Jobs at Calpine

Assists with operating, monitoring, and maintaining power plant equipment, including pumps, motors, turbines, generators, electrical systems, instrumentation, and controls. Records operational data, troubleshoots equipment, performs basic maintenance and calibration, adjusts generation parameters, supports switching operations, and helps maintain regulatory compliance, safe procedures, and training logs.

Lead and manage electrical engineering for MV/HV substations, transmission lines, and BESS/solar projects. Oversee EPC partners and third-party vendors, approve technical specifications, ensure compliance with codes and standards, coordinate multi-discipline deliverables (electrical, controls, SCADA, structural), and support site selection, interconnection, and project integration.

Supports ISO/RTO market settlements by reconciling settlement statements, processing invoices, coding payments for Accounting, analyzing market changes, and investigating discrepancies. Prepares quarterly FERC EQR filings and provides ISO data to internal and external stakeholders. Assists senior analysts with inquiries, ad hoc research, and process improvements. Requires strong analytical, communication, and decision-making skills, with advanced Excel proficiency preferred and familiarity with energy markets beneficial.

Directs the project management office and oversees Project Managers, budgets, schedules, risks, performance standards, and delivery outcomes. Establishes objectives, work plans, policies, and best practices while coordinating large-scale, cross-functional projects. Manages department operations, staffing, performance reviews, promotions, compensation, expenses, and asset management, with accountability for costs, quality, scope, timelines, and organizational results.

Manages major power-generation programs focused on predictive maintenance, water treatment, transformer reliability, incident investigation, and training. Oversees plant water chemistry, cooling tower treatment, chemical usage, sampling, laboratory testing, environmental permits, stormwater and recycled water inspections, mercury data analysis, regulatory reporting, contractors, schedules, pricing, contracts, and technical performance. Provides technical leadership and recommendations to management and engineering while improving fleet reliability, efficiency, and compliance.

The Risk Analyst ensures accurate reporting and management of commodity exposures and P&L, while identifying risks and enhancing business transparency through data analysis and reporting.

The Plant Manager oversees day-to-day operations and maintenance of a power plant, managing personnel, safety programs, and budget issues while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Assists with operating, monitoring, and maintaining power plant equipment, including pumps, turbines, generators, electrical systems, instrumentation, and controls. Records operational data, inspects equipment, performs troubleshooting, calibration, and repairs, and helps regulate generation output, voltage, water flow, pressure, temperature, and fuel consumption. Supports switching operations, regulatory compliance, safe work practices, training documentation, and development of consistent operating procedures.

The Turbine Control Engineer III is responsible for balance of plant and steamfield controls, implementing control logic, and supporting operational technology systems.

The Process Control Engineering Specialist is responsible for control logic development, system support, training, and project recommendations within power generation operations.

The Process Control Engineering Specialist III develops and implements control logic for gas and steam turbines, manages control system changes, audits OEM recommendations, trains operations staff, and contributes to complex engineering solutions.

The Manager of Application Support leads a team of software developers, manages solution architecture, and ensures project alignment with business goals, utilizing Agile methodologies.

Coordinates plant engineering functions for a power generation facility, supporting operations, maintenance, performance testing, process and equipment improvements, plant breakdown analysis, regulatory compliance, and profitability optimization. Collects and analyzes operating data, develops operational plans and equipment recommendations, maintains plant records, and provides technical guidance to plant operations and maintenance teams. May lead technical projects and resolve moderately complex operational issues independently.

Manage daily power plant operations and production activities, supervise operators and multiple functions (control room, maintenance, water treatment), oversee safety, training, permitting, and plant chemistry programs. Ensure operational efficiency, reliability, regulatory and environmental compliance, budgeting, staffing, and reporting. Lead large-scale projects and make tactical decisions to meet performance and safety goals.

Designs, plans, and oversees electrical systems and components. Works closely with other engineering disciplines, utilizing advanced electrical theory to improve production quality and efficiency.

The Plant Engineer II coordinates engineering functions, provides technical support for operations, conducts performance tests, and ensures compliance with operational procedures.

The Plant Manager oversees daily operations and maintenance of a power plant, managing personnel, budgets, safety compliance, and community relations.

Operate and monitor plant equipment (gas turbines, HRSGs, chillers, generators) during normal and emergency conditions; perform synchronization, tests, troubleshooting, maintenance direction, safety/LOTO, logs/reports, and on-the-job training while working varied shifts.

Lead process engineering and project management for carbon capture projects, supporting FEED, pilot studies, and EPC phases. Oversee project managers, develop SOWs, manage budgets, schedules, risk, and technical quality, evaluate new CCUS technologies, grow and mentor the engineering team, and ensure regulatory and safety compliance to achieve on-time, on-budget project delivery.

The General Plant Manager oversees operations and maintenance of power facilities, managing personnel, budgets, and safety, ensuring efficiency and regulatory compliance.