Manager, Engineering Operations

Job Summary

Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Manager, Engineering Operations that is responsible for managing and leading an 24/7 operations and testing team in Albuquerque, NM. In this role, you will lead a team of operators to ensure safe, continuous testing operations.

Responsibilities 

• Lead a team of 24/7 operators including shift management and shift logs
• Review and Implement Experimental Test Campaigns
• Mitigate conflicts that may impact final execution
• Manage an entrant team including coordination of entries into lab testing areas
• Coordinate with EHS (Env, Health, Safety) team to write Job Hazard Analyses for all complex hazardous work
• Lead and conducting Pre-Job briefs to various stakeholders within the organization
• Develop testing procedures
• Collaborate with Engineering Teams to understand the scope of test and hazards associated with the test
• Develop Operator Training Materials and coordinate with Learning & Development team for deployment of training
• Operate SCADA/HMI/Control Boards, high temperature pilot systems, pumps, valves, heaters blowers, compressors
• Troubleshoot equipment, electrical and instrumentation issues
• Periodically makes rounds of the plant to visually check equipment to validate proper operation
• Follow standard operating and emergency procedures until issues are resolved
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Experience with reading and understanding P&IDs
• 5-10 years of experience working at industrial plants that require 24/7 operations (e.g. Chemical, Nuclear, etc)
• Preferred experience with high temperature test systems, including molten salt applications
• Broad experience across power plant engineering topics
• Ability to foster an environment that creates new and better ways to be successful
• Capability to effectively guide behaviors and actions of others
• Ability to motivate and guide people to get the job done, and to bring out their best
• Inspires and motivates team members to drive the Kairos mission forward in their day-to-day work
• Excellent communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills; must be able to interact and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• Prioritizes and ensures safety of one self and others
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues

Physical Conditions

• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
• Setting up and transferring temporary structures (e.g. scaffolding, ladders)
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 50 pounds in all directions
• Communicating with others to exchange information
• Operating motor vehicles, heavy equipment or machinery
• Use hand tools
• Ability to wear Respiratory protection and Tyvek as minimum PPE requirements

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment
• Low temperatures
• High temperatures
• Outdoor environment or elements such as precipitation and wind 
• Noisy environments
• Small and/or enclosed spaces
• Odors or fumes from chemicals or chemical reactions
• Evaluated heights
• Accessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced

Safety and PPE

• Ensure compliance with Control of Hazardous Energy and LOTO programs
• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
• Manipulating, cleaning and disposal of hazardous materials
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
• Color identification: detecting, distinguishing, recognizing and identifying colors
• Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes

Travel

• Some travel may be required, up to 10% 

Additional Requirements

• Occasionally requires working weekends
• Frequently requires schedule flexibility
• Occasionally requires non-standard work-week hours
• Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines

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