Outage Management Superintendent 

Ready to lead the charge in power generation within a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) environment?

We’re looking for a strategic, hands-on leader to step into the role of Outage Management Superintendent—a critical position responsible for ensuring that planned outages are executed safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to operations. In this role, you’ll lead a high-performing team of outage coordinators, planners, and support staff to plan, execute, and continuously improve outage events across our generation facilities.

Operating within the regulatory and operational demands of an RTO (Regional Transmission Organization), you’ll play a key role in driving system reliability, ensuring compliance, and supporting long-term asset planning. With a strong focus on cross-functional collaboration, you’ll align outage strategies with business and grid requirements—because in power generation, even planned downtime fuels uptime performance.

*Relocation assistance is available for this position

Key Areas of Focus: 

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Develop and implement outage strategies for generation facilities, with future expansion into linear infrastructure
• Standardize outage processes and lead long-range planning in coordination with plant leadership and engineering
• Review scopes, schedules, and budgets to ensure readiness and resource alignment
• Oversee long-term outage plans (e.g., 10-year, T-24 month) and maintain critical path templates

Outage Execution

• Ensure safe, timely execution of outages, including mobilization, labor, and tooling
• Support pre- and post-outage meetings and maintain real-time communication with stakeholders

Process Improvement & Compliance

• Drive continuous improvement and promote digital tools for planning and reviews
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., RTO, PHMSA)

Team Leadership & Oversight

• Supervise and mentor outage coordinators and planners
• Manage staffing, performance, and development of direct reports
   

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Align outage schedules and resources with engineering, maintenance, and operations
• Act as liaison between executive leadership, internal teams, and external partners
   

Budget & Risk Management

• Manage outage budgets and resource allocation
• Develop contingency plans and risk mitigation strategies

Who You Are:   

The ideal candidate will come with:

• 8 or more years of power plant outage management experience, preferably in an RTO (Regional Transmission Organization) or competitive environment
• Critical path/resource-loaded scheduling experience is required 
• Proven leadership in managing teams and large-scale outage events
• Strong project management skills, including scope, schedule, and budget control
• Proficiency in Maximo, MS Project and/or Primavera P6 experience is highly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience
• A valid, unrestricted driver's license is required for this position

Who We Are

• One of the largest four-service public utilities in the nation (over 500,000 customers)
• A national leader in reliability (power on an average of 99.991% of the time)
• Diamond Designation recipient from the American Public Power Association – a utility sector leader in reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvements

Our Commitment to Our Employees…  
Our people are the heart and soul of Colorado Springs Utilities.  They keep the lights on, gas flowing, water coming in, and wastewater leaving.  We do not just say people are important – we prove it!  That’s why we are honored to invest in protecting the health and financial security of our employees and their families through our rich benefits program.

• Time Off – Because everybody needs time off to recharge
  • Vacation – New employees accrue 13 days of paid time off to start, while our more tenured employees accrue 24 days per year
  • Personal Leave –3 days per year of personal leave
  • Paid Holidays –12 paid holidays per year
  • Sick Leave – Accrue 12 days of sick leave annually for those days when you or a family member is feeling under the weather
  • Vacation Buy – Purchase up to 40 hours of additional vacation time
• Pension Plan – Looking forward to a comfortable lifestyle once you’re done working? The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) provides you with retirement benefits and peace of mind when you retire 
• Medical – Select from three comprehensive medical plans, starting at $0 per month.  Employees also enjoy access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Wellness Program – Voluntary wellness program that allows you and your spouse to each earn up to $500 to use towards healthcare expenses, $100 in Visa gift cards, and up to $400 in gym membership reimbursements
• Dental – Select from two dental plans, with in-network PPO preventive care covered at 100% and access to orthodontia coverage (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Vision – Voluntary plan that covers full vision care services and discounts on LASIK eye surgery (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Retirement Saving Programs – Supplement your pension plan with voluntary retirement programs such as the PERAPlus 401(k) and MissionSquare’s Roth IRA and 457 plans
• Disability Coverage – Short-Term (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance available for purchase (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Makes the going a little easier by aiding with mental health, stress management, work-life balance, financial and legal matters, and much more
• Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC) – Whether it's due to an accident or a serious illness, LTC insurance is available for purchase to help you and your loved ones (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Life Insurance – Company-paid life insurance and supplemental coverage available (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Tuition Reimbursement – Employees are eligible to receive up to $5,250 annually for Tuition Reimbursement
• Qualifying Public Service Employer – Payments made towards student loans may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program