Minnkota Power Cooperative

Results Engineering Supervisor

Minnkota Power Cooperative  •  Center, TX (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

The Results Engineering Supervisor is responsible for providing leadership along with daily oversight, direction, and guidance of the Results personnel in the Engineering Department at the Milton R. Young Station. The position provides oversight for the plant results program and oversees the management of the plant PI performance monitoring system. In addition, the Results Engineering Supervisor reviews plant systems to improve efficiency, reliability, availability and load factor while also providing technical expertise in problem areas.

Essential Responsibilities

  1. Departmental Supervisory
    1. Responsible for supporting their assigned areas’ short- and long-term initiatives
    2. Provides support to the development of employees within their assigned area(s)
    3. Assists with goals, monitors work, and helps evaluates results to ensure that departmental and organizational objectives and operating requirements are met and are in line with the needs and mission of the organization
    4. Oversee assigned area(s) and employees for budgeting, expense accounting, and payroll processes
  2. Oversight for Station Results and Performance Program
    1. Oversee the management of the plant PI performance monitoring system
    2. Maximize the efficiency of the plant by improving reliability, performance and operation
    3. Establish and maintain a written plant results (performance) program
    4. Lead Results Engineering in the analysis of plant data
    5. Recommend and implement plant efficiency-producing strategies
    6. Coordinate the results/performance training of new engineers
  3. Engineering Analysis
    1. Perform comprehensive studies of problem areas in plant
    2. Identify areas for improvement that reduce total cost of ownership
    3. Evaluate and test plant equipment
    4. Review plant systems to improve efficiency, reliability, availability and load factor
  4. Project Management
    1. Coordinate with the Project Engineering Supervisor and Plant Engineering Superintendent to identify and budget for justified capital and O&M projects
    2. Coordinate with the Project Engineering Supervisor and Plant Engineering Superintendent to identify results-oriented outage tasks
    3. Coordinate with the Project Engineering Supervisor and Plant Engineering Superintendent to identify and assign project managers
    4. Manage station efficiency improvement projects, delegating to Results staff as required
  5. Operations and Maintenance Support
    1. Provide technical expertise in areas causing problems to Plant Operations and Maintenance
    2. Provide guidance to other plant departments on the efficient operation of equipment
    3. Provide assistance under emergency conditions for repair of vital equipment
  6. Administrative Support
    1. Review and approve the station monthly NERC Generating Availability Data System (GADS) data
    2. Review and approve the station monthly Operating and Performance Reports
  7. Leadership and Direction for Safety and Training
    1. Oversee the technical and operational training needs on capital and O&M projects and initiate appropriate action
    2. Oversee the completion of safety inspections and reporting of incidents in a timely and accurate manner

Organizational Competencies

  • Safety
  • Integrity
  • Teamwork
  • Innovation
  • Reliability

Job Competencies

  • Confronting Direct Reports
  • Delegation
  • Developing Direct Reports
  • Motivating Others
  • Peer Relationships

Goals and Objectives

An employee filling this role is expected to meet changing and unique goals and objectives, as established by their supervisor, related to the broader area in which the employee is assigned.

Job Qualification Standards

Education and Training

  • Position requires a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
  • Must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Experience

  • Minimum of five years of progressively more responsible technical and administrative experience in project planning, and operation and maintenance of a steam electric generating plant.
  • Experience in managing and supervising power plant projects, tracking budgets, and working with a variety of people is essential.

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is primarily required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, bend and frequently utilize a keyboard/computer. Specific vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental demands: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent will be required to problem solve, read, write and analyze data, work under schedules and deadline pressure, present information to others, work independently and use discretion and judgment for confidential or sensitive projects/issues.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed to an office environment indoors and will travel outdoors to multiple locations dependent on work.

Minnkota Power Cooperative

About Minnkota Power Cooperative

Minnkota Power Cooperative is a not-for-profit electric generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Grand Forks, N.D. Formed in 1940, Minnkota provides wholesale electric energy to 11 member-owner distribution cooperatives located in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. These members serve nearly 150,000 consumer accounts in a 34,500 square-mile area, including many of the region’s homes, farms, schools and businesses.

Minnkota is committed to delivering safe, reliable, affordable and environmentally responsible electricity. A key source of electric generation for the Minnkota member-owners is the Milton R. Young Station, a two-unit, lignite coal-based power plant located near the town of Center, N.D. Minnkota’s electric generation portfolio includes energy purchased from three North Dakota wind farms and hydroelectricity purchased from the Garrison Dam in central North Dakota.

In order to deliver power, Minnkota operates and maintains a robust set of electric transmission infrastructure, including more than 3,400 miles of transmission line and 260 substations.

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Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Grand Forks, ND
Year Founded
1940
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