Operations & Maintenance Manager
Capital PowerA little about Capital Power Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power . This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America. Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star . With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America! Your Opportunity One Permanent Full Time Position. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Operations & Maintenance Manager provides direct leadership to the Plant Operations and Maintenance team (Plant Technicians) and is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient execution of the plant's operations and maintenance activities. The role oversees plant operations, maintenance programs, outage execution, contractor activities, and work management processes while ensuring compliance with regulatory and company requirements. The O&M Manager provides technical leadership and recommendations to support plant reliability, asset health, equipment replacement planning, and continuous improvement initiatives that drive sustainable plant performance. You Will Contribute to Our Team By: Provide direct leadership, supervision, and performance management of the Plant Technicians, including staffing, scheduling, training, coaching, employee development, and day-to-day administration of the collective agreement. Develop and execute operations and maintenance work plans and priorities in support of plant objectives. Lead the day-to-day coordination of plant operations and maintenance activities to safely, reliably, and efficiently achieve production, availability, and reliability targets. Ensure all operations and maintenance activities comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, reliability, and company requirements and support inspections, audits, and compliance reviews. Ensure work involving significant operational or safety risk is appropriately assessed, planned, authorized, and controlled. Lead incident reporting, investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation to support continuous improvement and operational excellence. Manage the O&M Training Program and ensure personnel maintain required qualifications, certifications, and ongoing training requirements. Develop, implement, and continuously improve plant operating procedures, maintenance procedures, work processes, and operational reporting processes. Lead preventive, predictive, corrective, and long-term maintenance programs, including planning, scheduling, CMMS utilization, and work management processes. Lead the planning and execution of maintenance outages, including scope development, resource planning, contractor coordination, work supervision, and closeout activities. Manage maintenance contracts and contractor activities, including scope development, procurement support, contractor performance, and compliance with site requirements. Support plant reliability, asset health, inventory management, and long-term equipment replacement planning through effective maintenance strategies and technical recommendations. Provide leadership during plant upsets, emergent equipment issues, and site emergencies, and act on behalf of the Plant Manager when delegated. What You Will Bring to the Role: Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Process, or a related Engineering discipline. Relevant Journeyperson Trade Certification or Power Engineering Certification, combined with …