Director, Fleet Operations & Standardization

Key People; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Key People in California seeks a Director of Operations to scale fleet-wide operations across multiple sites. The role designs standardized operating systems, management cadences, and integration playbooks to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-efficient performance.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop talent, manage annual O&M and capital plans, and steward post‑close integration for acquisitions while sustaining a high-performance culture across a multi-site portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering or equivalent; substitution allowed year-for-year.
• 10+ years in power generation operations and maintenance.
• 3+ years as Plant Manager or equivalent leadership with safety, availability, budget, and compliance outcomes.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to influence across functions.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence in safety, regulatory compliance, reliability/availability, efficiency, and cost competitiveness.
• Translate operational drivers into production economics and capital allocation trade-offs.
• Develop fleet metrics, definitions, dashboards, and root-cause/problem-solving routines.
• Lead annual and multi-year planning cycles (O&M budgets, outage plans, capital plans).
• Develop and execute vendor/contract strategy to optimize cost and performance.
• Support M&A 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 to new technologies.
• Build and sustain a high-performance culture; coach Plant Managers and develop bench strength.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Leadership

Influence without authority

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Key People in California seeks a Director of Operations to scale fleet-wide operations across multiple sites. The role designs standardized operating systems, management cadences, and integration playbooks to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-efficient performance.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop talent, manage annual O&M and capital plans, and steward post‑close integration for acquisitions while sustaining a high-performance culture across a multi-site portfolio.