The generation facility supporter β coordinating power plant operations and administrative functions.
As a Power Plant Operations Coordinator, you support power plant operations with coordination and administrative activities. You're tracking operational data, coordinating schedules, supporting compliance documentation, and ensuring plant operations have effective support.
Your day supports plant operations. You might track generation data, then coordinate shift schedules, then support environmental documentation, then handle administrative tasks, then prepare operational reports. You're ensuring the plant has effective coordination support.
The hardest part is supporting operations in a highly regulated environment. Power plants have extensive compliance requirements; documentation matters. You need to be organized and accurate while handling multiple coordination needs. The people who thrive here are detail-oriented and interested in power generation.
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Median pay for a Power Plant Operations Coordinator is about $121K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $75K to $197K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Speaking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, and Coordination.
Most people in this role hold an associate's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 1.9% through 2034, with roughly 234,380 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Power Plant Operations Manager, Plant Superintendent, and Plant Manager.
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