Fleet Operations Leader: Standardization & Growth

Calqulate Metrics Ltd; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Calqulate Metrics Ltd. seeks a Director of Operations to lead the scaling of centralized, fleet-wide operations across multiple sites.

The role focuses on designing uniform operating standards, management systems, and performance cadences while integrating new assets and teams. You will partner with Asset Management, Finance, HR and Engineering to translate operational drivers into production economics, establish KPIs, dashboards, and a data-driven culture, and drive safe, reliable, and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Drive 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: 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, succession plans, and scalable training programs; recruit and retain top talent.
• Collaborate horizontally with Environmental, H&S, HR, Engineering, Development, and Asset Management to align goals, remove blockers, 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

Analytical skills

Communication

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

Job description

Calqulate Metrics Ltd. seeks a Director of Operations to lead the scaling of centralized, fleet-wide operations across multiple sites.

The role focuses on designing uniform operating standards, management systems, and performance cadences while integrating new assets and teams. You will partner with Asset Management, Finance, HR and Engineering to translate operational drivers into production economics, establish KPIs, dashboards, and a data-driven culture, and drive safe, reliable, and