Executive Leader, Operations & Reliability

Clean Energy; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Clean Energy is seeking a VP of Operations & Reliability to lead enterprise operations, drive reliability, planning, scheduling, and field execution. You will shape maintenance strategy, asset management, and continuous improvement across multi-site operations, fostering a culture of accountability and operational excellence.

The role calls for a strategic leader with deep experience in asset-intensive environments, governance, and data-driven decision making, reporting to the COO and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations/related field; advanced degree or certs preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive operational leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading maintenance, reliability, or operations teams.
• Experience managing multi-site operations.
• Proven impact on reliability, maintenance and KPI improvement.
• Experience implementing enterprise operational systems and governance.
• Exposure to IoT, predictive maintenance, or AI-enabled ops.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise-wide operations strategy aligned with corporate priorities.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and operational discipline.
• Mentor directors, managers, and frontline teams across functions.
• Build cross-functional relationships among Operations, Supply Chain, Reliability, Engineering, Finance and Safety.
• Drive governance, standard work, and KPI ownership across regions.
• Lead field operations, maintenance, reliability engineering, and scheduling.
• Oversee asset management systems and ERP/CMMS optimization.
• Lead planning, scheduling, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decisions

Executive communication

Change management

Governance & KPIs

People development

Education

Bachelor's degree in operations/related field

Advanced degree or certs preferred

Tools

CMMS

ERP systems

SCADA

IoT & AI-enabled ops

Job description

Clean Energy is seeking a VP of Operations & Reliability to lead enterprise operations, drive reliability, planning, scheduling, and field execution. You will shape maintenance strategy, asset management, and continuous improvement across multi-site operations, fostering a culture of accountability and operational excellence.

The role calls for a strategic leader with deep experience in asset-intensive environments, governance, and data-driven decision making, reporting to the COO and