At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead operations and maintenance at Condong Cogeneration Power Station to ensure safety and efficiency.
- Company: Join a leading power generation company committed to sustainability and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth opportunities, and a focus on safety and teamwork.
- Other info: Embrace a culture of safety and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in energy management while leading a dynamic team.
- Qualifications: Engineering degree and 5+ years in leadership roles within power stations required.
The predicted salary is between 81000 - 99000 $ per year.
This role oversees the operations and maintenance of the Condong Cogeneration Power Station to meet the Business Plan in a cost-effective manner, ensuring plant and personnel safety and to the required levels of equipment reliability and utilisation. This is achieved through directing and leading multi-disciplinary site teams to deliver the operations, maintenance, engineering and all other site services. This position is accountable for ensuring the availability of steam and electricity supply as per the annual Business Plan, optimising asset performance and maximising asset life whilst ensuring that the power station operations comply with all regulatory, safety and environmental requirements.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the Condong Site Teams by providing direction and leadership to ensure everyone aligns to the CBM Business Plan and always ensure safety operations and actions by everyone.
- Set direction for operations, maintenance and engineering to achieve objectives by continually evaluating progress and status.
- Report on weekly and monthly Business Plan performance.
- Ensure safe behaviours and procedures are applied and maintained across the site, by ensuring an effective daily operation, maintenance pre-start meeting.
- Ensure and oversee safe work controls, procedures and permits to maintain a safe workplace.
- Ensure that all operational and maintenance procedures are reviewed as per required intervals and signed off by the appointed person within the law.
- Develop and continually update overall plant operations, maintenance, environmental and safety procedures to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Investigate operational constraints and plant trips to initiate rectification actions in a timely manner to maximise generation and reduce restarts.
- Prepare, monitor and control the Condong site budgets and ensuring costs remain within approved budget and delegation's manual.
- Ensure teams maintain competencies and skills through 100% adherence to the training matrix/plans and maintaining effective succession planning.
About you
- Engineering Degree or equivalent (essential).
- Extensive experience in a power station in senior engineering, and/or maintenance and/or operations roles with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role (essential).
- Excellent understanding and application of business/financial/commercial principles including risk management practices and processes, including a working knowledge of understanding and creating business plans (essential).
- Previous operations and/or maintenance supervisory experience (essential).
- Sound leadership and management skills and business acumen with proven ability to make sounds judgments, take timely corrective action, and influence others to work effectively in a climate of change, to meet the organisational strategic business plan objectives (essential).
- Commitment to Safety and able to demonstrate leadership in safe working processes and encouraging safe working by others (essential).
- CMMS experience and good computer skills (essential).
- Proven on time delivery focus (essential).
- Strong organisational, communication and interpersonal skills (essential).
- Good writing skills required (essential).
Operations Manager employer: Cape Byron Power Pty Ltd
Cape Byron Power is an exceptional employer located in Broadwater, NSW, offering a dynamic work environment for Electrical Engineers passionate about renewable energy. We prioritise employee growth through ongoing professional development and training, while fostering a supportive culture that values innovation and collaboration. With flexible working arrangements and a commitment to work-life balance, our team members can thrive both personally and professionally, contributing to meaningful projects that make a positive impact on the community and the environment.
