Mgr Generation Performance

Pay Grade

18

Position Summary

The Manager of Generation Performance provides strategic and operational leadership to drive operational excellence and performance optimization across CPS Energy’s power generation fleet.  This position ensures that generation assets operate safely, reliably, efficiently, and in alignment with corporate and regulatory objectives.  The manager provides strategic insight and technical leadership to improve plant performance, integrates data-driven decision-making into daily operations, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement across all facilities.  Acting as a central link between plant operation, maintenance and engineering teams, this role translates performance data and operational analyses into actionable strategies that enhance asset value and long-term sustainability.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and report on generation fleet performance, including reliability, efficiency, heat rate, availability and cost metrics.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and KPI tracking tools to assess operational performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct performance benchmarking against internal targets and industry peers; integrate best practices into operational processes.
• Lead and coordinate root cause analyses for performance deviations or equipment failures; ensure effective implementation of corrective actions.
• Facilitate performance reviews and lessons-learned sessions to drive cross-functional learning and improvement.
• Collaborate with department leadership on long-term asset planning, lifecycle optimization, and capital improvement prioritization.
• Provide input into generation asset strategies to ensure alignment with corporate goals and regulatory requirements.
• Support major outage planning and evaluate post-outage performance to identify efficiency and reliability gains.
• Partner with plant managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to align operational decisions with financial and business objectives.
• Mentor and develop plant performance personnel, fostering technical expertise and analytical capability across the team.
• Promote a culture of accountability, data-driven decision-making, and operational excellence throughout the organization.
• Prepare and present regular performance reports, improvement plans, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Serve as the primary liaison with external performance analytics vendor to ensure effective use of anomaly detection and pattern recognition insights.  Leads coordination across generation facilities to drive engagement, extract actionable findings, and realize full-service value.
• Support or lead special projects related to generation performance, compliance initiatives, or enterprise performance improvement goals.
• Provide leadership and supervision to a team of performance professionals, including performance analysts and performance engineers, ensuring efficient and timely completion of analyses, reports, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support organizational goals and operational excellence.

Minimum Skills

Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical or related Engineering field.
  Effective oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks with urgency by delivering on-time accurate results.
• Ability to translate business objectives into strategic/tactical processes.
• Ability to work in a team environment, coordinating with other areas to achieve goals and objectives.
• Ability to develop successful long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders with the highest degree of professionalism, clarity, and diplomacy.
• Ability to lead by example and exhibit the following behavioral attributes (1) Targets and achieves large improvements in results; is not
• satisfied with incremental progress (2) Produces results despite obstacles; holds self and others accountable; stands behind commitments and ensures work is accurate and correct.

Competencies

Minimum Education

Required Certifications

Working Environment

Physical Demands