Senior Wind Repower Operations Director

deutschewindtechnik; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Generous PTO

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Deutsche Windtechnik, headquartered in Houston, TX, seeks an Operations Director for Repower to lead senior-level wind repower and major component replacement campaigns across the United States. You will build and optimize field leadership teams and establish processes to scale operations while partnering with the Vice President, Repower.

You will drive safety culture, workforce planning, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery and long-term growth in the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in wind energy, heavy construction, or industrial operations.
• 5+ years leading multi-site field execution teams.
• Direct experience with wind repower, major component replacement, or crane-intensive projects.
• Strong commercial, financial, project management, and customer-facing experience.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop field teams, including Site Managers, Construction Managers, technicians, subcontractors, and vendor partners.
• Ensure adherence to operational procedures, work instructions, quality standards, and industry best practices across all project sites.
• Optimize workforce planning and resource allocation across concurrent projects, balancing internal crews, contract labor, and subcontractor scopes.
• Establish productivity benchmarks including turbine completion rates, crane utilization, rework metrics, and schedule performance, while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own field readiness across the portfolio, including tooling, equipment availability, training and certification compliance, and crew composition standards.
• Champion a strong safety culture and partner closely with HSE on incident prevention, investigations, corrective actions, and continuous safety improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Travel readiness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/ Construction Management or related field

Job description

Deutsche Windtechnik, headquartered in Houston, TX, seeks an Operations Director for Repower to lead senior-level wind repower and major component replacement campaigns across the United States. You will build and optimize field leadership teams and establish processes to scale operations while partnering with the Vice President, Repower.

You will drive safety culture, workforce planning, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery and long-term growth in the