Global Maintenance and Performance Improvement Leader

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned leader to drive strategic transformation of proactive maintenance for Wind Services. You will guide 24,000+ turbines globally, coordinate with Engineering to enhance practices, and push for productivity through bundled maintenance programs.

The role emphasizes maintenance planning, quality oversight, and robust cross-functional collaboration to improve fleet availability and safety. Global travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years of leadership experience in operations, project management, quality, or systems engineering.
• Ability and willingness to travel globally 25% of the time.
• Contractor management experience.
• Experience leading and influencing diverse teams.
• Ability to drive strategy and operational improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic transformation of proactive work execution as part of the Wind Services transformation.
• Develop work bundling and optimization strategies driving $50M+ in annual productivity.
• Lead execution of proactive work across a global fleet of 24,000+ wind turbines, including planned maintenance, fleet programs, and RCA corrective actions.
• Ensure maintenance activities are completed on time while maintaining quality, compliance, and field execution standards.
• Partner with Engineering to define, maintain, and improve best-in-class maintenance practices.
• Maximize fleet availability through maintenance planning, quality oversight, and process improvement.
• Collaborate with the Services Product Line team to develop and deploy fleet improvement strategies.
• Support work bundling initiatives to reduce turbine climbs and improve maintenance efficiency.
• Monitor maintenance performance metrics and drive corrective actions.
• Identify execution gaps, process issues, and improvement opportunities, leading cross-functional resolution.
• Standardize maintenance processes across the fleet.
• Contribute to safety, quality, reliability, and productivity initiatives.
• Build relationships across Services, Engineering, Operations, and Product Line teams.
• Enable stronger financial outcomes through self-perform optimization, bundled maintenance strategies, and pricing standardization.

Skills

Leadership Experience

Project Management

Maintenance Planning

Process Improvement

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Program Execution

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

RCA

Maintenance Optimization

Work Bundling Strategies

Job description

• Lead the strategic transformation of proactive work execution as part of the broader Wind Services transformation
• Develop work bundling and optimization strategies driving $50M+ in annual productivity
• Lead execution of proactive work across a global fleet of 24,000+ wind turbines, including planned maintenance, fleet programs, and RCA corrective actions
• Ensure maintenance activities are completed on time while maintaining quality, compliance, and field execution standards
• Partner with Engineering to define, maintain, and improve best-in-class maintenance practices
• Maximize fleet availability through maintenance planning, quality oversight, and process improvement
• Collaborate with the Services Product Line team to develop and deploy fleet improvement strategies
• Support work bundling initiatives to reduce turbine climbs and improve maintenance efficiency
• Monitor maintenance performance metrics and drive corrective actions
• Identify execution gaps, process issues, and improvement opportunities, leading cross-functional resolution
• Standardize maintenance processes across the fleet
• Contribute to safety, quality, reliability, and productivity initiatives
• Build relationships across Services, Engineering, Operations, and Product Line teams
• Enable stronger financial outcomes through self-perform optimization, bundled maintenance strategies, and pricing standardization

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations, or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 15 years of leadership experience in operations, project management, quality, or systems engineering
• Ability and willingness to travel globally 25% of the time
• Contractor management experience
• Experience leading and influencing diverse teams
• Ability to drive strategy and operational improvements
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Established project management skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable
• Master's degree preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading strategic transformation initiatives within Wind Services, focusing on maintenance optimization, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance fleet performance and productivity.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Leadership Experience
• Project Management Skills
• Maintenance Planning
• Process Improvement
• Strong Communication Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Work Bundling Strategies
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Maintenance Optimization
• Performance Metrics Monitoring
• Quality Oversight
• Fleet Management
• Strategic Transformation
• Operational Improvements
• Contractor Management
• Program Execution

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• Problem Solving
• Team Leadership
• Collaboration
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Wind Turbines
• Fleet Programs
• Safety Standards
• Compliance
• Engineering Practices
• Productivity Initiatives
• Global Operations
• Maintenance Standards
• Financial Outcomes
• Technical Discipline