Power Plant Manager

CAMS is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective operation of the St. Charles Energy Center, a 745-MW combined-cycle natural gas facility in Waldorf, Maryland.

Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Plant Manager provides leadership for all plant functions, including operations, maintenance, engineering, environmental compliance, workforce development, budgeting, and outage execution. This role is accountable for maximizing plant availability, reliability, efficiency, and long-term asset value while meeting all safety, environmental, regulatory, and commercial obligations.

The successful candidate will bring strong leadership, technical expertise, financial acumen, and experience managing a complex power generation facility in a competitive market environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of plant operations and maintenance to ensure safe, reliable, environmentally compliant, and cost-effective performance.
• Foster a strong safety culture that promotes hazard recognition, accountability, contractor safety, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental, OSHA, NERC, company, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, coach, and lead a high-performing workforce through recruiting, training, performance management, and succession planning.
• Manage relationships with ownership, asset management, regulatory agencies, system operators, OEMs, contractors, and other external stakeholders.
• Develop and execute annual operating plans, O&M budgets, capital plans, and long-term maintenance strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Monitor financial performance and control expenditures while balancing reliability, safety, environmental compliance, and long-term asset health.
• Drive plant performance by achieving targets related to availability, reliability, heat rate, start reliability, capacity, and dispatch obligations.
• Oversee maintenance and reliability programs, including preventive and predictive maintenance, backlog management, root cause analysis, and equipment lifecycle planning.
• Lead planning and execution of major outages, capital projects, and maintenance activities, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety objectives are achieved.
• Provide leadership for engineering support activities, equipment modifications, performance improvement initiatives, and technical problem resolution.
• Maintain effective emergency response, business continuity, and risk management programs.
• Communicate significant plant issues, risks, and recommendations to ownership and CAMS leadership in a timely manner.
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Support fleet-wide initiatives, technical reviews, and cross-facility collaboration efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• 10+ years of progressive power generation operations and maintenance experience, including senior leadership responsibility; prior Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager, or equivalent plant leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field; equivalent industry leadership experience may be considered.
• Strong knowledge of combined-cycle power plant operations, maintenance, reliability programs, and major plant equipment systems.
• Experience with combustion turbines, steam turbines, HRSGs, generators, electrical systems, and balance-of-plant equipment; GE 7FA technology and Mark VIe controls preferred.
• Demonstrated success managing major outages, contractors, OEM relationships, budgets, capital projects, and long-term maintenance programs.
• Working knowledge of environmental, health and safety, and electric-generation regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and retain high-performing teams in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Strong business acumen, analytical thinking, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, CMMS, plant performance monitoring, and related business systems.
• Ability to respond to plant emergencies outside normal business hours as needed.

Leadership Competencies

• Leads with integrity, accountability, and sound judgment.
• Demonstrates a visible commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence.
• Develops talent through coaching, engagement, and succession planning.
• Balances technical, operational, financial, and commercial objectives.
• Effectively manages risk, drives solutions, and communicates proactively.
• Builds strong relationships with customers, owners, regulators, and stakeholders.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.

$210,000 - $225,000 a year

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license and maintain a clean driving record, as this position requires occasional travel for company business. Candidates should be comfortable operating a vehicle as part of their job responsibilities and must meet any applicable company and insurance requirements.

We offer a variety of excellent benefits. Full-time employees are offered the following: medical, dental, vision, LTD, STD, and Life insurance plans. You can even select additional "al la carte" benefits to meet all your needs. You can also enroll in our 401k, flex spending accounts for medical and childcare needs, and participate in our employee referral and tuition reimbursement programs.

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

We believe in transparency and providing candidates with important information to make informed decisions. The salary range for this position is commensurate with experience, qualifications, and location. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, and relevant qualifications.

This range represents the base salary and does not include other forms of compensation, such as bonuses, benefits, or equity, which may be offered in addition to the base pay. The company reserves the right to modify compensation ranges at any time in accordance with business needs and market conditions.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.