Plant Manager

Join Ethos Energy as a Plant Manager and Lead a State‑of‑the‑Art Power Plant in Spartanburg, SC! Ethos Energy is looking for a dynamic Facility Manager to take charge of a cutting‑edge 450 MW power plant consisting of twenty‑four (24) Cummins reciprocating engine driven generator sets, five (5) Baker Hughes LT16 mobile gas turbine generator sets, six (6) GE LM6000 gas turbine generator sets, and 200 MW of BESS.

This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in bringing a major greenfield energy project to life and ensuring its long‑term success. As Facility Manager, you’ll provide strategic leadership and operational oversight, guiding the team to mobilize, commission, and operate the plant safely, reliably, and efficiently.

You’ll be at the forefront of ensuring compliance with all site O&M agreements, contracts, permits, and regulatory requirements, while driving performance excellence. In this role, you will:

• Lead with impact:
  Set the tone for safety, reliability, and cost‑effectiveness.
• Be the key liaison:
  Serve as the primary interface with the facility owner’s representative.
• Shape the future:
  Influence operational strategies for a high‑performing energy facility.

You’ll report directly to the Regional Operations Director and work closely with stakeholders to deliver results that matter.

If you’re ready to take on a leadership role in a high‑profile project and make a lasting impact on the energy sector, we want to hear from you!

• Ensure the facility is operated in a safe manner and provide and maintain a safe work environment to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries.
• Oversee all environmental reporting and testing activities and ensure that required environmental programs are properly implemented and that the facility maintains full compliance with all permits.
• Oversee all NERC and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures, and commercial commitments.
• Implement programs and activities that provide a work environment that promotes effective goal accomplishment, productivity, and morale.
• Optimize plant performance through appropriate utilization of manpower, equipment, supplies, and external support.
• Recruit, supervise, and manage the facility staff to meet the goals and objectives of the facility and company. Provide coaching, training, and development opportunities for the team to ensure appropriate skill sets are maintained. This includes the implementation and scheduling of training programs that cover operations, maintenance, safety, and regulatory areas.
• Prepare the annual budget and facility operating plan.
• Responsible for purchasing, inventory, cost control, and cost management.
• Prepare monthly reports detailing significant plant activities and updates on the facility operating plan, including budget variance reports.
• Communicate effectively with the site staff, management, facility owners, vendors, and outside agencies.
• Provide a weekly update to Ethos Energy covering significant issues and events at the project.
• Actively engage the owner in understanding their needs and expectations and demonstrate effective management skills in meeting or exceeding these needs and expectations.
• Enforce and ensure compliance with the operations and maintenance agreement.
• Prepare and submit to the facility owner, in a timely manner, all reports and information required under the terms of the O&M agreement.
• Provide recommendations to the owner on plant upgrades and enhancements that would improve the reliability, performance, safety, or environmental readiness of the plant, including a cost‑benefit analysis.
• Oversee the planning and implementation of maintenance and outage activities. Provide outage reports to the owner summarizing significant events of the outage.

• Demonstrated track record of successful goal achievement.
• A thorough demonstrated understanding of power plant operations, including a working knowledge of the operations & maintenance functions.
• A working knowledge of chemistry as it relates to plant operations as well as environmental and water treatment programs and statutory regulations.
• Understanding…