Repower Field Operations Manager

Vestas•Oklahoma City, OK

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Repower Field Operations Manager is the senior on-site leader for Component Repower projects on aging wind farms. The role coordinates project activities and personnel, establishes and manages temporary project facilities and site infrastructure, and supports safe, efficient field execution. The manager works closely with the Project Manager and site leadership, as well as customers, vendors, technicians, contractors, and off-site support teams. The position requires remaining on site for the duration of assigned repower projects.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Significant experience in wind turbine service, major component replacement, repower, construction, or comparable field operations.
Demonstrated experience leading personnel, vendors, and contractors in an active project-site environment.
Working knowledge of wind turbine component replacement activities, tooling, materials, and site logistics.
Working knowledge of Lockout/Tagout, Job Safety Analysis, incident reporting, and field safety procedures.
Experience establishing and managing temporary warehouses, yards, facilities, and project infrastructure.
Ability to review parts lists, identify tooling requirements, and plan consumables and equipment needs.
Experience in workforce planning, approving employee time, coordinating resources, and escalating personnel issues.
Ability to interpret and apply customer and vendor contractual requirements during field execution.
Effective leadership, communication, conflict-management, and crisis-management skills.
Ability to coordinate effectively with customers, vendors, technicians, supervisors, project management, and remote support functions.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, Procore, work-tracking systems, and project documentation tools.
Ability to manage competing priorities and make timely field decisions in a changing project environment.
Willingness and ability to remain on site for the duration of assigned repower projects.

Nice To Haves

Technical, trade, construction-management, or business-related education.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior on-site leader responsible for coordinating project activities and personnel.
Establish the temporary project facility, warehouse, yard, and supporting site infrastructure.
Develop the warehouse and yard layout to support safe and efficient material, tooling, and equipment flow.
Identify and order required tooling, warehouse equipment, fixtures, and consumables.
Interface with the landlord and address facility-related issues throughout the project.
Review and update project parts lists and identify potential material requirements.
Recommend project manpower levels and required skill sets to the Project Manager.
Develop the site organization, reporting structure, and field execution support model.
Coordinate with the Resource Manager to address staffing gaps and arrange personnel backfills.
Lead on-site customer and vendor coordination.
Manage site personnel, including time approval, time-off requests, issue escalation, and disciplinary documentation.
Support and develop Lead Technicians, the Assistant Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Field Engineer, and other site leadership personnel.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable customer and vendor contractual requirements.
Identify and document excusable events in accordance with applicable customer and vendor contracts.
Maintain an understanding of current project budgets and financials to assist with project decisions and evaluations.
Work with the Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Supervisors, Leads, Assistant Project Manager, and off-site support staff to help complete the project.