Power Gen Fleet Director — Standardization & Growth

KingRecruitingServices; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

KingRecruitingServices seeks a Director of Operations to architect a centralized, fleet-wide operating model across multiple sites. You will design standards, manage performance cadences, and integrate new assets while preserving local accountability.

You will lead safety, reliability, cost optimization, and cross-functional alignment with Asset Management, Finance, HR, and Engineering to scale operations and absorb growth in a regulated power generation portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
• 10+ years in power generation operations and maintenance, multi-site leadership.
• 3+ years as Plant Manager or equivalent with safety, availability, budget, and compliance accountability.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence: safety, reliability, availability, efficiency, 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 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, cyber/OT resilience, and supply chain vulnerabilities.
• Support M&A due diligence 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 to new technologies.
• Build a high-performance culture: set expectations, accountability, and succession planning.
• Collaborate across Environmental, H&S, HR, Engineering, Development, and Asset Management; communicate changes effectively.

Skills

Power generation operations

Multi-site leadership

Plant leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

KingRecruitingServices seeks a Director of Operations to architect a centralized, fleet-wide operating model across multiple sites. You will design standards, manage performance cadences, and integrate new assets while preserving local accountability.

You will lead safety, reliability, cost optimization, and cross-functional alignment with Asset Management, Finance, HR, and Engineering to scale operations and absorb growth in a regulated power generation portfolio.