachelor’s Degree Business management or equivalent, prefer Master’s Degree.Previous management experience.Requires minimum of 15+ years in area of specialization.Additional Calpine Information:Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to hrrecruitment@calpine.com. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on case-by-case basis.Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP hereJob SummaryRequisition Number: GENER007182Job Category: Power OperationsSchedule: Full-Time