Hydro Plant Superintendent- Weiss Dam

Hydro Superintendent

Weiss Dam

Job Summary:

This position provides daily supervision for the safe operation, maintenance and compliance of assigned hydro plant.

Job Requirements:

Educational Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering or a minimum of five years of plant related technical experience is required (if no BS Degree in Engineering, then a minimum of ten years of plant related technical experience is preferred).

Experience Requirements

• Generating plant operations and maintenance experience is required.
• Leadership Experience is required.
• Experience troubleshooting control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and/or distributed control systems (DCSs) is preferred. 
• Balanced administrative and technical background is preferred.
• Project Management experience is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and make critical technical judgments regarding plant operations and equipment is required.
• Ability to read and understand electrical and mechanical drawings is required.
• Strong interpersonal skills are required.
• Good oral and written communication skills are required.
• Basic computer skills are required.
• Ability to get results through others is required.
• Ability to meet on-call responsibilities is required (Should locate close enough to plant to deal with routine problems and emergencies). 

Behavioral Attributes 

• Ability to model Our Values including Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act With integrity, and Superior Performance is required.
• Self-motivation and an interest in continuous learning is required.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Serves as the Plant Champion for Safety.
• Provides performance management for employees at assigned plant(s) which includes daily performance feedback, employee development, performance documentation, non-punitive discipline program administration, etc.
• Sets the daily agenda for plant activities (e.g. Safety, JSB’s, maintenance activities, inspections and preventive maintenance).
• Participates in community activities (e.g. Renew Our Rivers, Clean Water Partnerships) and builds relationships with community leaders in assigned geographic area.
• Serves as SME for technical plant issues, best practices, security, and special projects as requested.
• Develops and manages short- and long-range O&M and capital budgets for assigned plant(s) which involves planning and executing O&M repairs and capital improvement projects.
• Manages inventory of assigned plant(s).
• Serves as Compliance Owner for assigned plant(s) which involves communicating, monitoring, and documenting NERC/FERC regulatory, dam safety, environmental, industrial hygiene, respiratory protection, hazard communication, and other mandated compliance programs.
• Develop a healthy working dynamic with IBEW.       Ensures compliance with the contract.