Fleet Operations Director

Launching Point; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Launching Point is seeking a Director of Operations to build and scale centralized, fleet-wide operations across multiple sites. You will design uniform standards, integrate acquisitions, and drive safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations with scalable systems to absorb growth.

You will lead across plant managers, partnerships with Asset Management and Finance, and create performance cadences aligned to safety, reliability, and capital deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering or equivalent is required.
• 10+ years in power generation operations and maintenance, including multi-site leadership.
• 3+ years as Plant Manager or equivalent with safety, availability, budget, and compliance accountability.
• Valid driver’s license is required.
• Strong analytical and business-case skills; excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence without authority and lead across functions.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence across safety, regulatory compliance, reliability, efficiency, and cost.
• Partner with Asset Management and Finance to translate operational drivers into production economics.
• Develop fleet metrics, definitions, dashboards, and root-cause routines.
• Lead annual and multi-year planning cycles for budgets and capital plans.
• Develop vendor/contract strategy to optimize cost and performance.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks including safety, env, cyber/OT, and supply chain.
• Support M&A due diligence, integration planning, and stand-up of new sites.
• Enable multi-technology execution across the fleet.

Skills

Analytical skills

Business-case skills

Written and verbal communication

Cross-functional leadership

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent

10+ years in power generation operations and maintenance

Plant Manager or equivalent leadership 3+ years

Valid driver’s license

Job description

Launching Point is seeking a Director of Operations to build and scale centralized, fleet-wide operations across multiple sites. You will design uniform standards, integrate acquisitions, and drive safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations with scalable systems to absorb growth.

You will lead across plant managers, partnerships with Asset Management and Finance, and create performance cadences aligned to safety, reliability, and capital deployment.