Plant Head (PSP Hydro- O&M)
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Key details
- Location
- Anantapur, AP, India
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Lead / Staff+
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 20–23 yrs
- Function
- other
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 2w ago
Skills
cmmscontract managementfinancial controlsinternal auditlockout/tagoutperformance optimizationplant maintenancerelationship managementrisk assessment
About the role
- Ensure reliable, safe, and efficient operation of all generating units, auxiliaries, and balance of plant systems.
- Develops and maintains safe system of work (SSOW) procedures, including HIRA, PTW, LOTO, JSA etc.
- Ensures full compliance with Statutory HSS, environmental and technical requirements from central and state governmental bodies (i.e. CEA, CERC, DSA, SCEI, AP/CPCB, Cybersecurity etc. compliances).
- To provide oversight of all operational & maintenance activities, management of the operational and maintenance teams, financial control, contract management, environmental compliance, regulatory compliance, technical compliance, risk evaluations and relationship management.
- Achieve generation targets, pumping schedules, and meet SLDC / RLDC instructions. Liaison with SLDC/RLDC, DISCOMs, OEMs, regulatory bodies and government agencies, as and when required.
- Strategic oversight of reliability centered maintenance (RCM), including preventive, predictive, condition based and corrective maintenance approach.
- Maintaining and sharing complete plant operation & maintenance records, including daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting needed to corporate office management team.
- Prepare and manage plant O&M budget and P&Ls, work to optimize the costs and maximize production. This includes developing and tracking the monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets and keeping them within approved limits.
- Responsible for overseeing end‑to‑end O&M contract management, including contractor performance monitoring, compliance, service delivery, budgeting, and risk mitigation.
- Responsible for local co-ordination with Government authorities / clients / Vendors and local community representees. Effective Coordination and dispute settlements with O&M contractor, local community and other stakeholders, as and when required.
- Ensure availability of critical spares inventory to meet the exigencies, in co-ordination with plant maintenance heads.
- Support billing, PPA compliance, DSM management, and settlements, as and when required.
- Define and monitor O&M Plans to achieve yearly Generation targets (including minimization of APC) and yearly agreed of Plant/Machines Availability targets.
- Delegates and assigns work tasks to Plant O&M team to maintain optimum plant operations.
- Assess plant operational procedures to identify areas of inefficiency and formulate action plan for continuous improvements.
- Lead plant improvement projects, modernization initiatives, digital transformation, and automation upgrades.
- Lead, train and develop a multi-disciplinary team at Plant level: i.e. for operations, mechanical, electrical, C&I, safety, civil and other support functions.
- Develop and execute risk management strategies to mitigate O&M risks and ensure compliance with internal audits.
- Ensure implementation on approved CSR plan at plant level.
- IMS implementation at Plant and coordination with central IMS team.
- B.E/B.Tech in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.
- 20+ years of experience in operations and maintenance within the hydro power generation sector.
- Strong knowledge of Statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to Hydro and PSS Plants.
- Must have O&M experience in large-scale hydropower plants/ pump storage plants.
- Experience leading a team of managers, engineers and technicians for large scale hydro/pump storage power Plants operations and maintenance works.
- Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) for Plant Operations and Maintenance works.
- Knowledge of analytics tools for performance optimization and risk assessment.
- Advanced certifications in operations management or power generation technologies are preferred
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