Key Accountabilities and Duties
Leadership and Growth
- Provide strategic leadership of the Asset Management team’s pursuit of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Working with the COO, identify needs, establish priorities, and then action ongoing improvements and refinements to Asset Management capabilities, systems, and procedures in alignment with operating portfolio needs, and corporate goals;
- Provide outstanding people-focused and values-based leadership to a group of diverse technical experts; and
- Manage the technical and professional development of team members, and ensure collaboration of the team with remote field operations and other business units.
Asset Management
- Accountable for the successful implementation, function, and evolution of the asset management system in line with corporate policies;
- Lead the development and updating of necessary governance for asset management functions as the Company grows based on identified needs.
- Establish key performance indicators to support measurement and benchmarking of performance;
- Working with operations team leadership, ensure whole-life cost is considered, including operational availability, operating risk, and mandatory requirements (health, safety, regulatory, financial and security);
- Oversee the integration and optimization of corporate asset management systems including Computerized Maintenance Management, Condition Monitoring, and SCADA systems;
- Oversee the effective use and continuous improvement of BluEarth’s Management of Change, Root Cause Analysis, and asset management audit processes; and
- Oversee short and long-term operational and capital budget planning and monitor budget compliance.
BluEarth Remote Operating Centre (“BEROC”)
- Accountable for the safe and successful 24/7/365 operation of BEROC, working closely with the BEROC Supervisor to ensure safe operations, operator competency, and high performance;
- Support BEROC Supervisor to develop, execute and continually improve procedures, work instructions, and training programs for BEROC staff;
- Ensure regular, open dialogue and effective communications between BEROC and operating facilities and staff to ensure alignment, coordination, and collaboration are maintained;
- Develop and implement BEROC programs, projects, and resource planning aligned with industry best practice, and growth of the BEROC-monitored portfolio;
- Oversee short- and long-term BEROC operational and capital budget planning, and monitor budget compliance;
- Working with the BEROC Supervisor, ensure compliance with NERC and power system operator and other jurisdictional requirements for existing and new power markets BluEarth enters; and
- Drive a high level of client satisfaction for BEROC’s third party clients and support the Operations Commercial team in all associated commercial contract and client relations activities.
SCADA and Performance Analytics
- Provide leadership to the team by assisting with prioritization of operational, growth and commercial tasks, and by identifying opportunities for optimized function and efficiency across the team;
- Ensure the development and maintenance of necessary data management processes and governance to ensure high-quality, timely and trusted data is available to support all reporting and analytical requirements of the organization;
- Working with the Manager of Operations Technology, and the performance engineer, oversee the growth and development of a robust and effective analytics program and associated processes to provide timely, high-quality and action-oriented information on the operating portfolio; and
- Working with the Operations Technology team, ensure SCADA support is appropriately prioritized between growth opportunities as well as existing operations and remains a strategic strength.
Reliability and Maintenance
- Working with the Manager, Reliability and Maintenance, provide strategic direction to the team as it establishes and expands internal reliability and maintenance services within the operations organization;
- Support the implementation and development of our CMMS system, maximizing its value through expanded functionality, appropriate governance, and timely evolution as the needs to the operating portfolio grows;
- Oversee the completion of necessary investigations, root cause analysis, and technical reviews, ensuring that lessons learned are effectively communicated;
- Oversee the optimization of spares and inventory management within the organization, working collaboratively with site, commercial and procurement teams in process development.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation recognized by APEGA or equivalent
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) is also preferred
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of commercial power generation operations experience;
- Demonstrated competency in a leadership role;
- Experience managing a technical team through change, including identifying and prioritizing needs of the operating portfolio now and as it grows;
- Experience establishing and developing necessary governance including procedures, workflows and policies for a technical services team;
- Strong technical knowledge of renewable electricity operations including functionality and design of turbines, generators, and balance-of-plant components;
- Experience working under NERC standards and compliance programs;
- Experience selecting, implementing, and integrating systems and software within a technical organization;
- Familiarity with CMMS, CMS, SCADA and SCADA overlay systems and software;
- Experience working around high, medium, and low voltage equipment, understanding of LOTO and Utility Protection Code systems; and,
- Ability to read and correctly interpret technical documents such as safety regulations, NERC and other utility systems standards, electrical market rules, technical work instructions and other procedural documents.
Personal Characteristics & Skills
- A strategic leader with high integrity and follow-through;
- Demonstrated skills in aligning company goals with deliberate direction and action within their team;
- Strong business acumen and demonstrated success in contributing to business results;
- Instills confidence, creates strong relationships quickly, and drives collaboration between teams within the organization to achieve shared goals;
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to internal and external audiences;
- Excellent organizational skills with an ability to prioritize, reschedule and communicate priorities as needed;
- Entrepreneurial and creative approach to problem solving – able to think outside the box to find new ways of resolving problems;
- Able to exercise independent judgement and discretion, as well as act in a professional manner when representing the company; and
- Committed to excellence in personal and professional conduct and performance.
