Maintenance Manager

Job Summary

As Maintenance Manager
, you will join our Operations team at the Contour Global Hobbs Generating Station. In this role, you will report to the Plant Manager and lead all maintenance activities at our 604‑MW, 2x1 combined‑cycle gas‑turbine (CCGT) facility in Hobbs, New Mexico. The plant is equipped with two Mitsubishi M501F gas turbines, a GE D11 reheat steam turbine, and two heat‑recovery steam generators (HRSGs), delivering firm capacity to Xcel Energy under a long‑term power purchase agreement.

You will own the plant’s preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs—driving asset reliability, regulatory compliance, and safe execution of routine work and major outages. This role balances hands‑on technical leadership with the planning, budgeting, and team development required to keep a high‑availability merchant asset performing at the top of its class.

Maintenance Program Leadership

• Direct the plant’s preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs across gas turbines, steam turbine, HRSGs, generators, balance‑of‑plant (BOP) rotating equipment, switchyard, and DCS controls, in line with OEM recommendations and EPRI/ASME/NERC best practices.
• Build and maintain long‑range maintenance plans aligned with Mitsubishi M501F combustor inspection (CI), hot‑gas‑path inspection (HGPI), and major inspection (MI) intervals, GE D11 steam‑turbine overhaul cycles, and HRSG inspection schedules.
• Own the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), ensuring accurate equipment hierarchy, work‑order quality, PM compliance, spare‑parts inventory, and reliable maintenance history records.
• Develop and execute the annual maintenance O&M and minor‑capital budgets, controlling labor, contractor, and spare‑parts spend to within ±3% of plan.

Outage Planning & Execution

• Plan, schedule, and execute scheduled outages and major inspections on gas turbines, steam turbine, generators, and HRSGs—coordinating OEM service teams (Mitsubishi Power, GE Vernova), specialty contractors, and internal crews against an integrated critical‑path schedule.
• Lead outage work‑scope reviews, long‑lead parts procurement, contractor mobilization, and quality holds; manage LTSA/CSA service agreements, warranty claims, and contractor performance.
• Drive root‑cause analysis (RCA/RCFA) on forced outages and equipment failures, implementing durable corrective actions to improve Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and reduce Equivalent Forced Outage Rate (EFOR).

Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance

• Champion the plant’s safety culture by enforcing Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space, hot work, fall protection, NFPA 70E electrical safety, and other OSHA programs across all maintenance activities; target zero recordable injuries (TRIR) and zero Lost Time Incidents.
• Ensure compliance with EPA, NMED, and other federal/state environmental permits—including Title V air permits—through disciplined maintenance of emissions‑critical equipment (DLN combustors, SCR/CO catalysts, CEMS).
• Maintain NERC reliability compliance (PRC, MOD, FAC standards) for testing and maintenance of generators, protection systems, and primary plant equipment; support regulatory audits, EHS reporting, and incident investigations.

Team Leadership & Performance Management

• Lead a team of 10–20 maintenance professionals (mechanical, electrical, and I&C technicians, planner/schedulers, and front‑line supervisors); recruit, develop, and retain top talent, and establish technician qualification programs for M501F, D11, and BOP equipment.
• Drive plant performance against industry‑leading KPIs:
  Equivalent Availability Factor (EAF) >95%, Equivalent Forced Outage Rate (EFOR) 98%, PM compliance >95%, schedule compliance >90%, planned vs. unplanned ratio >80/20, and maintenance cost per MWh trending favorably year‑over‑year.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Operations, Engineering, EHS, and corporate Asset Management; report monthly on asset health, reliability metrics, and outage performance to the Plant Manager and CG Operations leadership. Model CG values and serve as a role model for operational excellence, safety, and ethical business…