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Sr. Manager, Power Plant Operations - Memphis
Southaven, MS +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- Southaven, MS
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN - Experience
- 8+ years in power generation operations, plant management, or industrial or aerospace operations; 3+ years of leadership experience managing teams.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree.
About the job
Leads operations, maintenance, commissioning, and expansion of a gas turbine power plant supplying reliable electricity to the Colossus data center campus in Memphis.
What you'll do
- Oversee 24/7 plant operations, maintenance, commissioning, and capacity expansion while maintaining safe, reliable power delivery.
- Lead multidisciplinary staff and contractors, and manage plant budgets, fuel, O&M, and capital projects.
- Ensure safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance; improve plant availability, reliability, emissions, and operating performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 8+ years of experience in power generation operations, plant management, or industrial or aerospace operations.
- 3+ 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+), preferably for high-availability critical power applications.
- Experience with gas turbine construction and commissioning, high-voltage systems, emissions controls, environmental permitting, and plant performance optimization.
Tools
gas turbines, generators, high-voltage electrical systems, SCR, switchgear, protection
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