Utility Operations Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Operations
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, utility management, or a related field preferred; substantial relevant utility operations experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
- Demonstrated progressively responsible experience in electric utility operations, including responsibility for personnel, maintenance, safety, reliability, budgeting, projects, and emergency response.
- Broad working knowledge of electric generation and distribution utility operations, maintenance methods, practices, scheduling, logistics, budgeting, and operational controls.
- Working knowledge of the administrative and regulatory aspects of utility operations, including operational reporting and compliance requirements; familiarity with ratemaking, tariffs, and utility reg
- Demonstrated ability to lead employees and contractors across geographically dispersed or remote operating locations.
- Strong understanding of preventive maintenance, asset management, outage response, safety management, and operational risk.
- Ability to develop and implement practical procedures, maintenance programs, work plans, and performance expectations.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, budgets, deadlines, and working relationships simultaneously.
- Ability and willingness to travel periodically to remote Alaska operating locations and respond to operational issues outside normal business hours when required.
- Experience working in remote Alaska, isolated utility systems, diesel generation, or similar operating environments preferred.
- Valid driver's license in good standing.
- Ability to satisfy company background investigation, drug screening, site-access, and security requirements as applicable.
Full description
This position is employed by TDX Power, LLC. TDX Corporation is providing recruiting and administrative support to TDX Power under a transitional services arrangement.
JOB SUMMARY
The Utility Operations Manager is responsible for the safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective operation of assigned TDX Power utility operations across remote operating locations throughout Alaska. The position provides leadership and oversight of plant operations, electrical distribution systems, maintenance programs, personnel, contractors, projects, materials, logistics, and emergency response.
The Utility Operations Manager establishes operating priorities, coordinates resources across assigned locations, ensures appropriate preventive and corrective maintenance is performed and documented, and works with site personnel and company leadership to continually improve safety, reliability, efficiency, and standardization across TDX Power operations. The scope of assigned operations may include any current or future TDX Power operating location as determined by the General Manager. Certain operating locations may have separate operations management based on organizational or business needs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Manage and direct the daily operations, maintenance, and operational reporting for assigned TDX Power utility operations.
- Provide leadership and supervision to assigned plant operators, field personnel, technicians, and other operations staff, and coordinate shared technical resources including linemen, electricians, generator mechanics, contractors, and specialists.
- Establish operating priorities and coordinate personnel, equipment, materials, contractors, and other resources across assigned locations.
- Ensure utility operations comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, company, and operational requirements.
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure personnel are appropriately trained, qualified, and equipped to safely perform assigned duties.
- Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve preventive, predictive, protective, and corrective maintenance programs for generation, distribution, facilities, vehicles, and other utility assets.
- Ensure maintenance, inspections, repairs, system changes, deficiencies, and corrective actions are appropriately documented and tracked to completion.
- Develop and maintain location-specific and company-wide standard operating procedures, operating practices, and maintenance procedures, standardizing practices across locations where practical while recognizing location-specific requirements.
- Develop annual and multi-year maintenance, inspection, reliability, and capital improvement priorities for assigned operations.