Senior Plant Manager -- Coyote Springs, Boardman, OR

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Senior Plant Manager – Coyote Springs, Boardman, Oregon

In this key leadership role, you’ll oversee and direct operations and maintenance functions of Coyote Springs generation plant.

Coyote Springs is a combined-cycle co-generation plant in Boardman, Oregon which can produce a combination of about 542 MW of electricity as well as process steam. The plant is co-owned with Avista and operated by PGE.

 
Key Job Information Senior Manager, Plant 6628 Grade 10 
 

Career Level: M3 Senior Managers provide leadership to managers and professional associates. They are accountable for the performance and results of multiple related teams. They develop departmental plans, including business, production and/or organizational priorities, and their decision-making is guided by department/district objectives. 

 
Key Responsibilities:  

Manage Plant Operations and Maintenance:  

Manages a team of plant operation managers and staff responsible for ensuring that the plant operates safely, reliably and efficiently at optimal cost; provides plant technical oversight for the team, ensuring that objectives are met and all relevant standards/procedures are followed; ensures that operational and maintenance problems are identified and resolved; ensures that fleet and plant procedures and working practices are current and fit for the purpose; oversees the performance management lifecycle for the team and for individuals.  

Manage plant performance to meet complex regulatory requirements and business demands; adapts operational strategy and tactics to meet changing market demands; manages the operational performance metrics; monitors operational performance; oversees development and implementation of strategies around employee engagement, safety and risk mitigation.

Safety Leadership:  

Ensures fleet and plant procedures provide for safe and effective operation and maintenance, including, but not limited to, testing, startup and shutdown and operating equipment in emergency situations; continually promotes and enforces safety practices and ensures all staff are competent in their assigned roles and complete required training; oversees development of safety culture within organization; monitors safety data and trends; oversees root-cause analysis and implementation of mitigation strategies.  

Manage Compliance:  

Ensures fleet and plant procedures and practices comply with all applicable regulatory and environmental requirements and standards; oversees the adaptation of practices and procedures in response to actual or anticipated regulatory changes; establishes and maintains a compliance-based culture.  

Manage Reliability and Emergency Preparedness:  

Ensures fleet and plant practices and procedures support continuous safe and reliable operations, including the successful and timely completion of all outages; ensures emergency readiness by leading and/or participating in periodic staff training in carrying out the emergency preparedness plan for the plant; identifies changing business needs and develops responsive operational changes; develops overall risk mitigation approach for business continuity.  

Contract Management and Co-owner Relations:  

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