A little about Capital Power Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system to power a lower-carbon future. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America. Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America! Your Opportunity One Permanent Full Time Position. Capital Power is seeking a dynamic and strategic leader for our Director, Major Contracts, Operations position. In this pivotal role, you’ll drive enterprise-wide value by building strong relationships with major parts and service suppliers and overseeing high-stakes contracts that power our expanding fleet. This role is designed for a senior-level expert with substantial experience in the procurement or delivery of long-term service agreements (LTSAs), whether from the buyer or supplier side. In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate across teams, lead and support the formation of critical agreements, and shape the future of our operations. You will contribute to our team by: Serving as the internal specialist on LTSA structure, risk allocation, and negotiation tactics on a plant, regional, and fleet-wide basis. Coordinating LTSA formation, renewal, and renegotiation strategies across our gas turbine fleet. Collaborating with operations, commercial, and legal teams to ensure favorable contract outcomes. Aligning LTSA terms with fleet outage and maintenance planning, business strategy, and fleet-wide standards. Conducting LTSA-related assessments during acquisition due diligence, evaluating service contract structures, risk exposure, and re-contracting optimization opportunities. Supporting negotiations with suppliers on all aspects of contractual agreements. Managing procurement of Gas Turbine Capital Parts and Major Equipment service contracts. Fostering strong relationships with internal support areas and working to ensure accurate implementation of legal, HSSE, insurance, credit, tax, and finance requirements in contracts. Researching and resolving contractual issues, negotiating with internal and external partners. What you will bring to the role: Education: Post-secondary degree in business, technical, legal, supply chain management, or a related field. Educational equivalency may be considered. Experience: 10+ years in the power generation industry. Experience managing long-term parts and service agreements for gas turbines is required. This includes negotiating contract terms, overseeing supplier performance, managing lifecycle costs, and ensuring alignment with operational and maintenance strategies. Experience working with OEMs or major service providers in the gas turbine industry is highly desirable. Strong understanding of contract principles, structure, and language. Technical Skills: Ability to bridge technical, commercial, and operational perspectives in written agreements. High reading comprehension level and strong technical writing skills. Understanding of gas turbine maintenance, operation, and performance. Proficiency in contract law, understanding of electric power industry contracting practices, and working knowledge of engineering principles related to gas turbines and thermal power plants. Proficiency with Office 365 tools, Ironclad or equivalent contract management solutions. Familiarity with risk management skills and tools. Working Conditions: Hybrid Office/Work from home position. Minimal travel may be required within North America to meet with internal and external contacts across the fleet. Additional Details: This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check. Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $1500 Referral Reward! We believe that creating a culture that supports employee physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing is critical to our success. That is why we provide flexible and affordable employee benefits, retirement savings, and paid time off programs. We also provide comprehensive onboarding, training, and programs supporting your career development. Depending on the posting requirements relocation assistance may be available. How To Apply and Next Steps Capital Power only accepts resumes via online application at www.capitalpower.com/careers. If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies. Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting careers@capitalpower.com. Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position. Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however, it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews. Are you passionate about innovation? Driven by sustainability? Ready to make a difference? Capital Power’s team of experts and innovators are committed to researching, developing, and investing in leading-edge solutions to power a low-carbon energy future. We’re excited to grow our team with creative thinkers, problem-solvers and all-around diverse candidates. Join us in achieving our goal of being net carbon neutral by 2045 and shaping a world with equity, caring, balance and collaboration.
