Operations and Maintenance Manager, Renewables

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. 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. Do you want to be a part of a team who is involved in an innovative technology which will provide a positive path forward for generations to come! Look no further! We are focused on solving one of the most important issues facing society - how to reduce our carbon footprint and create sustainable energy for tomorrow. Capital Power Corporation is currently seeking a motivated individual to join our amazing Renewables Operations team. As a crucial member of the Renewables Leadership Team, the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, management and execution of all activities on their respective wind and solar farms. You will ensure plans, processes and measures are in place to achieve safe, efficient, and reliable operation and maintenance of the facility to maximize operational effectiveness and ensure compliance with regulatory standards and contractual commitments. Reporting to the Director, US Renewables, you will provide direction and work closely with Site Managers to achieve Safety and Performance Targets and will ensure all required activities are completed in a professional and timely manner. Join us in investing in low carbon energy solutions - beyond us and our industry. Responsibilities and duties Accountable for all Operational and Maintenance activities, performance, and safety at assigned wind and/or solar plants, including oversight of Site Manager's day-to-day activities. Responsible for the integration of new sites, developed or acquired, and leads all aspects of all integration activities to ensure complete integration and handover from Construction. This includes acting as the Operations rep in development projects, planning for construction handover by ordering spare parts, preparing, and furnishing O&M buildings, assisting in the hiring of new site managers and the management and oversight of onboarding process. Working closely with Site Managers to guide and direct activities required to meet facility objectives. Maintaining compliance with all company policies, procedures, and contractual requirements. Ensuring the equipment reliability and capacity is achieved to meet the plant commitments. Responsible for the development of long-range maintenance plans for major equipment based on sound engineering practices and OEM recommendations for the plant life cycle. Completion of facility reporting requirements including environmental, safety, budgeting, and plant performance. Drafting and providing input on the development of the annual budget and long-term plans. Projects and controls work group expenditures to maintain compliance with budgeted funds. Setting high and challenging productivity and quality standards for self and work group; encourages new ideas and work methods to lower costs and increase efficiency, quality, and safety. Holding weekly meetings with assigned sites to review and manage safety, LPF, O&M spending and maintenance needs. Implementing appropriate change recommendations of company leadership team. Planning and controlling group expenditures to control costs and provide for the availability of resources. Providing feedback to the Director of Renewables on Site Manager performance, highlights, and areas for improvement. Leading the use and management of the CMMS (Maximo) for all O&M work done and parts used so that accurate records can be maintained for future use. Analyzing and reporting against performance metrics and analyze & identify issues impacting operational performance and recommend actions for continuous improvement to ensure operational financial targets are met. Gaining and leveraging a deep understanding of major OEM contracts on each site in a way that protects the organization as well as ensures accountability to the OEM. Participating in Business Development efforts as an Operations SME in due diligence efforts, assessment of target plant conditions, assessment of risk on target plants, O&M cost estimations and recommendations on major risks identified. Leading all operations and maintenance suppl #J-18808-Ljbffr Capital Power Operations