Site Manager, Diamond Vista Wind Farm

~ Under the brand name Nordex and Acciona Windpower we offer powerful wind turbines for nearly all geographical regions across the globe. ~

Position Overview

We are seeking candidates to fill the position of Site Manager of the Diamond Vista Wind Farm in Tampa, Kansas. This position's requisition ID is: 1104.

Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for on-site wind turbine generator OEM functions to assure turbine performance meets or exceeds customer expectations
• Manage requests received from customer and coordinate all activities on site with customer
• Manage all OEM projects at the site 
• Manage and supervise subcontractors hired by OEM at the site
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly product performance reports
• Conduct and review safety analyses and review potential electrical and mechanical hazards
• Maintain and assure all mandated safety and regulatory training isn completed and renewed
• Coordinate directly with AWPNA engineering and post-sales departments to drive continuous product improvement
• Provide training and coaching to on-site operations and maintenance teams to enhance their understanding of WTG functionality
• Report component non-conformities to AWPNA Quality Assurance department for warranty or internal material review board processing
• Manage the inventory of tools, spare parts, and consumables including the management of specialty tools that require calibrations
• Manage the completion and storage of required documentation related to all corrective and preventative tasks on the wind turbine generators
• Assure the company is complying with inter-company and external service agreements/contracts
• Meet company quality and safety standards to include federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations where applicable
• Participate in annual budget creation and review and track monthly O&M expenses
• Travel to headquarters, industry related conferences or training events as required (5 -10% travel)
• Analyze down time availability and adjust allocations
• Support and maintain local, public and landowner relations
• Manage, coordinate, and communicate, warranty and retrofit implementation projects to customer
• Coordinate data sharing with engineering and perform engineering studies
• Coordinate on and off site logistics
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• 2 – 5 years in a leadership position with 5 - 7 years experience in power generation equipment support with 3 years concentration in the wind turbine operations and maintenance required
• Be able to work independently, demonstrate strong leadership skills, and have experience supervising a team
• Ability to utilize JD Edwards and Maximo software systems
• Ability to think and analyze situations in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work in a flexible and changing schedule as required in order to meet operational needs including managing several crossing processes, different work teams and simultaneous demanding situations
• Strengths will include excellent communication and analytical skills
• Ability to train and coach WTG technicians
• Ability to successfully interact with key customer contacts and other internal departments
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Ability to perform technical and economic feasibility analysis
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus Ability to meet specific OSHA and ANSI weight limits of 250 to 300lbs. max