- Field
- Plant and production leadership
- Location
- Victorville, CA
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Director
- Pay
- $225k to $250k
About the role
Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Director of Operations is a builder-leader responsible for standing up and scaling centralized, fleet-wide operations functions across a multi-site, historically autonomous generation portfolio.
What you would own
- Partner with Asset Management and Finance to translate operational drivers into production economics and capital allocation trade-offs (availability, forced outage drivers, O&M cost drivers, lifecycle cost, and risk).
- Collaborate on the development of fleet metrics and reporting; establish uniform definitions, dashboards, and root-cause/problem-solving routines.
- Lead annual and multi-year planning cycles (O&M budgets, outage plans, capital plans); ensure disciplined execution and variance management.
- Develop and execute vendor/contract strategy (major maintenance vendors, OEM/LTSA relationships, critical spares, and service providers) to optimize cost and performance.
- Identify and mitigate operational risks, including safety, environmental, reliability, cyber/OT resilience, and supply chain vulnerabilities; ensure corrective actions are closed effectively.
- Support M&A and growth: participate in operational due diligence, integration planning, and stand-up of new sites; lead post-close integration of people, processes, systems, and standards.
- Enable multi-technology execution across the fleet; adapt operating standards and capabilities as new generation technologies and development projects are introduced.
- Build and sustain a high-performance culture: set expectations, reinforce accountability, recognize performance, and lead change across a multi-site organization.
- Collaborate horizontally with Environmental, H&S, HR, Engineering, Development, and Asset Management to align goals, remove blockers, and execute cross-functional initiatives.
- Communicate directives and changes effectively at all levels; lead change management efforts to ensure adoption and sustained performance improvements.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
What they are looking for
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or equivalent from an accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education (or equivalent).
- Relevant work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
- 10+ years in power generation operations and maintenance, including multi-site leadership responsibilities.
- 3+ years as a Plant Manager or equivalent leadership role with direct accountability for safety, availability, budget, and compliance outcomes.
- M&A / integration: experience supporting operational due diligence, mobilization/stand-up of new sites, and integration of incoming teams and assets into established standards and systems.
- Multi-technology exposure: experience across a diverse fleet (e.g., combined cycle, simple cycle, steam, reciprocating, renewables and/or storage) and ability to adapt operating models to new technologies and development projects.
- Physical Requirements & Working Conditions.
- Ability to stand for extended periods, climb stairs/ladders, and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) required.
- May involve work with hazardous materials.
- Extended hours, weekend, and holiday work may be required based on operational needs.
- Ability to travel to plant locations as needed (including occasional overnight stays).
- Safety. Safety is a core value of the company and as a condition of employment, all employees are expected to be mentally alert and work safely at all times.
- Additionally, employees are required to adhere to all safety warnings and posted safety signs whenever on company property.
- The Director of Operations is expected to model and reinforce a visible, proactive safety culture across the fleet.
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