Fleet Performance Leader, Renewable Energy

Vestas; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestas in Houston, TX is seeking a Performance Manager to serve as the primary technical and performance interface for a strategic renewable energy fleet. You will partner with customer engineering teams and coordinate cross-functional initiatives to improve fleet reliability, availability, and operational performance.

You will lead complex performance improvement programs, align resources across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, monitoring, controls and digital teams, and develop

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Renewable Energy, Business, or a related field.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in renewable energy, utilities, power generation, or related field.
• Experience leading multi-site operational or performance improvement programs.
• Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated success working directly with customers and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a fleet-wide performance improvement roadmap.
• Identify performance opportunities and prioritize initiatives based on reliability, availability, production, and operational risk.
• Define objectives, milestones, success metrics, and implementation plans for performance improvement programs.
• Monitor progress and drive accountability for measurable results.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between the organization and customer engineering teams.
• Develop clear problem statements and investigation plans for complex operational challenges.
• Lead root cause investigations and coordinate testing, validation, and deployment of corrective actions.
• Facilitate technical reviews and decision-making across multiple disciplines.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, monitoring, controls, and digital teams.
• Ensure timely delivery of technical analyses, recommendations, and customer commitments.
• Establish clear ownership, timelines, and communication channels across workstreams.
• Maintain stakeholder alignment and a consistent technical message.
• Collect, validate, and analyze operational and performance data.
• Develop and maintain performance dashboards, reports, and supporting documentation.
• Identify trends, emerging risks, and improvement opportunities through data analysis.
• Identify barriers that affect performance or execution.
• Coordinate resolution of constraints involving parts availability, tooling, documentation, resources, or data quality.
• Escalate issues appropriately with clear options and trade-offs.
• Track actions and decisions through closure.
• Maintain structured documentation, including issue logs, decision records, root cause analyses, corrective and preventive action plans, test reports, and closeout summaries.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and business reviews.
• Communicate program status, risks, opportunities, mitigation plans, and support requirements to senior leadership and customers.
• Promote proactive communication and operational transparency.

Skills

RCA

FMEA

Analytics

Control systems

Asset data

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Vestas in Houston, TX is seeking a Performance Manager to serve as the primary technical and performance interface for a strategic renewable energy fleet. You will partner with customer engineering teams and coordinate cross-functional initiatives to improve fleet reliability, availability, and operational performance.

You will lead complex performance improvement programs, align resources across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, monitoring, controls and digital teams, and develop