Maintenance Manager

Location: Birdsboro

Located in Birdsboro, PA, the Birdsboro Power Project is a 488-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility featuring a GE 7HA.02 gas turbine, a D650 steam turbine, and a high-efficiency Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG). By combining gas and steam turbine technologies, the facility delivers reliable electricity while optimizing efficiency and minimizing environmental impact, supporting the regional power grid and surrounding communities.

Opportunity Summary

The Maintenance Manager at Birdsboro Power Project leads the safe, reliable maintenance of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation and control (I&C) systems. This position oversees maintenance personnel, preventive and predictive maintenance, outage planning, contractor coordination, and equipment reliability. Working with plant leadership and OEM representatives, the Maintenance Manager ensures maintenance activities support plant availability, regulatory compliance, and operational performance.

Your scope of responsibility as Maintenance Manager will include the following primary functions:

• Direct maintenance personnel and daily activities to ensure mechanical, electrical, and I&C equipment is maintained safely, efficiently, and in accordance with plant procedures, technical specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for the GE 7HA.02 gas turbine, steam turbine, HRSG, generators, and associated balance-of-plant equipment.
• Coordinate planned and forced outages, major equipment inspections, and repairs with Operations, the facility's Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) provider, OEM representatives, and other contractors.
• Develop and manage maintenance schedules, work packages, budgets, and resource requirements, prioritizing activities to minimize downtime and improve equipment availability.
• Evaluate equipment failures, maintenance histories, and performance trends to identify root causes, recommend corrective actions, and implement reliability improvements.
• Administer contractor agreements, scopes of work, and maintenance services, monitoring safety, quality, schedules, costs, and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Implement effective maintenance planning and work management practices, including work prioritization, labor estimates, parts procurement, inventory coordination, and material staging.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, equipment histories, inspection reports, and work orders within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), ensuring proper documentation and work closure.
• Promote safe work practices, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), hazard assessments, contractor safety, and compliance with applicable environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Provide leadership, coaching, training, and development to maintenance personnel, supporting recruitment, onboarding, staffing requirements, and employee performance.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Compliance, and the station's NERC Coordinator to support maintenance priorities, regulatory requirements, and accurate technical documentation.
• Lead maintenance improvements and support the Management of Change (MOC) process, ensuring equipment and procedural modifications are properly evaluated, documented, approved, and implemented.
• Support maintenance staffing, performance evaluations, technical documentation, and the System Expert program, while completing additional duties assigned by the Plant Manager.

NAES Safe

Safety is a core value at NAES, and as a condition of employment, all employees are expected to remain mentally alert and work safely at all times. All NAES managers and supervisors have a direct and important role in ensuring that all work is performed in a healthy and safe manner. Effectiveness in carrying out this responsibility is part of the evaluation of each Supervisor’s performance.

Working

Relationships

The Maintenance Manager reports to the Plant Manager and supervises subordinate maintenance personnel. The Maintenance Manager cooperates with the Compliance Coordinator, Administrative Manager, Operations Manager and Plant Engineer as needed in the daily operation of the plant.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

Physical requirements include standing for extended periods of time, climbing stairs and ladders, working from elevated platforms and walkways at varying heights, and routinely lifting up to 50 pounds.

Power plant environment that may involve entering confined spaces, crawling through…