Manager, Operations - NorthStar Clean Energy

NorthStar Clean Energy decarbonizes the economy by providing clean energy and carbon management solutions to utility, municipal, commercial, and industrial customers enabling them to meet their sustainability and business goals. Additionally, we own and operate natural gas assets throughout the United States. To learn more about NorthStar Clean Energy, please visit www.northstarcleanenergy.com.

 

This position is with NorthStar Clean Energy, a CMS Energy company, and is not a position of employment with Consumers Energy.   

 

The Dearborn Industrial Generation (DIG) is a combined natural gas and blast furnace gas fueled power plant located in Dearborn, Michigan adjacent to the Ford Rouge industrial complex. The facility is capable of generating up to 800 MW of electricity and 1.2 million pounds per hour of steam. The plant is comprised of one simple cycle gas turbine, two high-efficiency natural gas combined cycle units with heat recovery steam generators, three blast furnace gas/natural gas boilers and one steam turbine. DIG provides AK Steel, Inc. and Ford Motor Company with steam to serve their heating and processing needs. DIG sells its capacity and energy into the MISO market.
 
This position will be located at the Dearborn Industrial Generation, L.L.C. plant in Dearborn, Michigan. This position reports to the Director, Gas Operations. 

The Manager of Operations works with the Operations team and leadership in directing facility operations. Manages the day-to-day activities of personnel, customer service, and office financials. Facilitates process improvement activities, participates in strategic planning, improves operations, and communicates business goals with employees. Ensures personnel staff is trained, productive,  and working within safety and compliance laws and regulations.  They oversee site activities to assure safe and efficient operations. The Manger of Operations may interface director with Union Members and Officials. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitors operations, implements procedures and sets standards for the operations department        
• Supervises operations staff; oversees department day-to-day operations.  Monitors activites of staff to ensure compliance with rules and standard operating procedures.        
• Reviews budgets and performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.        
• Manages multiple vendor service groups specific to operations.        
• Provide technical assistance and support in reporting, troubleshooting and resolving problems.
• Monitor the condition of all electrical, mechanical, and instrument and control equipment.  Interface with regulatory officials, landowners, community leaders and other project stakeholders.    
• Ensure compliance with all contractual requirements.  Assist in developing and defining plant policies and procedures as needed.
• Coordinate the Overtime Equalization program.         
• Ensure safe, timely, accurate completion of all work orders, Planned Maintenance (PM) work orders, predictive maintenance, and outage work.  Coordinate with corporate compliance department to maintain up-to-date standards of operations.*        
• As needed: May serve as primary liaison between project owner, turbine maintenance, and BOP maintenance staff.  Oversee work done by contract maintenance crews.  Provide regular status reports to NorthStar organization both written and verbal at weekly meetings.       
• As needed: May oversee and manage the Balance of Plant (BOP) and turbine maintenance schedule; coordinate activities and personnel in accordance with approved schedule.    
• Other non-essential duties as assigned or may be necessary

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 
        

• Strong computer skills, Excel, Word, Web based applications organization skills.        
• Excellent leadership skills and presence and strong team building.        
• Ability to coordinate the work of others not under direct supervision.        
• Knowledge of budget control methods, policies, and procedures.        
• Demonstrates the ability to m