Operations and Maintenance Manager

A little about Capital Power

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system to power a lower-carbon future. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.

Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Your Opportunity

One Permanent Full Time Position.   

We are a fast-growing organization that is focused on sustainable growth, committed to a low-carbon future, and believes in innovation.

We seek an innovative and motivated individual who is eager to work as part of a Team at our Frederickson Facility!

The Operations & Maintenance Manager, reporting to the Plant Manager, leads and coordinates both operations and maintenance teams. This role ensures safe, reliable, and cost-effective facility operations while maintaining environmental compliance and adhering to legislation, corporate policies, and best practices.

You will contribute to our team by:

• Translating company and plant goals into tactical plans.
• Implementing leadership directives and supports company programs.
• Leading daily operations, ensuring coordination, efficiency, and issue resolution.
• Maintaining availability for call-ins and plant upsets.
• Assisting in budget preparation, monitors variances, and controls expenditures.
• Seeking cost-effective solutions and evaluates contract work for value.
• Overseeing preventive/predictive maintenance and long-range planning.
• Utilizing Maximo (CMMS) for scheduling and tracking maintenance.
• Planning and scheduling outages, ensuring thorough preparation and execution.
• Ensuring adequate inventory of chemicals, consumables, tools, and materials.
• Ensuring cyclical and ongoing training opportunities for staff.
• Providing clear expectations, feedback, and performance appraisals.
• Enforcing safe work practices and oversees lockout-tagout and fire protection programs.
• Ensuring contractors follow site safety policies.
• Coordinating and collaborating with Environmental Specialists and ensures regulatory compliance.
• Preparing required environmental and safety reports.
• Directing response to plant/site emergencies and conducts safety meetings.
• Working with co-owners (e.g., Puget Sound Energy) and external contractors.
• Acting as site contact for inspections and audits.
• Assigning responsibilities and manages expectations.
• Ensuring high-quality written communication and documentation.
• Communicating changes effectively to the team.

What you will bring to the role:  

Education:

• Engineering Degree is preferred.
• Other equivalencies may be considered such as significant experience along with Associate’s Degree (AA) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, journeyman tradesperson or commensurate experience

Experience:

• Four to six years related experience leading (or assisting leading) operations and maintenance work at a power generation site, preferably at a combined cycle power plant.

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrating knowledge of all facets of power plant maintenance and operations.
• Demonstrating the ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.
• Capable of writing maintenance and operational procedures, work requests, and purchase requisitions.
• Demonstrating the ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical one-lines, logic drawings, technical manuals and Piping & Instrument Drawings.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication skills.
• Creating routine reports, solve practical problems, clearly communicate tasks and needs, and train other personnel.
• Role model for quality work, safety and work ethic.
• Performing Root Cause Analysis and reporting.
• Interacting with other peer level Managers within the fleet as well as other corporate level positions.

Working Conditions:

• Heavy industrial facility designated as a safety-sensitive location.
• Physical mobility, including lifting and climbing, and ability to use PPE required.
• Rotating Shift Work required.
• Working Outside.

Additional Details:

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

The pay range for this position is $125,010.00 to $144,456.00

The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior relevant experience.

This position is eligible for health care benefits, retirement benefits, paid time off, and annual bonus.

As this is a safety sensitive position, clearance of a pre-employment drug test is required, subject to applicable law.

In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in United States of America.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.

Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $1000 Referral Reward!

We believe that creating a culture that supports employee physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing is critical to our success. That is why we provide flexible and affordable employee benefits, retirement savings, and paid time off programs. We also provide comprehensive onboarding, training, and programs supporting your career development.

Depending on the posting requirements relocation assistance may be available.

How To Apply and Next Steps

Capital Power only accepts resumes via online application at www.capitalpower.com/careers. If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies.

Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting 
careers@capitalpower.com.

Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.

Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however, it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews.