Operations & Maintenance Manager

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Operations & Maintenance Manager provides direct leadership to the Plant Operations and Maintenance team (Plant Technicians) and is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient execution of the plant's operations and maintenance activities. The role oversees plant operations, maintenance programs, outage execution, contractor activities, and work management processes while ensuring compliance with regulatory and company requirements. The O&M Manager provides technical leadership and recommendations to support plant reliability, asset health, equipment replacement planning, and continuous improvement initiatives that drive sustainable plant performance.

Responsibilities

Provide direct leadership, supervision, and performance management of the Plant Technicians, including staffing, scheduling, training, coaching, employee development, and day-to-day administration of the collective agreement; Develop and execute operations and maintenance work plans and priorities in support of plant objectives; Lead the day-to-day coordination of plant operations and maintenance activities to safely, reliably, and efficiently achieve production, availability, and reliability targets; Ensure all operations and maintenance activities comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, reliability, and company requirements and support inspections, audits, and compliance reviews; Ensure work involving significant operational or safety risk is appropriately assessed, planned, authorized, and controlled; Lead incident reporting, investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation; Manage the O&M Training Program and ensure personnel maintain required qualifications, certifications, and ongoing training; Develop, implement, and continuously improve plant operating procedures, maintenance procedures, work processes, and operational reporting processes; Lead preventive, predictive, corrective, and long-term maintenance programs, including planning, scheduling, CMMS utilization, and work management; Lead the planning and execution of maintenance outages, including scope development, resource planning, contractor coordination, work supervision, and closeout; Manage maintenance contracts and contractor activities, including scope development, procurement support, contractor performance, and compliance with site requirements; Support plant reliability, asset health, inventory management, and long-term equipment replacement planning; Provide leadership during plant upsets, emergent equipment issues, and site emergencies, and act on behalf of the Plant Manager when delegated

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Process, or a related Engineering discipline (Relevant Journeyperson Trade Certification or Power Engineering Certification, combined with applicable operations and maintenance leadership experience, will also be considered); Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in power generation operations and maintenance, including leadership of operations and maintenance personnel; Demonstrated knowledge of power plant operations, maintenance programs, equipment reliability, outage planning and execution, and work management processes, preferably within a gas-fired power generation facility; Proven ability to lead and develop employees through coaching, performance management, training, workforce planning, and continuous improvement initiatives; Experience working in a unionized environment, including interpretation and day-to-day administration of a collective agreement and fostering positive labour relations; Strong understanding of safety management systems, environmental requirements, permit-to-work processes, contractor management, and regulatory compliance within an industrial environment; Experience planning, scheduling, and executing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities, including major maintenance outages, using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS); Demonstrated ability to investigate equipment and operational issues, perform root cause analyses, and develop effective corrective actions; Strong technical, communication, and interpersonal skills, including ability to interpret technical drawings and documentation and make sound decisions during plant upsets and emergencies; Legally eligible to work in Canada; Clearance of a pre-employment drug & alcohol test

Nice to have

Experience within a gas-fired power generation facility; Experience working in a unionized environment

Benefits

Flexible and affordable employee benefits; Retirement savings; Paid time off programs; Comprehensive onboarding, training, and career development programs; Relocation assistance may be available depending on posting requirements