Plant Manager

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose: 

The Plant Manager will be responsible for an operations and maintenance contract at a Data Center Energy facility located in central Ohio and will be the primary interface with the project owner. Candidates should have at least ten years of experience and a mechanical background.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively with the client, site staff, management, vendors, and outside agencies. Reports directly to the Regional General Manager.
• Demonstrate effective management skills in meeting or exceeding facility goals an objectives.
• Responsible for the enforcement of and compliance with the Operations and Maintenance Agreement.
• Responsible for the enforcement of and compliance with permits and all regulatory requirements.
• Responsible to generate annual budgets and ensure site operates within acceptable variances.
• Ensure compliance and enforce safety policies and procedures and serves as a role model in safe work practices  
• Prepare and submit to the client, in a timely manner, all reports and information required under the terms of the O&M contract.
• Provide recommendations to management and the client on plant upgrades and enhancements that would improve the reliability, efficiency, performance, safety, or environmental readiness of the plant. The recommendations should include a cost benefit analysis.
• Oversee the planning and implementation of maintenance and outage activities. Provide outage reports to management and client summarizing significant events of the outage. 

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred, or equivalent technical experience in power generation.
• Demonstrated track record of successful goal achievement in a plant environment.
• A minimum of ten years mechanical experience in plant environment.
• Experience and strong skills in working with non-technical clients.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• A working knowledge of engineering principles and chemistry as it relates to plant operations as well as environmental and water treatment programs and statutory regulations.
• Develop and manage capital and operating budgets, bid proposals, contract evaluation, basic accounting principles and plant economics.
• Demonstrate the ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.
• Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical one-lines, logic drawings, and technical manuals.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems, clearly communicate tasks and needs, and training of other personnel, and strong multi-tasking skills.
• Analyzes and interprets data to make sound professional judgments and recommendations.
• Ability to manage and motivate subordinates.
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.