Fleet Operations Architect & Standardization Lead

The Recruiting Hive; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruiting Hive is seeking a Director of Operations to stand up and scale centralized fleet-wide operations across multiple sites. The role focuses on uniform standards, performance cadence, and integration of new assets while upholding safety, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Reporting to the VP of Operations, you will lead Plant Managers, design a centralized operating model, and coordinate cross-functional teams to absorb growth with disciplined execution and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or equivalent required.
• 10+ years in power generation operations and maintenance across multi-site environments.
• Plant leadership experience with safety, availability, and budget accountability.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence: safety performance, regulatory compliance, reliability/availability, efficiency, and cost competitiveness.
• Partner with Asset Management and Finance to translate operational drivers into production economics and capital allocation decisions.
• Develop 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.
• 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.
• Support M&A and growth: due diligence, integration planning, stand-up of new sites, post-close integration.

Skills

Builder/standardization experience

M&A / integration

Multi-technology exposure

Financial literacy

People leadership

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering

Job description

The Recruiting Hive is seeking a Director of Operations to stand up and scale centralized fleet-wide operations across multiple sites. The role focuses on uniform standards, performance cadence, and integration of new assets while upholding safety, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Reporting to the VP of Operations, you will lead Plant Managers, design a centralized operating model, and coordinate cross-functional teams to absorb growth with disciplined execution and strong leadership.