Repower Outage Supervisor

Outage Supervisor

Location and Travel

• Position location is Queensbury, New York or Potsdam, New York.
• Travel throughout New York is required, with up to 50% offsite travel.
• The role includes emergency on-call responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate unit outage planning with field supervisors using energy production forecasting.
• Plan projects and schedules and prepare replacement-part specifications and fabrication sketches.
• Perform troubleshooting and forensic failure analysis and develop preventive maintenance procedures.
• Support emergency repairs and temporarily assume field supervisor responsibilities when necessary.
• Maintain project reporting, schedules, and accountabilities and manage project safety, scope, cost, milestones, and schedule.
• Improve unit availability, forced outage rates, generation, and condition monitoring for critical equipment.
• Coordinate material and equipment procurement and support Litmos training development.

Required Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with hydro turbine or centrifugal pump design considerations.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, problem-solving, planning, prioritization, and self-directed learning ability.
• Competence with conventional machine tools, CNC knowledge, and machine shop practices.
• Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills.
• Intermediate computer skills with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project.
• Experience or exposure in power generation; hydro-specific experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated safe work habits and familiarity with OSHA standards.
• Familiarity with rigging, craning, confined spaces, work at height, and electrical best practices.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering is required.
• An associate degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or equivalent is also stated under required experience.

Compensation

• Salary is $80,000 to $120,000 per year, commensurate with experience.
• Eligible for a 10% variable bonus program.