Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 76 power plants in operation and one under construction represents nearly 26,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states, Canada and Mexico. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

The Senior Project Controls Specialist supports the planning, execution, and closure of multiple planned power plant Outages in Calpine's generation fleet. The Senior Project Controls Specialist leads project controls processes by engaging with the Outage management team to drive the schedule and cost tracking deliverables outlined in Calpine's Outage Management Program.

This role is accountable to develop, maintain, and communicate multiple Outage schedules and cost tracking plans with internal stakeholders and external contractor partners.

Working with multiple Outage Managers, Business Managers, Engineers, and plant leadership, the Senior Project Controls Specialist drives the development of an integrated Outage Schedule that logically organizes the work from multiple projects and develops one schedule for all outage work that identifies critical path and near critical path activities being done during the Outage.

The Senior Project Controls Specialist synthesizes budget information to develop cost tracking plans for each Outage, and documents/communicates scope changes during planned Outage work. Exercises discretion and independent judgment based on plant operations, maintenance needs, resources, and timing considerations. Combines multiple work scopes and schedules from various contractors for work to be performed during a scheduled plant Outage, into one integrated Outage Schedule that links dependent activities and defines critical path work. Provides consultation and expert advice to management team on sequencing work and tracking Outage cost budget/actuals.

Additionally, identifies and communicates issues completing planned work in allocated time windows with available resources. Exercises discretion and independent judgment to integrate plant maintenance/operation work into major mechanical Outage work windows, identifies resource limitations. Supports cost tracking for Outage budgets vs actual (includes BOP Maintenance work, plant support cost, Engineering, and major maintenance work). Provides data to plants to develop budget for Plant Support Cost in support of major mechanical and Outage Services project work. Communicates Outage Schedules and Cost Tracking.

Job Responsibilities

• Seasoned professional with administrative skill and advanced applied experience developing project schedules and cost forecast reports..
• Comprehensive knowledge of Project Controls best practices.
• Develop, validate, update, and communicate Integrated Outage Schedules and Cost Tracking reports for multiple scheduled planned power plant Outages.
• Lead the Outage Cost development process to develop budget vs. actual tracking and communicate Outage Cost to internal stakeholders.
• Comprehensive understanding of critical path scheduling and project cost management.
• Develops cost management plans for Outage work in scope to track budget, scope changes, actual cost, and forecast cost variances.
• Leads, prepares, and links work for multiple Outage projects into one integrated Outage Schedules and ensures resources are levelized.
• Makes decisions demonstrating competent, effective, and efficient judgment regarding matters of significance for Complex Integrated Outages relating to cost, resources, and schedule.
• Directs senior professional in selection of methods, techniques, and analytical approaches.
• Develops and maintains planning for long and short-term business objectives, develops cost and schedule reports, standards, and metrics.
• Support and maintain schedule and cost tracking for multiple planned outages at different locations.
• Leads, administers, and provides innovative approaches to Outage Scheduling and Cost Tracking based on general policies and programs with little or no day-to-day direction.
• Manages and mentors work of professionals, technicians, and others both inside and outside of own department.
• Manages complex special projects and corporate initiatives, supports the Outage Management program implementation.
• Must compare and evaluate possible courses of action and make a decision after various possibilities have been considered.
• Recommends final plans to management on best policies and practices for managing internal and external resources to achieve Outage Management program goals.
• Collaborate and solve problems - works with others to resolve significant issues, clarifies or interprets complex information, provide initial screening/remediation.
• Ability to resolve issues and work through barriers.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, related field and 7 years direct project controls experience. Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Mid to advanced expertise with MS Project and/or Primavera P6, MS Excel, and PowerBI.
• Experience with critical path scheduling and project cost management required.

Additional Calpine Information:

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