Director of Fleet Operations - Power Generation

Confident Search Consultants; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants seeks a Director of Operations to stand up and scale centralized fleet-wide operations across multiple sites. You will design uniform standards, management systems, and cadence, integrating newly acquired assets while aligning with safety, reliability, and cost objectives.

The role requires 10+ years in power generation ops, 3+ years leading plants, and a proven ability to drive cross-functional change, vendor strategy, and integration of diverse technologies into a

Qualifications

• 10+ years in power generation operations and maintenance.
• 3+ years as Plant Manager or equivalent leadership role.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Strong analytical and business‑case skills; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to influence without authority and lead across functions.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence: safety, compliance, reliability, and cost competitiveness.
• Collaborate with Asset Management and Finance to translate drivers into production economics.
• Develop fleet metrics, dashboards, and standard definitions.
• Lead annual and multi-year planning cycles (O&M budgets, outage plans, capital plans).
• Develop vendor/contract strategy to optimize cost and performance.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks including safety, environment, cyber/OT resilience, and supply chain.
• Support M&A and stand-up of new sites; integrate teams and assets into standards.
• Enable multi-technology execution and adapt standards to new tech and projects.
• Build a high-performance culture; coach Plant Managers and drive succession.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Change management

Influence without authority

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Job description

Confident Search Consultants seeks a Director of Operations to stand up and scale centralized fleet-wide operations across multiple sites. You will design uniform standards, management systems, and cadence, integrating newly acquired assets while aligning with safety, reliability, and cost objectives.

The role requires 10+ years in power generation ops, 3+ years leading plants, and a proven ability to drive cross-functional change, vendor strategy, and integration of diverse technologies into a