M2M2 — Manager II
Energy Production & Distribution Power Plant Operations Manager
Oversees the day-to-day production of electricity at a power generation facility, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
What this level means
Manages an established team or sub-function; owns planning and performance for the group.
- Scope
- An established team or sub-function
- Autonomy
- Owns planning for the group
- Complexity
- Cross-project coordination and priorities
- Impact
- Group delivery and development
- Decision rights
- Owns staffing, priorities, performance for the group
- Leadership
- Manages a team; sometimes manages leads
- Typical experience
- 5–8 yrs
What you'd do
- Supervise operational and maintenance activities.
- Manage load dispatch and generation scheduling.
- Enforce safety protocols and environmental compliance.
- Plan and oversee preventive maintenance.
- Monitor plant performance metrics.
- Supervise daily operations
- Schedule maintenance activities
- Ensure compliance with safety standards
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Leadership in operations
- Technical oversight
- Safety protocol enforcement
- Preventive maintenance planning
- Performance monitoring
- Power generation operations
- Safety and compliance standards
- Maintenance scheduling
- Load dispatch management
- Environmental regulations
- Leadership
- Technical oversight
- Safety Management
- Operational Efficiency
- Environmental Compliance
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering.
- 10+ years of experience in power generation facilities.
- Advanced training in power plant systems or an MBA.
Common titles
Manager, Power GenerationPower Generation ManagerManager, Grid PlanningGrid Planning ManagerManager, Energy TradingEnergy Trading ManagerEnergy Production & Distribution Power Plant Operations Manager
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.