Power Plant Manager – Contingency Hire
KBR, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Erbil • Iraq
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Manage, supervise and provide accountability for the day-to-day (24/7/365) operations and maintenance of Post’s power production systems
- Take appropriate actions to ensure safe, efficient and sustainable plant reliability
- Acts as the Operations Manager’s representative ensuring that all power plant task order requirements are met
- Supervise and manage multi-skilled level operations and maintenance team members
- Conduct periodic inspections of buildings, machinery and equipment
- Responsible for the condition of the machinery in operation
- Operates and monitors Caterpillar C-175-20, 11KV/3250KVA and Caterpillar C15, 0.4KV/500KVA generator sets and associated local control and SCADA systems
- Responds to emergency calls regarding plant equipment breakdowns and unit outages
- Reviews and approves recommendations concerning alterations and improvements to the plant
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering
- three (3) years of experience in power plant engineering operations
- eight (8) years of experience related to operating, monitoring, and maintaining a diesel driven generator plant in a public or private utility power plant with multiple large three-phase generators
- four (4) years of which must have been in a supervisory role or capacity
- US Citizen
- Basic First Aid and CPR certification.
- US Passport with minimum one plus year validity remaining
- Must have valid driver’s license and clean driving record
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen
- Must currently possess a U.S. Government (USG) issued Secret security clearance and/or a favorable USG Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) certification prior to being hired is required for the position
- Must maintain eligibility at the required clearance or certification level for the duration of the task order
- Must have effective communication skills (written/verbal) with exceptional problem resolution abilities
Benefits
- 401K plan with company match
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- AD&D
- flexible spending account
- disability
- paid time off
- flexible work schedule
- career advancement through professional training and development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
power production systems managementplant reliabilityoperations managementmaintenance supervisionCaterpillar C-175-20 generatorCaterpillar C15 generatorSCADA systemsdiesel generator operationthree-phase generator maintenanceengineering operations
Soft skills
effective communicationproblem resolutionsupervisory skillsteam managementaccountabilitysafety awarenessorganizational skillsinspectionsemergency responsedecision making
Certifications
bachelor's degree in mechanical engineeringbachelor's degree in electrical engineeringBasic First Aid certificationCPR certificationUS Government Secret security clearanceUS Government Moderate Risk Public Trust certificationvalid driver's licenseclean driving record