Plant Manager

What You Can Expect

At our United Launch Alliance location, the role of the Plant Manager is both crucial and dynamic. overseeing a utility plant that provides essential steam, compressed air and chilled water for a sprawling 1.5 million square foot rocket assembly facility. This plant is responsible for delivering 165kpph of 100psig steam through five robust CB800LE fire-tube boilers and 8,000 tons of 40°F chilled water via six powerful York centrifugal chillers. Beyond these, the plant also manages cooling towers, feedwater systems, softened water systems, hot water loops, and HVAC systems—all to maintain a precisely controlled, de-humidified environment at 72 degrees.

Every day brings a new set of challenges and opportunities. As Plant Manager, your days are filled with responsibilities that span across operation, maintenance, financial oversight, and administration. A key part of your role is to manage a comprehensive safety program that meets or exceeds all Federal and State requirements, ensuring the plant operates safely for the public, employees, and the facility itself. You’ll foster a safety-conscious work environment, aligning with ENGIE One Safety rules, and ensure all company policies, legal requirements, and good utility practices are consistently followed. 

Environmental stewardship is another critical aspect of your role. You’re tasked with protecting the plant’s operating permits by adhering to environmental legislation, developing procedures to prevent incidents, and accurately monitoring and reporting emissions. You’ll ensure that personnel are well-trained in the handling of dangerous goods and that environmental compliance is continuously promoted.

Utilizing a sophisticated computer-based maintenance management system, you’ll keep track of equipment commissioning, operations, and maintenance, identifying trends, taking corrective actions, and optimizing performance to maximize the plant’s efficiency and capacity.  Collaboration with various stakeholders is integral to your job. You’ll work with safety committees, insurance consultants, and the Corporate Safety team to implement risk-based programs and respond promptly to recommendations. Emergency plans will be developed and executed under your watch, and you’ll coordinate with the corporate Risk Manager to report and address any losses or claims.  Managing personnel is another key responsibility. You’ll oversee staff performance, enhance their technical skills, and handle performance evaluations, merit increases, and disciplinary actions fairly and consistently. Ensuring that all employees understand and adhere to policies and procedures is vital.  On the financial side, you’ll prepare and manage annual operating plans and budgets, monitor variances, and provide timely reports. Your role also involves supporting business development efforts by fostering local relationships and assisting in commercial contracts and opportunities.  In every aspect of the job, from maintaining good relations with suppliers, customers, and contractors to ensuring innovative public and community relations, your role as Plant Manager is pivotal to the facility's success. Balancing safety, efficiency, compliance, and budgetary constraints, you’ll drive operational excellence and contribute to the broader goals of the company.

What You’ll Bring

• A minimum of Seven (7) years of progressive experience in a related industry. With demonstrate experience in leadership as well as technical, and functional management 
• A minimum of Five (5) years of direct experience in supervision of technical, operating or maintenance personnel.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments on a timely basis with a high degree of accuracy. Include the type of assignments and accuracy needed
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Additional Details

• Due to United Lauch Alliance security requirements you must be a citizen of the United States of America
• This role requires attendance at a worksite on a daily basis
• Must be available to travel domestically up to 10% of the time with the need for some overnight trips
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license/clean driving record usage of company provided vehicles is required

• Climb stairs and ladders
• Work at heights and with adverse conditions during operation and when participating in fire and emergency activities
• Enter and work in a confined space
• Lift 50 lbs. of weight
• Eyesight corrected to 20/40 to accurately read and interpret instruments and gauge
• Pass a respirator physical and respirator fit test
• Hear and understand audible alarms, detect changes in noise levels of rotating equipment and portable radio communication
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally
• Ability to use a company issued  computer, Microsoft Office Suite, effectively communicate via email, present via PowerPoint, to Corporate Leadership and Stakeholders
• Ability to handle multiple assignments on a timely basis with a high degree of accuracy
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies;
• This position consist of 25% of outdoor work, while performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions

Compensation

Salary Range: $128,400 – $196,765 USD annually

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors. 

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location

At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.  But that's not all – we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America isn’t just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we’re leading it!  Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.  

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community.  ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@engie.com. This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry regarding positions or application status.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.

The safety of our employees is our number one priority. All employees at ENGIE have both a duty and the authority to STOP WORK if unsafe acts are observed.