Remote Site Operations Leader (O&M)

Cayuse Holdings; Socorro (NM); On-site; USD 135,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Wellness Program

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with匹配

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings seeks a Site Manager to provide site-level leadership, operational oversight, and mission continuity for O&M at a remote desert/range site on White Sands Missile Range. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, coordinate with government stakeholders, and serve as the primary on-site decision-maker for after-hours needs.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a bachelor's degree in a related field, and 8+ years of technical operations leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, space operations, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent senior military or technical operations leadership experience may be accepted.
• A minimum of 8 years in technical operations or mission O&M, including at least 3 years leading a site, detachment, shift organization, or comparable workforce.
• Demonstrated success in site-level leadership, incident management, and performance oversight in mission-critical environments.
• Top Secret/ SCI Clearance is required.
• Must be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all contractor personnel and O&M functions at the assigned site.
• Ensure staffing coverage across all shifts and maintain high-performing operational teams.
• Maintain operational mission continuity, ensuring compliance with safety, security, quality, logistics, facilities, and staff requirements.
• Coordinate with host-installation entities for mission readiness, inspections, and operational support.
• Serve as the on-site interface to local and external government customers, building effective working relationships and responding promptly to performance issues, outages, inspections, or emergency situations.
• Act as the primary decision-maker and escalation authority for after-hours needs, including mission-driven or emergency responses.
• Ensure seamless integration and communication across quality, security, logistics, facilities, emergency response, and other cross-functional areas to support successful operations.
• Support cross-training efforts within the management team to ensure proper coverage for all critical functions.
• Oversee and coordinate technical and bargaining-unit activities but generally refrain from regularly executing those tasks unless qualified and authorized.
• Comply with all range, safety, security, and access requirements associated with the remote desert/range site on White Sands Missile Range.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Communication

Problem solving

Multitasking

MS Office

Operations oversight

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Cayuse Holdings seeks a Site Manager to provide site-level leadership, operational oversight, and mission continuity for O&M at a remote desert/range site on White Sands Missile Range. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, coordinate with government stakeholders, and serve as the primary on-site decision-maker for after-hours needs.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a bachelor's degree in a related field, and 8+ years of technical operations leadership.