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Manager, Power Generation Operations

Spartanburg, SC💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-27

Core

Senior authority and governance lead for a natural-gas-fired power plant supporting a mission-critical High Performance Computing Center (HPCC), ensuring operational performance, reliability, and compliance while overseeing an outsourced O&M provider.

Role type

Senior IC power plant operations manager (governance & oversight)

Builds

Reliable power generation for HPCC infrastructure

Domain

Energy (Natural Gas Power Generation) + Data Center Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Natural gas-fired generation oversight, outsourced O&M governance, gas turbine and reciprocating engine knowledge, safety management (HAZID/HAZOP/JSA), risk mitigation, incident investigation, regulatory compliance, BESS integration, grid interconnection coordination

Preferred skills

Mission-critical/data-center power plant experience, islanded/black-start generation expertise, emergency response training

Technologies

Gas turbines, reciprocating engines, BESS, UPS, grid interconnection systems

Responsibilities

Provide strategic direction and performance governance to the O&M service provider; Ensure O&M provider safety program meets regulatory and industry standards; Validate risk assessments and oversee HAZID/HAZOP studies and MOC processes; Monitor KPIs including forced outage rate, availability, and capacity factor; Ensure power plant meets HPCC load demand and reliability targets; Coordinate with HPCC electrical distribution and load-shedding strategies; Participate in emergency simulations and contingency planning.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with governance focus

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