Plant Manager
Job in
Clearlake Park, Lake County, California, 95424, USA
Listed on 2026-09-04
Listing for:
Calpine Corporation
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-04
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Operations Management -
Management
Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Operations Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Calpine Corporation seeks a Plant Manager to lead safe, reliable operations at a natural gas and geothermal power facility. In this role, you will own day-to-day plant performance, championing a strong safety culture, regulatory compliance, and environmental stewardship. You will oversee maintenance, outages, and asset reliability, using data-driven metrics to optimize efficiency and availability. The Plant Manager manages budgets and a multidisciplinary team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement while supporting Calpine's mission of cleaner energy, grid reliability, and innovation in a dynamic, analytical environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily operations of a natural gas and geothermal power plant to ensure safe, reliable generation
- Drive a strong safety culture and regulatory compliance with all environmental and NERC standards
- Oversee maintenance planning, outages, and asset reliability programs to maximize plant availability
- Manage plant budget, cost controls, and performance metrics using data-driven analysis
- Supervise, coach, and develop multidisciplinary plant staff and contractors
- Coordinate with trading, market operations, and grid operators to meet dispatch and reliability requirements
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives for efficiency, emissions, and operational excellence
- Ensure proper documentation, reporting, and audits for regulatory and corporate requirements
- Collaborate with engineering and corporate support teams on projects and upgrades
- Support sustainability and cleaner energy goals through optimized plant performance
Required Skills
- Power plant operations management
- Industrial safety and OSHA compliance
- Environmental and NERC regulatory compliance
- Maintenance and reliability planning (CMMS)
- Budgeting and cost control
- Data analysis and performance metrics
- Leadership and team management
- Outage and project management
- Root cause analysis and continuous improvement
- Grid/market operations coordination
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