Job Details

We're committed to being the clean energy leader in Louisiana. By investing in renewables like solar and utilizing carbon capture and sequestration technology to make our air cleaner, we're in this for the long haul because our state and future generations depend on it. Come be a part of our journey at Cleco where we're Energizing Your Tomorrow.

The Asset Manager-Generation is a Master/Expert level individual contributor responsible for overseeing strategic management, maintenance, and optimization of all power generation key assets and assisting with asset management objectives. This role is strategic in nature with a focus on risk mitigation and long/near term strategic planning and is critical to ensuring the efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of power plant assets over their entire lifecycle while contributing to annual performance and financial goals and driving conformance with industry best practices. The Asset Manager-Generation acts as the liaison between Asset Management, Generation Operations, Generation Services, ECPM, business planning, and financial performance functions, driving data-driven decision making and optimized planning and investments.

Key Responsibilities

1. Asset Lifecycle Management: Lead the development and execution of strategies and Asset Management Plans for the entire lifecycle of the plant's critical assets, from procurement to decommissioning. Utilize CMMS/EAMS data and ERP data to inform decisions and maintenance activities. Assist planners and schedulers with collecting historical labor, materials, and task data to optimize maintenance plans.
2. Risk Management: Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks related to asset failure, obsolescence, and compliance. Ensure appropriate projects, maintenance activities, processes, programs, critical spares, and contingency plans are in place.
3. Maintenance Planning: Oversee preventive maintenance strategies and schedules to ensure assets operate at optimal performance and comply with standards, including scope development for outages.
4. Condition Monitoring & Performance Analysis: Use asset management systems to monitor asset health, identify issues early, and promote asset lifecycle health through condition assessments.
5. Budgeting & Cost Control: Develop and manage budgets, business plans, and forecasts for asset activities, aligning capital expenditures and maintenance costs with business goals.
6. Compliance & Regulatory Oversight: Ensure assets comply with regulations and standards, maintaining records for audits and inspections.
7. Asset Data Management: Maintain asset registers, track performance, and ensure accurate data entry into SAP. Build reports and utilize dashboards to monitor KPIs.
8. Key Contracts: Lead or support negotiations and management of key contracts related to plant operations and maintenance.
9. Team Collaboration & Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams, foster collaboration, and support training and change management activities.
10. Continuous Improvement: Implement initiatives to improve asset management practices, leveraging industry best practices and innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology with 10 years applicable experience, or 15 years of generation experience without a degree.
• Strong power plant operational & maintenance experience with emphasis on strategic thinking, risk management, and business planning.
• Excellent problem-solving, analysis, and decision-making skills.
• Strong project management and leadership abilities.
• Effective communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards, safety requirements, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, enterprise asset management software, Power BI, and SAP.
• Certifications such as CMRP or PMP are preferred.

Key Competencies

• Stakeholder management, team building, business insight, effective communication, courage, self-awareness, results-driven, accountability, trust-building, nimble learning, planning, and safety orientation.

Technical Skills

• Analytical, organizational, strategic planning, project tracking, data analysis, and presentation skills.

May perform other duties as assigned. Salary depends on experience, skills, education, and training.