CT Fleet Management & Resource Specialist; Power Plant Operations

CT Fleet Work Management & Resource Specialist (Power Plant Operations)

Company:
Oglethorpe Power Corporation

• Maintain/revise the Conduct of Maintenance procedure as needed to ensure consistent and efficient execution throughout the OPC fleet; evaluate KPIs and other performance indicators within Maximo to ensure maximum efficiency in the maintenance process. Facilitate post critiques and identify actions necessary to improve future maintenance activities/process and job plans.
• Track compliance in the computerized maintenance management system (Maximo). Provide guidance and recommendations to plant maintenance coordinators regarding documentation in Maximo: date of repair, work order number, accumulated downtime, cause code, priority of work, actual labor, actual materials, total cost, and year‑to‑date and life‑to‑date costs.
• Prepare outage schedules for use by Plant O&M Supervisors, plant associates, capital project & engineering leads for review before outage implementation. Prepare long‑range projected outage schedules based on the most frequent 5‑year outage optimization plan.
• Interface with management, plant maintenance coordinator, craft, operations, and specialized positions to resolve planning and scheduling issues during outages. Provide performance reports for management review and administer action items developed from those reports. Develop the outage personnel schedule and track changes requested by management.
• Visit plant sites frequently to work with the maintenance coordinator to facilitate adherence and improvements to the conduct of the maintenance process and outage scheduling.
• Ensure all required internal resources, labor, contractors, etc., are loaded into scheduled outages/activities.
• Assist in maintaining equipment information, such as drawings, spare parts listings, equipment manuals, etc.
• Work with engineering and plant personnel to establish and optimize the preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Perform resource leveling and produce histograms for work groups. Re‑allocate as necessary based on work group input and work package priorities.
• Track maintenance history of plant related components to help predict maintenance necessity prior to failure or unplanned outages. Perform all other duties as assigned.

• 8+ years of outage maintenance and work management experience in a commercial electric power generating facility.
• Proficiency with CMMS platforms;
  Maximo experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with Primavera P6 Professional planning software preferred.

• Associate degree or non‑engineering bachelor's degree plus 10 years of directly related maintenance/management experience in an electric power plant environment.
• 15 years of directly related maintenance and management experience without a degree.

• Motivated individual with exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Results‑oriented style.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Strong technical and business analytical skills.
• Ability to get results and yet operate with a diplomatic style.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and representatives of vendors and contractors used on outages.
• Ability to develop instructions from technical manuals, journals, drawings, and other related material.
• Excellent skills in oral and written communication using the English language.
• Decision‑making capabilities.
• Ability to use personal computers, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and scheduling applications.
• Ability to plan, schedule, organize, and coordinate work assignments of various trades.
• Working knowledge of power plant equipment and systems.
• Knowledge of the methods, materials, and equipment used in servicing and repairing mechanical, electrical, electronic, instrumentation, and control equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, and drawings for structures, process systems, mechanical equipment, HVAC systems, piping, and electrical and electronic equipment.
• Basic management/supervisory skills.
• Ability to wear and use required personal protective equipment, including respirators (self‑contained breathing apparatus and face cartridge respirators, and airline supplied respirators).

Up to 50%

Unusual hours required of this position:
The generating plants operate on a 24‑hour basis. At their discretion, the incumbent may elect to remain on site around the clock during forced outages, maintenance outages, or to attend plant meetings which occur outside normal office hours. The incumbent is on 24‑hour call in the event of incidents that affect the operation, rating, or reliability of the Corporation's generating assets.

$105,000 - $130,000 per year