Utility Operations Manager

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.
  
• Monitor asset condition and recurring operational issues identify root causes where practical and develop permanent corrective actions and reliability improvements.
  
• Coordinate planned and emergency outages service restoration and special operational support including after-hours response and escalation as required.
  
• Maintain appropriate emergency preparedness and response plans for assigned operations.
  
• Develop appropriate critical spare-parts materials tools and inventory requirements for each assigned location and coordinate procurement and logistics to maintain operational readiness.
  
• Assist in preparation of annual operating and capital budgets and manage approved operating budgets within established authority and company requirements.
  
• Approve procurement of parts supplies services and materials within delegated authority and ensure purchases are operationally justified and appropriately documented.
  
• Coordinate engineering design technical services contractors and consultants required for maintenance modifications upgrades and capital projects.
  
• Support project planning scopes of work scheduling construction coordination commissioning and transition of completed projects into operations.
  
• Oversee recruitment onboarding development performance management scheduling cross-training and succession planning for assigned operations personnel.
  
• Identify training and qualification needs and ensure employees receive appropriate technical safety regulatory and operational training.
  
• Develop cross-training and succession capability to reduce operational dependence on individual employees and improve continuity of operations.
  
• Evaluate operating performance maintenance effectiveness reliability efficiency fuel and resource utilization and operating costs and recommend improvements.
  
• Coordinate with accounting regulatory administrative and other company functions to ensure operational information and required reporting are accurate and timely.
  
• Maintain awareness of significant utility-industry developments technologies operating practices and regulatory changes that may affect TDX Power operations.
  
• Develop productive working relationships with customers communities vendors contractors agencies and other stakeholders associated with assigned operations.
  
• Provide regular operational maintenance project staffing safety and risk reporting to the General Manager including timely escalation of significant issues.
  
• Travel periodically to remote operating locations for inspections employee support project oversight emergency response operational reviews and other business needs.
  
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors 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 regulatory processes preferred.
  
• 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 drivers license in good standing.
  
• Ability to satisfy company background investigation drug screening site-access and security requirements as applicable.

COMPETENCIES

• High level of integrity accountability sound judgment and commitment to safe and reliable utility operations.
  
• Strong operational leadership with the ability to establish priorities delegate effectively set clear expectations and hold personnel accountable for results.
  
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner analyze complex information and make practical decisions under demanding conditions.
  
• Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to develop realistic work plans allocate resources and follow actions through to completion.
  
• Ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term maintenance reliability staffing and capital priorities.
  
• Effective verbal written and interpersonal communication skills including the ability to conduct productive meetings and communicate effectively with employees leadership contractors customers and community representatives.
  
• Ability to develop employees through coaching training feedback cross-training and appropriate delegation.
  
• Ability to work effectively across multiple locations recognize location-specific requirements and identify opportunities for practical standardization.
  
• Strong computer skills including word processing spreadsheets email operational reporting systems and utility management or control systems.
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects priorities and relationships.
  
• Commitment to professional customer service for both internal and external customers.
  
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately secure sensitive company employee and customer information.
  

PHYSICAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Position is based in Anchorage and requires periodic travel to remote operating locations throughout Alaska.
  
• Remote travel may involve commercial aircraft small aircraft vehicles or other transportation appropriate to the operating location.
  
• Site visits may require work outdoors in cold wind snow rain darkness uneven terrain industrial environments and other adverse conditions.
  
• Remote assignments may require overnight or extended stays away from Anchorage.
  
• Must be able to access utility generation and distribution facilities and perform site inspections with or without reasonable accommodation.
  

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