Operations & Maintenance Manager (Power Plant)

• ◆Build, lead, and develop multidisciplinary operations and maintenance teams, including plant engineers, operators, maintenance technicians, and technical supervisors
• ◆Own the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of gas turbine power generation assets, generators, and associated mechanical, electrical, and controls systems
• ◆Establish and continuously improve plant operating procedures, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, emergency response protocols, and equipment reliability strategies
• ◆Drive plant performance against key metrics including availability, forced outage rate, heat rate, maintenance costs, and equipment reliability
• ◆Lead root cause investigations for turbine trips, forced outages, recurring equipment failures, and performance degradation; implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• ◆Oversee maintenance planning and execution, including major and minor turbine inspections, combustion inspections, equipment overhauls, and planned outages
• ◆Coordinate directly with equipment OEMs, EPC contractors, vendors, and engineering teams to resolve technical issues and support long-term equipment performance
• ◆Develop maintenance budgets, staffing plans, spare parts strategies, and long-term service

• ✓Establish a strong safety culture across plant operations, including lockout/tagout, electrical safety, permit-to-work procedures, and environmental compliance
• ✓Lead construction-to-operations turnover, commissioning support, startup readiness, and integration of new power generation assets into operating facilities
• ✓Coordinate with supercomputer infrastructure and electrical engineering teams to ensure power generation reliability supports critical compute operations
• ✓Hire, train, mentor, and develop engineers and technicians while establishing clear technical and operational performance expectations

• ✓Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• ✓5+ years of professional experience in power plant operations, maintenance, or engineering, including direct experience with gas turbine or combined-cycle power generation
• ✓3+ years of experience leading power plant operations and/or maintenance teams
• ✓Demonstrated experience managing plant reliability, equipment maintenance, and operational performance

• ✓10+ years of professional experience in power plant operations, maintenance, or engineering, including direct experience with gas turbine or combined-cycle power generation
• ✓Extensive knowledge of gas turbines, generators, steam turbines, heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), and mechanical/electrical balance-of-plant systems
• ✓Experience leading operations and maintenance at utility-scale, industrial, or mission-critical power generation facilities
• ✓Strong technical understanding of gas turbine operation, combustion systems, rotating equipment, plant controls, and electrical distribution
• ✓Experience with GE, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Power, or comparable industrial turbine systems
• ✓Experience managing OEM long-term service agreements, major maintenance contracts, and outage budgets
• ✓Proficiency with distributed control systems (DCS), SCADA, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), and equipment performance monitoring
• ✓Demonstrated experience improving availability, reducing forced outages, and implementing reliability-centered maintenance programs
• ✓Strong understanding of P&IDs, single-line diagrams, operating procedures, and equipment technical documentation
• ✓Experience commissioning new power generation facilities and transitioning equipment into commercial operations
• ✓Familiarity with OSHA, NFPA 70E, environmental permitting requirements, and industrial plant safety practices
• ✓Experience supporting power generation for data centers or other high-availability industrial loads
• ✓Strong communication, technical troubleshooting, and decision-making skills in high-pressure operating environments

• ✓Must be able to work onsite at Starbase, TX
• ✓Must be available to provide on-call support for critical plant events and work extended hours or weekends as operational needs require
• ✓Ability to work in industrial environments, including outdoors in heat, cold, and rain, at heights or in confined spaces when necessary
• ✓Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and safely access operating equipment
• ✓Willingness to travel to vendor facilities or other project sites as needed

ITAR

• ✓To conform to U.S. Government expo