Assistant Manager - Central Power Plant

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Job description

Working at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community- eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative or a newcomer, interested in exploring all that Yale has to offer, your talents and contributions are welcome. Discover your opportunities at Yale

Salary Range

$92, $146,750.00

Overview

The Assistant Power Plant Manager supports the overall operation, maintenance, and administration of the power plant to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient energy production. This role assists the Plant Manager in daily plant operations, staff supervision, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives while helping maintain high standards of safety, environmental responsibility, and operational excellence.

The position focuses on coordinating plant activities, monitoring equipment performance, troubleshooting operational issues, and ensuring adherence to operational procedures and regulatory requirements. The Assistant Power Plant Manager plays a key role in workforce leadership, training, and communication, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and efficiency.

Additionally, this role contributes to planning and implementing maintenance schedules, outage activities, performance optimization, and cost-control efforts. By collaborating with engineering, maintenance, and operations teams, the Assistant Power Plant Manager helps support long-term plant reliability.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Demonstrated technical abilities operating a power plant.

2. Proven knowledge of steam, chilled water equipment, electrical generation, boilers, chillers, gas turbines, and distribution systems.

3. Knowledge of power plant production, fuel consumption data, and emission regulations.

4. Well-developed managerial and supervisory skills, including the ability to provide direction and guidance to plant operators and customer-focused teams.

5. Proven knowledge of centralized maintenance management system (CMMS) and/or other related power plant management systems.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

Master's degree and experience running a cogeneration or combined heat power plant. Experience working in a union environment.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Supervises the plant operators to insure the safe and reliable delivery of utilities for University facilities and other properties. Supervises the planned maintenance and repair of all plant equipment and distribution systems and coordinates the shutdown of equipment. 2. Supervises the hourly workforce to include hiring, scheduling, employee relations, and discipline. Provides guidance and direction to the hourly workforce to insure that all staff has the opportunity to continually improve their skills and succeed. Implements University policies and procedures related to staff relations. Maintains appropriate records as required. 3. Assists in the management of shift scheduling and payroll functions including resolution of problems. 4. Provides technical expertise for Operations, Maintenance, Plant Controls and Metering for associated equipment and systems including gas turbines, chillers, boilers, and the electrical distribution system. Must understand PLC (Programmable Logic controllers) and DCS Distributed Controls systems.. Directs a team of Mechanics and Control Mechanics to troubleshoot and repair systems. 5. Schedules and oversees work of outside contractors and insures that the work is completed according to contracts and specifications. 6. Provides hands on engineering support for all associated maintenance and will provide on-call emergency response as required. Develops and implements engineering procedures and standard operating procedures (SOPs). 7. Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment and complying with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. 8. Interacts with internal compliance in implementing protocols enforcing State and Federal emission regulations and in issuing required reports. 9. Participates in the management of the budget, ensuring appropriate expenditures and oversight. 10. Assists in the development and implementation of Plant Policy & Procedures. 11. Initiates staff training programs to improve operating procedures and efficiency. 12. Interacts with vendors, consultants, internal staff, and plant managers. 13. Works closely with the Engineering and Project team on all plant improvement projects. 14. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering and seven years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Posting Date

01/20/2026

Job Category

Manager

Bargaining Unit

NON

Compensation Grade

Administration & Operations

Compensation Grade Profile

Senior Manager; Senior Program Leader (26)

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff

Work Model

On-site

Location

120 Tower Parkway, New Haven, Connecticut

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

Posting Disclaimer

Salary offers are determined by a candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role's grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through  their hiring department.

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual's sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.

Inquiries concerning Yale's Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).

Note

Yale University is a tobacco-free campus.