Supervisor, Fossil Operations

Requisition ID # 169811 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Eureka

Department Overview

PG&E’s Power Generation Department manages and operates the largest privately-owned hydroelectric system in the nation. These renewable electric generation resources, located mostly at high elevation in California mountain ranges including the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade mountains include 68 powerhouses, 184 miles of canals, 41 miles of flumes, 135 miles of tunnels, 19 miles of penstocks, 99 reservoirs, and 142,000 acres of watershed lands all covered by 26 operating licenses issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Position Summary

Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a Fossil Generation facility. Ensures plant operational goals are met and operational excellence is achieved and maintained. The Power Gen Energy Resources Supervisor may perform the work of the Maintenance Supervisor as well if the operations dictate this at smaller sites.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.  Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​

A reasonable salary range is:​

California Minimum: $​125,000

California Maximum: $215,000

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safe operation, performance, reliability, adherence to regulatory and corporate requirements and the day-to-day operation of assigned fossil generating facility.
• Assures plant operations are in full compliance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Supervises the work of Fossil or Solar and Electrical Technicians to ensure the Fossil sites are operated in a safe, reliable and efficient manner. Evaluates, trains and qualifies Fossil Power Plant Technicians, Advanced Power Plant Technicians or Solar and Electrical Technicians.
• Ensures that the operations staff functions in a manner consistent with plant and company goals and policies.
• Manages day-to-day operational schedule and strives to meet plant performance goals.
• Participates as Subject Matter Expert in the development and implementation of Power Generation operating procedures, standards, and controls to ensure operational goals are achieved.
• Evaluates plant operations to identify and implement opportunities for safety, reliability, and efficiency improvements and reports forced and planned outages to state regulators.
• Communicates with energy procurement organization around plant availability and cost.  Ensures effective communication with operations staff and dispatch.
• Develops operations budget plan and monitors and manages costs to maintain budget.
• Participates in root cause analysis, forced event reporting, program audits, accident investigation and Power Safety Public Shutoff (PSPS) planning.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5 years of experience in power plant operations or renewables operations

Desired Qualifications:

• Supervisory experience in combined cycle fossil generation facilities
• Frame combustion turbines, heat recovery steam generators (HRSG's), continuous emission monitoring systems experience
• Experience with internal and external operational audits and resolution.
• Experience with oversight and maintenance of regulatory compliance with State and Federal Agencies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other relevant technical discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Operations experience at a fossil facility
• Experience with supervising an Operations team at a fossil facility
• Experience writing and revising operations procedures
• Knowledge of computerized maintenance management system
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Project