Fleet Operations Architect

H.T. Prof Executive Search; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

H.T. Prof Executive Search is seeking a Director of Operations to build and scale centralized fleet‑wide operations across multiple sites, aligning safety, reliability, and cost with growth objectives.

The role will design uniform operating standards, management systems, and performance cadences, while integrating newly acquired assets and teams. It requires 10+ years in power generation ops, multi-site leadership, and strong change leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence: safety, regulatory compliance, reliability/availability, efficiency, and cost competitiveness.
• Partner with Asset Management and Finance to translate operational drivers into production economics and capital allocation trade-offs.
• Collaborate on fleet metrics and reporting; establish uniform definitions, dashboards, and root‑cause/problem‑solving routines.
• Lead annual and multi‑year planning cycles (O&M budgets, outage plans, capital plans); ensure disciplined execution and variance management.
• Develop and execute vendor/contract strategy to optimize cost and performance.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks, including safety, environmental, reliability, cyber/OT resilience, and supply chain vulnerabilities; ensure corrective actions are closed effectively.
• Support M&A and growth: participate in operational due diligence, integration planning, 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 and capabilities as new generation technologies and development projects are introduced.
• Build and sustain a high‑performance culture: set expectations, reinforce accountability, recognize performance, and lead change across a multi‑site organization.
• People development: coach and develop Plant Managers and their teams; build bench strength and succession plans.
• Collaborate with Environmental, H&S, HR, Engineering, Development, and Asset Management to align goals and execute cross‑functional initiatives.
• Communicate directives and changes effectively at all levels; lead change management efforts to ensure adoption and sustained performance improvements.
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering

Job description

H.T. Prof Executive Search is seeking a Director of Operations to build and scale centralized fleet‑wide operations across multiple sites, aligning safety, reliability, and cost with growth objectives.

The role will design uniform operating standards, management systems, and performance cadences, while integrating newly acquired assets and teams. It requires 10+ years in power generation ops, multi-site leadership, and strong change leadership.