Wind Hub Manager - Kansas 1 (Wichita, KS)

GE Vernova Inc; Oklahoma; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Wind Hub Manager to lead operations and foster customer relationships in a remote capacity. This strategic role requires a strong leader with a focus on safety, operational excellence, and team engagement. You will oversee daily hub activities, ensure turbine performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise in wind energy and exceptional interpersonal skills, making this an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in the energy sector.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Professional Development

Competitive Compensation

Challenging Careers

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leadership experience in field services or energy industry.
• Strong knowledge of operations and maintenance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-site service hub, ensuring safety and operational excellence.
• Build long-term customer relationships and manage hub operations.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Relationship Management

Safety Management

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Technical Knowledge in Wind Energy

Interpersonal Skills

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Associate or Bachelor’s Degree

Technical Certification in Wind Energy

Tools

Computer Diagnostic Tools

Facility Control and Management Systems

Spreadsheet Processing Software

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Wind Hub Manager reports to the Service Director and is a strategic role accountable for building long term relationships with customers, driving optimized operations, fiscal management, and hub safety. Overall scope includes leading a hub team, managing daily hub operations, turbine output, as well as exemplifying excellence in leadership, safety, quality control, and financial oversight. The Wind Hub Manager partners closely with the customer and ensures alignment with GE operational excellence.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

As a Wind Hub Manager, you will be responsible for:

• People Leadership
  • Provide leadership to support a multi-site service hub. Initiate and support staffing requirements, coaching, training, and corrective action concerning employees and contracted partners, including succession planning.
  • Own the safety culture within the hub, inclusive of contracted partners and customers.
  • Execute daily Plan of the Day calls, to include prioritizing and managing a dispatch schedule.
• Customer Point of Contact
  • Customer focused approach to build long term relationships with customers to deliver business objectives and meet contractual requirements.
• Partner with CPM | Customer Performance Manager
  • Escalate customer concerns with priority.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams like Sales, Commercial Operations, Sourcing, Finance, and HR to meet the deliverables.
• Turbine Return to Service
  • Prioritize turbine performance to meet/exceed performance commitments.
• Multi-Site Leadership
  • Be innovative and engaged in all areas of facility operations, aligned with individual site plans, to include creative problem solving with a LEAN mindset.
  • Lead operations within a multi-site service hub ensuring weekly visits to each site:
    • Drive a safety focus.
    • Continue to grow customer relationships.
    • Team engagement and talent development.

Qualifications/Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience inclusive of leadership.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a field services or equivalent role in the energy industry.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability and willingness to travel within the hub, which may require overnights.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Technical Certification in Wind Energy or Electrical/Electronic field preferred.
• Advanced computer skills utilizing word and spreadsheet processing, e-mail programs, facility control and management systems, and computer diagnostic and troubleshooting tools.
• Wind turbine or energy industry experience.
• Advanced electrical, mechanical, and/or hydraulic experience, including use of hydraulic power tools.
• Experience with heavy equipment required for facility maintenance with a working knowledge of crane and rigging requirements.
• Comprehensive writing skills to meet contractual reporting obligations, as required.
• Strong functional knowledge in Operations and Maintenance best industry practices, planning, organizing, coordinating, executing, and controlling the wind hub activities, productivity improvements, operational excellence in outage management.
• Strong leadership skills, ability to embrace and adapt to change and influence others.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability, willingness, and adaptability to take initiative and work without direct supervision.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of personnel at all levels inside and outside of the Wind Hub.

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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