Plant Manager - Wind

Iberdrola • $119K — $132K *
Roff, OK 74865In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Four-year degree or technical certificate, or 5 years related experience in the power industry.
  • Proven background in power plant operations and maintenance.
  • Ability to climb 80-meter towers regularly for maintenance tasks.
  • Weight limit of 285 lbs for job-related tasks, excluding equipment.
  • Advanced computer skills including facility control and reporting tools.
  • Experience working with low to medium voltage under adverse conditions.
  • Problem-solving ability in non-standard situations.
  • Familiarity with heavy equipment maintenance and crane/rigging requirements.
  • Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety programs.
  • Conduct periodic safety training and assessments for crew.
  • Negotiate and manage third-party contracts.
  • Administer warranty agreements for equipment.
  • Oversee capital improvement projects and equipment retrofits.
  • Manage maintenance crews and ensure compliance with manufacturer standards.
  • Perform staffing activities including training and evaluation.
  • Prepare annual budget and monthly financial reports.
  • Conduct root cause analyses of major equipment failures.
  • Establish internal controls and develop new ones as needed.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive safety training programs.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Supportive team environment fostering collaboration.
  • Opportunity to work in a rapidly evolving energy sector.
Full Job Description
The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience and location.

Location: Roff, OK

Salary Range: $119,500 to $132,500 DOE

Job Summary

The Wind Plant Manager manages day to day operations and maintenance of a utility scale wind power plant. This includes development and compliance with an operating budget, outage coordination and scheduling with the interconnect entity, scheduling coordinator and trading desk, oversight of operations and maintenance to ensure work is carried out using Prudent Utility Practices.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensures strict management and compliance of all company and project environmental, health and safety programs.
  • Responsible to ensure crew receives periodic safety training and conducts periodic safety assessments.
  • Negotiates and administers 3rd party contracts.
  • Administers warranties.
  • Manages implementation of capital improvement programs and retrofits.
  • Manage crews performing operations, maintenance and warranty activities of all wind plant equipment, ensures compliance with manufacturers' requirements.
  • Performs staffing activities, counseling, coaching, training and corrective actions of subordinate employees.
  • Prepares annual budget and monthly profit and loss reporting.
  • Reviews and approves root cause analyses of major failures.
  • Prepares performance evaluations per company instructions and guidelines.
  • Ensures all relevant internal controls are followed and develops new controls as needed


Required Qualifications
  • Four year college degree or technical school certificate; or 5 years of related experience or power industry training; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in power plant operations and maintenance.
  • Ability to climb 80 meter steel towers on a daily basis to perform maintenance.
  • Weight must not exceed 285 lbs (excluding equipment/gear) when performing job related tasks.
  • Advanced computer skills utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, email, facility control, management and reporting systems, including the use of computerized diagnostic and troubleshooting tools.
  • Ability to work around low and medium voltage and at times during extremely adverse weather conditions.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Knowledge of heavy equipment required for facility maintenance with a working knowledge of crane and rigging requirements.
  • Valid driver's license.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in wind plant operations and wind turbine experience.
  • Experience in high voltage maintenance and switching.
  • Experience establishing and improving preventative maintenance programs.
  • Experience working with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
  • Additional Success Factors
    • Ability to navigate and succeed in a highly matrixed reporting structure, preferably at an international company.
    • Strong prioritization and multi-tasking skills with the ability to operate in a complex, rapidly changing business environment with typically tight schedules and demanding targets.
    • Ability to foster and participate in a productive team environment by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with subordinates, co-workers, managers, customers, contractors, and vendors.
    • Effectively provides and receives information orally in individual and group situations.
    • Written expression is clear, concise, and conveys the desired message.
    • Ability to analyze project risks and proactively identify solutions with a flexible, creative, and solution-focused outlook on problem solving.


Competencies
  • Growth & Continuous Improvement
  • Initiative & Change
  • Focused on Results
  • Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Leadership (people managers/leaders)


Job Posting End Date:
July-4-2026

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