Generation Asset Program Manager

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The Generation Asset Program Manager is an Expert/Advanced Specialist level individual contributor professional responsible for overseeing and executing various generation fleet-wide asset management programs (e.g. cycle chemistry, High Energy Piping (HEP), Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC), boiler reliability, Root Cause Analysis, etc.). This role is responsible for developing, managing and implementing comprehensive strategies, programs and long-range plans, coordinating cross-functional teams, and managing resources to achieve program goals. This position plays a critical role in identifying and mitigating risks, optimizing performance, and ensuring compliance with industry best practices/standards and regulatory requirements to ensure the safety, efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of generation assets. The Technical Program Manager-Generation is the liaison between Asset Management, Generation Operations, Generation Services, ECPM, and business planning functions driving data-driven decision making and optimized asset planning and investments for related activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, diversity and inclusion, customer service, and operational excellence.
• Program Oversight: Develop, manage, and oversee power generation asset management programs, ensuring compliance with industry best practices/standards, program goals and regulatory requirements. Develops long-range strategies, plans and forecasts. Develops and maintains fleet-wide program governance standard.
• Project Management: Plan, execute, and monitor program related activities and projects, ensuring timely and within-budget completion. Proficient in project management software and tools. Ensures long range program plans are integrated into planned outage scopes and schedules.
• Risk Management: Identify and prioritize potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the reliability, sustainability, and safety of power generation assets, operations and personnel.
• Technical Expertise: Strong technical acumen and awareness of industry best practices/standards in related aspects of power generation. Provide technical guidance and support of plant operations and asset management objectives.
• Budgeting & Cost Control: Develop and manage budgets and fully developed 5-year business plans for program-related activities, ensuring that capital expenditures, maintenance costs, outage plans, and resource allocation are aligned with business goals while maximizing operational efficiency. Create business justifications for OPEX and CAPEX projects with proper consideration of cost, performance, and reliability/risk.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of various stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Performance Monitoring: Develop and implement performance metrics to monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of programs and power generation systems.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate program status, challenges, and successes to stakeholders. Create and provide reports that include key performance indicators, budget overviews for projects in the program, and program recommendations.
• Plant Communication: Communicate and coordinate effectively with plant O&M staff, including craft, supervision, engineering, outage management, and planning.
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluate the effectiveness of current programs and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the performance and reliability of power generation systems.

Qualifications

Required Education, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology with 5+ years of experience working with systems related to the applicable programs, or 10+ years of in-depth applicable experience.
• Strong power plant operational & maintenance experience with emphasis on technical acumen, risk management and business planning.
• Excellent problem-solving, analysis, and decision-making abilities.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• In-depth knowledge of applicable industry best practices/standards related to the programs.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with enterprise asset management software is a plus.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and teamwork skills with the ability to motivate teams and collaborate effectively with other departments.
• Comprehensive knowledge of equipment within the various Power Generation systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with diverse audiences as well as vertically and horizontally in the organization
• Proficiency in both technical and commercial aspects of plant operations, with a strong understanding of asset performance, reliability, and maintenance optimization.
• Expertise in budgeting and financial management, including both operational and capital expenditures.
• Ability to work in a power plant environment, which may include exposure to noise, heat, and other industrial conditions.

Licenses and Certifications

• For HEP, FAC, or Boiler programs a CWI certification is preferred.

Key Competencies

• Balances stakeholders
• Builds effective teams
• Business insight
• Communicates effectively
• Courage
• Demonstrates self-awareness
• Drives results
• Ensures accountability
• Instills trust
• Nimble learning
• Plans and aligns
• Safety
• Strategic mindset

TECHNICAL

• Analytical skills
• Organizational skills
• Strategic Planning
• Project Tracking and Reporting
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Presentation Skills

May perform other duties as assigned.
Salary dependent on experience, skills, education, and training.