Calpine · 1 day ago
Program Manager II
Pasadena, Texas, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expCalpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources. The Electrical Engineering Program Manager will be responsible for providing electrical engineering services to support safe, economic and reliable fleet operations, as well as acting as a technical liaison and lead for electrical test and maintenance contractors.
Electrical DistributionEnergyGeothermal EnergyNatural ResourcesPower Grid
Responsibilities
Providing electrical engineering services to support safe, economic and reliable fleet operations
Implementing Calpine Engineering standards and programs
Providing outage support, electrical upgrade management, guidance on testing and maintenance practices
Providing technical liaison between the plants and Calpine Engineering managers
Providing technical leadership to both internal and external entities
Acting as the technical lead for external electrical test and maintenance contractors on equipment such as transformers, battery systems, relays and protection scheme circuitry testing
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Power Engineering, with at least 7-10 years' experience
Has read and designed One-lines, Three-Lines, AC/DC Schematics, and Wiring Diagrams
Has a track record of producing settings for protective relaying at HV/MV/LV levels (specifically GE, SEL, and Beckwith relays)
Has performed event analysis using relay event records and oscillography
Has performed electrical studies, experience with ETAP is preferred
Has knowledge of NERC regulatory standards
Is aware of common maintenance and testing procedures for electrical protection and HV/MV/LV electrical systems in general
Has managed contractors or internal employees at some level on projects
Has written, reviewed, and checked Specifications, Proposals, Quotes, Contracts, Purchase Orders, and other relevant project documents
Has worked safely on or around HV, MV, and LV systems in hazardous environments such as power plants and substations
Has strong supervisory technical and leadership skills
Has excellent verbal and written communication skills
Has demonstrated the ability to work as a technical lead in an autonomous role
Preferred
Experience with ETAP is preferred
Company
Calpine
Calpine is an energy company that generates electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.53BKey Investors
Texas Energy Fund
2025-10-14Debt Financing· $278M
2025-01-10Acquired
2024-01-10Debt Financing· $1B
Leadership Team
Andrew Novotny
President and Chief Executive Officer
Zach Deakins
Vice President - Controller
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