Plant Maintenance Branch Manager

Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of the Field Division Manager, the HEP Plant Maintenance Superintendent is responsible for budgeting, planning, directing, organizing and controlling the Plant Maintenance Branch and plant maintenance activities of facilities supplying water and/or power to various contractors within the Southern Field Division. Decisions with far-reaching implications will sometimes be required without time for detailed consideration. May perform administrative tasks in SAP such as time reports, program reports, requisitioning, work order notifications and other SAP functions. This position provides support to the Planner/Scheduler function.

This position requires that the incumbent work cooperatively with others, maintain consistent, regular, and predictable attendance and exercise good judgment.

Coordinates, plans, schedules and directs the plant maintenance and repair programs for all electrical, mechanical and control system equipment at large pumping/generating plants within the field division. Incumbent directly supervises the activities of the Plant Maintenance Branch through subordinate supervisors and is responsible for a section highly skilled in hydroelectric plant trades and crafts. This position may require driving a vehicle on public or uneven roadways to work sites.

Incumbent schedules equipment outages for repair and/or maintenance and conducts periodic inspections and determines the degree and extent of required maintenance, repair or replacement; determines degree and extent of emergency repairs; plans, budgets, and provides cost-control data relative to plant maintenance; promotes safe working conditions by conducting safety meetings using literature and films.

Incumbent plans, develops and prepares budget which provides cost control data, relative to plant maintenance job tasks, i.e., scheduled outages, repairs to pumping/generating units, auxiliary equipment, aqueduct equipment, and specifications for purchasing of spares/maintenance shop/field equipment.

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Special Requirements

Must possess a valid California Class C Driver’s License as travel throughout the State of California is required.

Under the provisions of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection Standard CIP-004 as part of the Energy Policy of 2005, this position has authorized cyber access to or unescorted physical access around critical cyber assets and is subject to a satisfactory background check prior to appointment and every seven years thereafter.

Financial Disclosure: This position is covered in the Political Reform Act and requires financial disclosure within 30 days of the first and last day physically worked in a covered position and annually by April 1st.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

We are seeking candidates with excellent supervisory and leadership skills. The ideal candidate has excellent oral and written skills, the ability to analyze situations accurately and take effective action, works well under pressure, has a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. The ideal candidate must be able to interact professionally and cooperatively with the public and all levels of staff. Must be able to maintain regular, consistent, predictable attendance and can exercise good judgement. The ideal candidate has knowledge of safety practices and preventative maintenance planning with experience in mechanical/electrical pumping or generating and experience with budget/cost control. Excellent computer skills and knowledge of SAP , or similar computer programs is essential. Experience in supervisor/leadership roles is ideal.

Benefits

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Personal Leave Program 2025: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary wage reductions in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) accruals. The specific rate and hours earned were negotiated and agreed upon by each bargaining unit. The actual monetary impact of these temporary reductions can vary based on your bargaining unit and/or federal and state tax withholdings. For additional information please visit

Special Instructions

To be considered, submit a completed State application (STD. 678), and Resume. Please reference SAP Position #50043890 and Job Control #522231 in the “examination(s) or job title(s) for which you are applying” section of your application.

The following basis of eligibility will be considered: List eligibility, transfer, LEAP, reinstatement, and SROA/Surplus.

Resumes, cover letters, and/or other attachments will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. The hiring unit will receive only the documents specified in the Required Application Package Documents section.

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Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.