VP, Renewable Generation Operations & Engineering

NV Energy; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, seeks a senior Wind Generation Engineering Leader to drive performance across remote operations, wind engineering, and controls teams in Urbandale, IA. You will champion asset improvements, provide dashboards, and coordinate cross‑functional initiatives to boost turbine availability.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering, 8+ years in wind generation, and strong leadership, communication, and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• Professional engineering license, advanced engineering degree or MBA preferred.
• Strong technical background with eight years of wind generation experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic engineering performance plan for renewable generation to improve asset performance and align with company goals.
• Direct Renewable Engineers and Performance Engineering on failed part analysis and predictive failure forecasting.
• Direct Remote operations center in 24/7 turbine operation and preventive maintenance to investigate items before they become an issue.
• Direct Controls Specialists in maintaining and improving controls assets to better improve performance and ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Provide performance reporting and forecasting for Renewable Generation Operations and Senior Management.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional engineering license

Advanced engineering degree or MBA preferred

Job description

Continuously improve Renewable Generation asset performance through leadership of the remote operations center, performance and renewable engineering teams, technical specialists and controls specialists. Responsibilities include identifying asset enhancements to improve operations and availability, provide insights and informational dashboards to operations personnel to identify turbine operating issues/faults that reduce availability, aid in the development of documentation required to operate and maintain wind turbines, manage interdepartmental communications to monitor work and open action item completion that reduce fault/failed component and manage budgets for implementation of improvement projects for data systems, tools, and asset performance initiatives.

MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.

MidAmerican Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation. MidAmerican Energy Company has an exciting career opportunity available.

Bachelor's degree in engineering required. Professional engineering license, advanced engineering degree or Master of Business Administration preferred.

Strong technical background with eight years' experience in the wind generation industry; engineering administration including three years supervisory/management responsibilities.

Demonstrated understanding of wind generation industry issues and regulatory requirements.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills.

Effective interpersonal skills and leadership abilities. Effective analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. Project management skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects concurrently.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

• Develop strategic engineering performance plan for renewable generation to improve asset performance ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives; Develop and implement processes and procedures that improve asset performance and reduce risk (35%)


• Direct Renewable Engineers and Performance Engineering on failed part analysis, predictive failure forecasting; Ensure part and asset data is properly tracked and maintained (20%)


• Direct Remote operations center in 24/7 turbine operation and preventative maintenance to investigate items before they become an issue (15%)


• Direct Controls Specialists in maintaining and improving controls assets to better improve performance, provide information to Renewable Generation Operations, and ensure NERC/cybersecurity requirements are met. (15%)


• Provide performance reporting, including applicable energy and power forecasting for Renewable Generation Operations, Senior Management, Electric Trading and Accounting. (15%)