Manager - Electrical Engineering

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Manager - Electrical Engineering

Reports To: Senior Director - Solar Operations & Electrical Engineering

Direct Reports: Yes Functional Unit: Asset Management & Operations

FLSA Status: Exempt Position Type: Full-Time

Office Location: Denver

THE COMPANY

Onward Energy is an independent power platform that owns and operates over 7 GW of utility-scale wind, solar and natural gas generation projects across the U.S. Our Vision is to reliably power a sustainable future. Our Mission is that as North America’s premier independent power generator, we will deliver renewable and reliable power to our customers, opportunities to our employees, sustainable returns to the families who invest in us, and a better world to the next generation. Based in New York, Denver, and Charlotte, Onward Energy is a company where people and power are always on. We are where renewable meets reliable. See www.onwardenergy.com for more information.

THE CHALLENGE

The Manager, Electrical Engineering leads a team of technical Generation Engineering electrical experts. The Manager provides leadership and management of direct reports and establishes goals to meet corporate objectives related to safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Provides technical guidance and oversight for engineering issues related to the maintenance and optimization of generation facilities. Leads engineering, procurement, and construction activities on power plant improvement projects. Leads technical analyses and performs evaluations of emergent technology in support of generation’s technical, operational, and financial objectives. Interacts with various parts of the organization and provides technical insight and guidelines in the areas of expertise.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that corporate goals related to safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance are met.
• Provide leadership through workforce planning, succession planning, and training opportunities.
• Provide regular feedback to employees on their performance to allow them to capitalize on their strengths and focus on opportunities for improvement.
• Work under limited to no supervision.
• Devise and implement group improvement projects to increase efficiency and quality of work products.
• Leads engineering analysis, and provides recommendations, standards, and guidelines for improved operation, and maintenance practices, safety, reliability, procurement, construction, and testing on power plant improvement projects for company’s fleet.
• Leads, develops, and oversees project designs, specifications, and engineered solutions for various power plant equipment and systems.
• Provides input to plant managers for annual budgets and spending requirements for maintenance, safety, and efficiency improvements of generation facilities.
• Provides operating and maintenance standards to improve operating reliability and efficiency of generating facilities.
• Coordinates project design with input from plant representatives, contractors, and equipment suppliers to provide functional and cost-effective solutions for generating unit needs.
• Inspects and evaluates generating equipment and process conditions and prepares forward projections of operating and maintenance requirements to optimize production.
• Where project oversight is given, assures that generation projects are functional, meet the intended design criteria and are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Provides outage and routine maintenance support as needed, includ