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Director, Power Plant Operations - Memphis
Southaven, MS · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in relevant operations or management; 5+ years of leadership experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or other engineering discipline.
About the job
Leads operations, maintenance, commissioning, and expansion of a Memphis gas turbine power plant supplying reliable electricity to the Colossus data center campus.
What you'll do
- Oversee plant operations, maintenance, commissioning, construction, and capacity expansion while maintaining reliable existing operations.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams and ensure power reliability, safety, environmental compliance, and regulatory compliance.
- Manage operating budgets, fuel, maintenance and capital plans, and improve availability, performance, cost, and safety.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in power generation operations, plant management, or industrial or aerospace operations.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams of operators, technicians, and engineers.
- Experience operating or managing gas turbine power plants (simple cycle or combined cycle).
Nice to have
- Experience managing large-scale gas turbine facilities (100 MW+) and high-availability critical power applications.
- Experience with plant construction, commissioning, start-up, and concurrent operations or expansion.
Tools
gas turbines, generators, high-voltage electrical systems, SCR, switchgear
AI focus
Supports reliable electrical power delivery to the Colossus AI training clusters.
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