Job Details

Maintenance Manager – GE 7FA

Power Plant

Position Title: Maintenance Manager

Location: Northern California

Reports To: Plant Manager / Facility Manager

Plant Type: GE 7FA Power Generation Facility

Position Summary

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading all maintenance activities for a GE 7FA combined cycle power

plant, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of plant equipment and systems. This role oversees

mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & controls (I&C;), and predictive/preventive maintenance programs while

driving operational excellence, outage execution, equipment reliability, and regulatory compliance.

The Maintenance Manager provides leadership for maintenance personnel, contractors, outage teams, and

planning/scheduling functions while maintaining a strong culture of safety, accountability, and continuous

improvement. Experience with GE Frame 7FA combustion turbines, HRSG systems, steam turbines, balance-of-plant

systems, and NERC/compliance-driven operations is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• • Lead all maintenance operations for the GE 7FA combined cycle facility, including combustion turbines, steam
• turbine/generator, HRSGs, electrical systems, and balance-of-plant equipment.
• • Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to maximize plant availability and
• reliability.
• • Manage major maintenance events, planned outages, inspections, and forced outage recovery activities.
• • Oversee vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and reliability-centered maintenance initiatives.
• • Direct planning and execution of combustion turbine inspections, hot gas path inspections, and major overhauls.
• • Coordinate outage schedules, staffing, contractor support, tooling, materials, and budgets.
• • Supervise maintenance supervisors, technicians, planners, and contractors.
• • Promote a strong safety culture focused on human performance, procedural compliance, and continuous improvement.
• • Ensure strict adherence to OSHA, environmental, plant safety, and company policies.
• • Develop and manage annual maintenance budgets and long-term maintenance forecasts.
• • Manage procurement activities, spare parts inventory, and vendor relationships.
• • Lead maintenance planning and scheduling processes using CMMS platforms such as Maximo, SAP, or Infor.
• Required Qualifications
• • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline
• preferred.
• • Minimum 7–10 years of power plant maintenance experience with increasing supervisory responsibility.
• • Direct experience with GE Frame 7FA gas turbines strongly preferred.
• • Experience in combined cycle power generation operations and maintenance required.
• • Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & controls, and rotating equipment systems.
• • Proven experience leading major outages and maintenance teams.
• • Knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies and reliability engineering practices.
• • Experience with CMMS systems such as SAP, Maximo, or Infor.
• • Strong leadership, communication, budgeting, and organizational skills.
• Preferred Experience
• • Combined cycle merchant plant operations.
• • NERC/FERC regulated environment.
• • Long-term service agreements (LTSA) coordination.
• • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies.
• • Lean maintenance or continuous improvement initiatives.
• • Experience managing union and non-union workforces.
• Core Competencies
• Safety Leadership • Technical Expertise • Reliability Focus • Outage Management • Team Leadership • Problem
• Solving • Financial Acumen • Vendor & Contractor Management • Strategic Planning • Operational Excellence
• Physical Requirements
• • Ability to work in industrial power plant environments including climbing stairs/ladders and walking extended
• distances.
• • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• • Ability to support outages and emergency call-outs as required.
• Compensation & Benefits
• • Competitive base salary plus annual performance bonus.
• • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• • 401(k) with company match.
• • Paid vacation and holidays.
• • Professional development and training opportunities.
• Prepared