Director of Projects

Deutsche-Windtechnik-Ag; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

PTO

Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

Leadership development opportunities

Job summary

Deutsche Windtechnik, headquartered in Houston, TX, seeks a Director of Projects to oversee nationwide repower campaigns. You will lead Site Managers, Project Managers, and field teams, build robust execution playbooks, and drive safety and productivity across projects.

You will coordinate with procurement, logistics, and engineering to optimize schedules, manage costs, and deliver high-quality results in a rapidly growing market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of wind energy, heavy construction, or industrial operations experience.
• 5+ years leading multi-site field execution teams.
• Direct experience with wind repower or major component replacement.
• Strong commercial, financial, and customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop field teams across multiple project sites.
• Ensure adherence to procedures, quality standards, and safety practices.
• Optimize workforce planning and resource allocation across projects.
• Establish productivity benchmarks and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own field readiness, training, certifications, and crew composition standards.
• Represent VP, Repower in customer meetings and cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Wind repower

Project management

Multi-site execution

Lean methodologies

KPI dashboards

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/related field

Tools

ERP systems

Project management software

KPI dashboards

Job description

Director of Projects

Deutsche Windtechnik is Germany's largest Independent Service Provider, offering a comprehensive service package for Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) from onesingle source.

With more than 9,000 WTGs under contract and more than 2,200 worldwide employeesoperatingin Europe, the US and Asia, Deutsche Windtechnik sets the bar for Independent Service Provider services.

Deutsche Windtechnik came to North America and started operations here in 2018. Headquartered in Houston, TX, it is our goal to set the standard for best-in-class levels of quality, safety, efficiency, and customer service in the US market.

Ready to continue your career and help shape the future of wind repower operations?

As the Director of Projects, you will serve as the senior operational leader for DeutscheWindtechnik's Repower division. Working closely with the Vice President, Repower, you will oversee the successful execution of repower and majorcomponentreplacement campaigns across the United States while building the systems, processes, and field leadership necessary to support continued growth.

Are You Looking To:

• Promote our DWT safety culture where everyone has the confidence to stop the job when somethingdoesn'tseem right or feels unsafe?
• Lead the execution of large-scale wind repower and majorcomponentreplacement campaigns?
• Build and develop high-performing teams of Site Managers, Project Managers, Field Supervisors, technicians, and subcontractors?
• Drive operational excellence through workforce planning, productivity improvements, and standardized execution practices?
• Influence company strategy through forecasting, resource planning, proposalreviews, and cross-functional leadership?

What You'll Be Responsible For:

Operations & Field Management

• Lead and develop field teams, including Site Managers, Construction Managers, technicians, subcontractors, and vendor partners.
• Ensure adherence to operational procedures, work instructions, quality standards, and industry best practices across all project sites.
• Optimizeworkforce planning and resource allocation across concurrent projects, balancing internal crews, contract labor, and subcontractor scopes.
• Establishproductivity benchmarks including turbine completion rates, craneutilization,rework metrics, and schedule performance, while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own field readiness across the portfolio, including tooling, equipment availability, training and certification compliance (QEW, OEM-specific qualifications), and crew composition standards.
• Champion a strong safety culture and partner closely with HSE on incident prevention, investigations, corrective actions, and continuous safety improvement initiatives.

Supply Chain & Logistics Coordination

• Coordinate with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to ensure majorcomponentavailability, lead-time management, anddeliverysequencing aligned with project schedules and crane mobilizations.
• Direct sitelogisticsplanning, including laydown yards,componentstaging, transportation windows, and crane mobilization and demobilization activities.
• Managesubcontractorand vendor performance in the field, including crane providers, transportation partners, and specialty service contractors.
• Identifyand proactively mitigate supply chain risks, including componentdelays, transportation constraints, weather impacts, and resource availability challenges.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Implement Lean methodologies and process optimization initiatives across project planning, field execution, commissioning, and project closeout workflows.
• Standardize repeatableexecutionplaybooks, including work packages, inspection and test plans (ITPs), commissioning checklists, and lessons-learned processes.
• Develop andmaintainoperational KPI dashboards and reporting structures whileestablishingaregular operating cadence through daily site huddles, weekly project reviews, and monthly portfolio reviews.
• Evaluate and deploy tools, technology, and reporting solutions that improve field productivity, documentation quality, and operational visibility.

Leadership & Strategic Support

• Represent the Vice President,Repowerin customer meetings, leadership forums, and cross-functional initiatives as needed.
• Contribute to divisional strategy, annual planning, resource forecasting, bid/no-bid decisions, and proposal reviews by providing execution-focused input on cost, schedule, and risk.
• Build and strengthen the field leadership bench through recruiting, development, succession planning, and career progression initiatives for Site Managers and Project Managers.
• Collaborate with Long-Term O&M and SFS service lines on shared resource planning, technician deployment strategies, and cross-functional business opportunities.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in wind energy, heavy construction, or industrial operations.
• 5+ years leading multi-site field execution teams.
• Direct experience with windrepower, majorcomponentreplacement, or crane-intensive projects.
• Strong commercial, financial, project management, and customer-facing experience.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to30%.

What You'll Get:

• 401(k) with fully vested company match available after 6 months.
• Generous PTO and excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• Competitive compensation.
• Personalized and ongoing leadership development opportunities.

DWT CULTURE

What sets us apart is our intense focus on our customers, employees, and culture.

Our Mission: To be the most trusted O&M partner to wind farm owners.

Our Vision: To empower the Americas' achievement of 100% renewable energy, one wind turbine at a time.

Our values are Transparent, Innovative, Guiding, Efficient, and Reliable. We call ourselves TIGERs and we hope you get an opportunity to join us someday!

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Deutsche Windtechnik is an Equal Opportunity and affirmative action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic under applicable law.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This job description does notstateor imply that these are the only duties to be performed.Management reserves the right to revise duties and responsibilities as needed.