Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor, WB

Southwestern Division (SWD) - Tulsa District

Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Permanent

Southwestern Division (SWD) - Tulsa District

Fort Gibson, OK

The Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor plans, directs, and oversees maintenance and operational activities for a multipurpose hydropower project consisting of a hydroelectric power plant, high-voltage switchyard, and dam with controlled spillways. The position ensures reliable power generation and delivery, effective equipment maintenance, proper reservoir and river regulation, and compliance with applicable safety, security, environmental, and statutory requirements.

• Maintenance Planning and Project Coordination
• Plan, direct, and coordinate daily maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, workforce efficiency, and power generation availability.
• Develop and adjust maintenance schedules, work priorities, and resource allocations in response to changing operational requirements, equipment failures, emergencies, and customer demands.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with power marketing administrations, transmission operators, contractors, other agencies, and internal organizations to ensure compliance with contractual and operational requirements.
• Recommend improvements to maintenance policies, standards, operating procedures, and work practices to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Manage project expenditures and ensure maintenance activities comply with applicable laws, agreements, and established requirements.
• Supervision and Administration
• Supervise electricians, mechanics, maintenance workers, and administrative personnel responsible for power plant, switchyard, and dam maintenance and operations.
• Assign work, establish priorities, develop schedules, monitor performance, and ensure timely completion of assigned projects.
• Perform supervisory responsibilities, including employee evaluations, leave approvals, timekeeping certifications, recruitment recommendations, awards, disciplinary recommendations, and workforce development.
• Coordinate employee training and serve as the local coordinator for the Hydropower Training Program, including oversight of hydropower trainees.
• Manage administrative functions, equipment maintenance records, technical reports, correspondence, and responses to inquiries from public agencies, organizations, and individuals.
• Represent the project at public meetings and hearings and coordinate workplace matters with labor representatives.
• Power Plant and Switchyard Operations and Maintenance
• Direct normal and emergency operations of hydroelectric generating units, switchyard equipment, and associated facilities to ensure reliable power generation and delivery.
• Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, testing, and major repairs of electrical and mechanical equipment, including generators, turbines, transformers, governors, and related systems.
• Diagnose complex equipment problems and direct the installation, overhaul, repair, and return to service of critical equipment.
• Coordinate maintenance outages and equipment availability with power customers, transmission operators, and other stakeholders to meet contractual power delivery requirements.
• Direct responses to equipment failures, power system disturbances, fires, blackouts, floods, and other operational emergencies.
• Investigate operational errors and equipment failures, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Personally operate or direct operation of critical equipment when necessary to maintain essential project functions during emergencies or workforce disruptions.
• Dam Operations and Flood Control
• Direct dam maintenance and coordinate dam operations with hydroelectric power generation, reservoir management, and downstream water requirements.
• Oversee spillway and sluice gate operations and direct water releases in accordance with established water control directives and flood control requirements.
• Monitor reservoir and river conditions and make operational decisions regarding water releases, curtailments, and flood control measures.
• Direct flood response activities and adjust generating schedules and equipment operations to address changing hydrologic conditions and emergency requirements.
• Coordinate water releases and downstream flow requirements with navigation interests, power marketing…