Power Plant Supervisor - Military veterans preferred

Job Summary

The Power Plant Supervisor will manage staff and a vast, potentially aging fleet of large, diesel engine, power generators.

Principal Accountabilities

• Manage power generation personnel, fleet, and activities to maximize useful life of aging diesel power generation units
  
• Write and implement policies and procedures regarding all aspects of power generation operations, service, and maintenance
  
• Troubleshoot power generation issues via telephone, internet, and site visits to determine best course of action for setting up or bringing power generators online to support customer
  
• Ensure all power generation departments are operating in a safe, professional manner according to applicable company policies and OSHA regulations
  
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide project controls, estimating, and scheduling groups with pertinent data for project estimates
  
• Provide briefings to military and civilian leaders on state of power generation in support of the program
  
• Ensure proper parts, supplies, and materials are ordered in automated database, stocked, and received for an aging fleet of generators located throughout assigned area
  
• Ensure all required spreadsheets and databases are submitted to customer/client on time with accurate information
  
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to re-strap, reprogram, and bond generators operating on American or European voltages on hertz
  
• Advanced knowledge of OSHA regulations and applicable standards of secondary containments for generators and fuel cells
  
• Knowledge in grounding and bonding for the safe operation of power generators under NEC 2008 or BS 7671
  
• In-depth knowledge and ability to perform maintenance on power generation equipment to include engine, Alternating Current (AC) alternators, electronic controls, electrical wiring, and accessories
  
• Knowledge of voltage, amperage, frequency, and poser factors, electrical theory, and a deep understanding of power equations
  
• Additional knowledge/skills may be required by contract or assignment

Experience & Education

• Minimum eight (8) years of experience working on large, diesel engines.
  
• Experience with generators from 5 to 1500 kilowatts (KW), set to run independently or in synchronized series, with manual or automatic transfer switches preferred.
  
• Four (4) years in a supervisory role
  
• High School Diploma or equivalent
  
• Valid Driver’s License
  
• Prefer graduate of an accredited diesel school
  
• Additional experience/education may be required by contract or assignment

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Living and working conditions at assignment location could be remote and uncomfortable
  
• Long hours, exposure to weather and hazardous conditions
  
• Personnel should be aware of moving on short notice and under adverse conditions