Job Description Summary

The Senior Planned Maintenance Manager oversees all resources, and logistics required to perform services and maintenance activities on customers' site/property. These activities contribute to, maintain, repair and refurbish sold or existing products, and includes all types of maintenance service (preventive and remedial), manage maintenance facilities and field services engineering. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Job Description

As the Senior Maintenance Resource Manager, you will be responsible for the execution of scheduled maintenance activities per contractual requirements for North America’s growing wind turbine fleet. As a key member of our operations team, the selected candidate will manage supplier execution including overseeing the safety, quality, & delivery of planned maintenances. Being a part of a cross-functional team, you will be responsible for coordinating initiatives from the business & clearly communicating strategies with asset managers.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive maintenance plans for all wind turbine assets based on O&M manual requirements, seasonal weather trends, and manpower capacity.

• Coordinate with stakeholders to schedule maintenance activities in a manner that ensures on-time maintenance while optimizing for operational efficiency.

• Partnering with contracted companies, ensuring adequate staffing levels and skill sets to support maintenance activities.

• Hold contracted companies accountable for the performance of maintenance teams including performance targets, quality, and safety.

• Implement predictive maintenance strategies to anticipate and address emerging issues & engineering limitations & business objectives

• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.

• Promote a culture of safety among contracted partners

• Ensure accurate records of maintenance activities, including site level reporting, task management, and future work planning.

• Document standard work processes including but not limited to site vendor inductions, field maintenance activities, and operational best practices.

• Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior management, detailing maintenance performance, KPIs, and operational efficiencies.

Qualifications/Requirements     

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in wind turbine technology, maintenance practices, and safety standards.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time

• Ability to and maintain a valid driver's license and willingness to submit to a check of driving record

Desired Characteristics 

• Ability, willingness, and adaptability to take initiative and work without direct supervision

• Advanced computer skills utilizing word and spreadsheet processing, e-mail programs, facility control and management systems, and computer diagnostic and troubleshooting tools

• Ability to work with a wide variety of personnel at all levels inside and outside of the region.

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

• Ability to influence others and lead small teams

• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously

• Effective problem identification and solution skills

Additional Information

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.

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