Regional Operations Manager Canada

Requisition ID: 17270- Location: Chatham, CA, N7M 5J3As ENGIE pursues its vision of becoming the world’s leader in sustainable energy, significant changes are required within the ENGIE Resources area of the business that will materially affect the way we work and the tools we use.

As the Canadian Regional Operations Manager the primary responsibilities consist of managing and supporting operations and maintenance for multiple renewable generation sites. This includes taking the new sites from construction to commercial operations as well as managing the day-to-day operation, maintenance, fiscal and administrative functions of the sites in line with corporate strategy and objectives while ensuring and nurturing safety of all personnel and equipment on the sites.

This position has the capabilities to work at any of our North American site locations and reports to the nominated Regional Operations Director. Due to extensive travel and working in multiple sites, this position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule and will report primarily to the nearest ENGIE location within the West Ontario Region.

**The safety of our employees is our number one priority. All employees at ENGIE have both a duty and the authority to STOP WORK if unsafe acts are observed.**

What you’ll do:

- Manage and report on Profit and Loss responsibility for Region Performance
- Manage, develop and assess project budgets and schedules
- Provide technical support for the design, construction, or commissioning of renewable projects
- Supervise site personnel including subcontractors and consultants to ensure quality and conformance to specifications, budgets, schedule and corporate policies.
- Responsible for all day-to-day operation, maintenance, fiscal and administrative functions of the site and for achieving company and group activities
- Manages all areas of responsibility consistent with federal, provincial, and local regulations as well as environmental requirements; company policies and procedures; company’s annual operations plan; legal and contractual requirements; and good industry practices while operating in a clean, safe, efficient and economical manner
- Takes all necessary actions to protect the facility’s’ operating permits
- Carries out all responsibilities under environmental legislation; develops and ensures adherence to proper procedures to prevent environmental spills; monitors, records, any non-compliances, and environmental spills; ensures proper training of personnel on transportation of dangerous goods; promotes awareness for the environment and the requirements of environmental compliance
- Develops and utilizes a sites’ Environmental Management System
- Approve, or as required submits for approval, documents and procedures that will be used on the sites
- Utilizes a computer-based automated maintenance management system to: organize equipment commissioning, operations and maintenance files; to identify trends; to take corrective action; and to maintain equipment performance by maximizing plant capacity factor, availability, performance and efficiency
- Other tasks as assigned.

**Safety**
- Manages a safety program that complies with all Federal and Provincial requirements ensuring the safe operation of the site regarding the public, employees and equipment.
- Actively promotes a safety-minded working environment and safety programs consistent with the ENGIE Health and Safety Principles and 9 Life Saving Rules
- Appoints in writing a sites safety representative to administer the safety program
- Monitors activities of the Plant Safety Committee and ensures its effectiveness
- Cooperates with Loss Control/Safety Consultants from property and casualty insurance carriers and responds to their recommendations in a timely manner
- Coordinates with and promptly reports all losses and claims to the corporate Risk Manager
- Prepares and is responsible for the execution of emergency plans

**Human Resources**
- Sets objectives for his/her team; manages site personnel in the proper performance of assigned duties and maintains a record of their performance through regular, formal evaluations; and makes recommendations for their merit increases and incentive pay
- Oversees training to enhance site employees’ technical knowledge in the safe operation and maintenance of the facility and its capital equipment as well as employee professional development
- Ensures that employee policies and procedures are followed by all sites’ personnel; ensures that the manual has been distributed to all employees and that the policies outlined within are reasonably understood by all staff members
- Ensures fair implementation of complaint procedures. Administers appropriate disciplinary action in a fair and consistent manner, supported by clear, concise and thorough documentation of events and actions resulting in the need for discipline.
- Provides/coordinates relief for operations and/or maintenance supervisor as needed.