Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manager, Maintenance

Channelview Cogeneration is an 851 MW combined-cycle power generation facility located in Houston, Texas. The plant operates in a 4x1 configuration featuring two Siemens 501F-D2 and two Siemens 501F-D3 combustion turbines, four Nooter/Eriksen heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), and one Alstom steam turbine generator. The facility is designed to provide efficient, reliable generation while supporting the energy needs of the Houston-area market.

Opportunity Summary

The Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manager, Maintenance provides leadership for maintenance execution, equipment reliability, and outage management at Channelview Cogeneration, an 851 MW combined-cycle facility in Houston, TX. This role oversees maintenance programs, workforce development, safety and regulatory compliance, and cost management while supporting or performing assigned Operations responsibilities. The O&M Manager, Maintenance works collaboratively with plant leadership to improve equipment reliability, availability, efficiency, and long-term plant performance.

Your scope of responsibility as O&M Manager, Maintenance includes the following primary functions:

Maintenance, Reliability, and Outage Management

• Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and balance-of-plant systems to maximize equipment reliability, availability, and service life.
• Direct maintenance planning and execution by establishing work priorities, coordinating personnel and contractors, managing resources, and ensuring work is completed safely, effectively, and on schedule.
• Oversee outage planning and execution, including scope development, scheduling, resource allocation, contractor coordination, and completion of required maintenance activities.
• Analyze equipment performance, maintenance history, recurring failures, and operating data to identify reliability risks, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor maintenance performance, including equipment availability, downtime, work completion, labor utilization, and maintenance costs, using performance data to inform planning, reporting, and management decisions.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with Operations to align equipment outages, work schedules, system availability, and operational priorities while minimizing risks to plant reliability and generation.

Operations Coordination and Plant Performance

• Perform and/or support assigned day-to-day operating responsibilities, including monitoring plant conditions, equipment status, and operating performance to help ensure safe, reliable, and efficient facility operation.
• Coordinate with the O&M Manager, Operations and other plant personnel to address abnormal equipment conditions, resolve operational issues, and balance maintenance requirements with generation needs.
• Participate in operating plans, troubleshooting, performance reviews, and coordination with dispatch, power marketing, ownership, and other stakeholders, as applicable to assigned responsibilities.

Safety, Leadership, and Business Management

• Ensure maintenance activities and any assigned operating duties comply with applicable safety, environmental, health, and regulatory requirements, including LOTO, emissions, wastewater, OSHA requirements, and established plant procedures.
• Lead, supervise, and develop assigned personnel through effective staffing, work scheduling, coaching, training, performance management, and employee development, fostering collaboration between Operations and Maintenance.
• Develop, review, and maintain maintenance procedures, work practices, and applicable emergency response protocols that promote safe, consistent, and compliant plant activities.
• Support operating and capital budget development, cost control, procurement, and coordination with vendors, contractors, utility providers, and internal resources.
• Assume Plant Manager responsibilities in the Plant Manager’s absence, as assigned.

Perform other duties as assigned to support safe, reliable, and compliant plant operations.

NAES Safe

Safety is a core value at NAES, and as a condition of employment, all employees are expected to remain mentally alert and work safely at all times. All NAES managers and supervisors have a direct and important role in ensuring that all work is performed in a healthy and safe manner. Effectiveness in carrying out this responsibility is part of the evaluation of each Supervisor’s performance.

Working Relationships

The O&M Manager, Maintenance reports to the Plant Manager, leads assigned maintenance personnel, and collaborates with the O&M Manager, Operations and other plant personnel to support maintenance, reliability, and safe, efficient operations.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Physical requirements include standing for extended periods of time, climbing stairs and ladders, working from elevated platforms and walkways at varying heights, and routinely lifting up to 50 pounds.

Power plant environment that may involve entering confined spaces, crawling through narrow areas, and handling hazardous materials, with exposure to fumes, extreme temperatures, and noise. Work may include high heat near equipment and varying outdoor weather conditions.

Some duties may require the use of protective equipment, which can include hard hats, safety glasses, and eye protection, air masks/respirators, ear protection, chemical suits, flame-resistant clothing (FRC), hot gloves, high-voltage protective gear, and fall protection. Fit testing for respirators may be required. Strict smoking restrictions apply in and around the facility.

Fitness for Duty

All personnel will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program, which includes a post-offer physical examination, drug screening, and post-employment random drug screening.

Work Schedule

The O&M Manager, Maintenance works a standard Monday to Friday day-shift schedule. This position will require extended hours, flexible shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed to support plant operations and business needs and may also require callout availability.

Some travel may be involved to participate in Manager, Owner, User Group, or other offsite meetings.

Compensation

This position offers an annual base salary ranging from $150,000 to $190,000 and includes eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

O&M Leadership Experience & Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related technical field is preferred. Equivalent power generation, industrial, technical, or military experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Extensive experience in combined-cycle power plant maintenance and operations, including maintenance planning, preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, major outages, equipment reliability, and safe, reliable plant performance.
• Strong technical knowledge of combustion turbines, heat recovery steam generators, steam turbines, and associated mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and auxiliary systems; experience with Siemens 501F-class equipment is preferred.
• Proven ability to evaluate equipment condition, operating trends, maintenance history, and performance data to identify risks and implement improvements that enhance reliability, availability, efficiency, and cost performance.
• A solid background in safety leadership, with working knowledge of LOTO, safe work practices, emergency preparedness, and applicable OSHA and company requirements.
• Familiarity with environmental and regulatory requirements affecting combined-cycle power generation, including emissions, wastewater, compliance reporting, inspections, and audit readiness.
• Effective leadership experience directing and developing maintenance personnel, with the ability to collaborate across Operations and Maintenance through work planning, coaching, training, performance management, and workforce development.
• Practical experience with maintenance budgets, cost control, contractors, procurement, vendor management, and CMMS systems, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to coordinate priorities across multiple plant functions.
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. driver’s license and ensure it remains in good standing at all times.

About NAES

NAES Corporation is a leading provider of operations, maintenance, and engineering services for energy facilities. We serve clients across the power generation, oil and gas, and renewable energy sectors throughout North America and internationally, supporting the full life cycle of power generation and other industrial facilities.

NAES is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are based on merit and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, USERRA-protected status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.