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Hydroelectric Production Managers

Also called: Plant Manager, Power Plant Superintendent, Power Plant Supervisor, Power Project Manager

What they do:

Manage operations at hydroelectric power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor hydroelectric plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.

On the job, you would:
  • Direct operations, maintenance, or repair of hydroelectric power facilities.
  • Identify and communicate power system emergencies.
  • Maintain records of hydroelectric facility operations, maintenance, or repairs.
On the job, you'll need:

Engineering and Technology

  • mechanical
  • product and service development

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security
  • law and government

Business

  • management
  • human resources (HR)

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems

Math

  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide
  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem

Visual Understanding

  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

  • Dependability
  • Leadership
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Cooperation

Data base user interface and query software

  • Microsoft Access
  • Oracle Database

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Industrial control software

  • Distributed control system DCS
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $107,560

Education

Certificate after high school or associate's degree is usually needed.