Specialist, Site Performance (NSS)

Requisition ID:  50513
Location(s): 

Portland, OR, US Austin, TX, US Portland, OR, US Oklahoma City, OK, US

Work experience:  Specialist
Type of position:  Full-Time
Job Family:  Field Operations

Vestas Factory

The Site Performance team within Service Operations consists of Intensive Care (IC) and New Site Startup (NSS). New site startup activities are critical to the long-term success of a wind farm and this role works with various other teams in VAME to make sure all new sites startup according to defined standards and best practices.

 

Responsibilities

  • Per the Vestas Model, ensure all activities at New Site Startups are implemented per the defined standards
  • Establish a positive working relationship with all partners in the Construction, Technology, and Operations groups. This will facilitate better collaboration on New Site Startups (NSS).
  • Host and facilitate meetings between relevant stakeholders ensuring engagement of NSS activities
  • Project manage the execution of all operations activities on a new site, this ranges from making sure all technician resources are in place and trained to making sure all proactive upgrades are implemented on all turbines before commissioning.
  • Work closely with regional Senior Operations Managers to escalate issues in Site Startup execution or borrow resources from neighboring sites
  • Ensure that safety alert communication is encouraged and monitored on all NSS's
  • Report out on NSS execution performance weekly to senior leadership as measured by milestone completion and performance metrics
  • Utilize all NSS checklists to make sure all activities are completed on time by NSS personnel
  • Required to access and use online tools (i.e. Toolkit, SAP, VOB, VGA, VIS, VTM etc)
  • Utilize online tools to incorporate insight dashboard metrics (i.e. alarms, warnings, fleet, service orders, labor efficiency, new site start up, TNT, FIFT, other insight dashboard metrics)
  • Insight Toolbox (ability to navigate and use)
  • Ensure team is compliant with all Task Based Certifications (TBC) and obtain for self as needed
  • Provide high level input into Work Instructions as needed
  • TSL & CIR communication and escalation
  • Ability to navigate, interpret and fully understand the Site's contract (SM); ability to clearly communicate and follow, when needed, with the expectation that items of concern or clarity are escalated to the contracts/legal department

 

Qualifications

  • Associates degree or equivalent, Bachelor's degree preferred in STEM or business fields.
  • Strong if not expert level communication skills to influence, lead, and collaborate with other leaders from different teams, backgrounds and cultures
  • Minimum 8 years of supervisory experience including effectively dealing with and documenting, employee performance
  • Experience and knowledge of wind turbines and power plant operations. Will consider similar industry or technology such as hydraulic, rotating heavy equipment service and maintenance
  • Valid driver's license required
  • Experience as a leader of field-deployed technician teams
  • Expertise in overseeing safety initiatives, encompassing Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), electrical safety, fall protection, high-angle emergency descent procedures, and confined space protocols
  • Experience or familiarity with spare parts/inventory processes
  • Advanced oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to travel 30-40%

 

 

Competencies

  • Ability to coordinate an operation with a high delegation of responsibility to team members
  • Ability to complete all training requirements (Internal Training/Certificate Requirements: Manager Core Training, Leader of Others Training)
  • Ability to maintain and audit safe working conditions to Vestas standards (i.e. internal audits, OSHA requirements)
  • Requires travel including working a flexible and variable work schedule as needed to meet business goals
  • Ability to obtain a passport
  • Advanced computer operation and internet-based program navigation, ability to generate and interpret computer data, ability to communicate in technical and non-technical terms
  • Ability to read, interpret and understand basic drawings and schematics to develop procedures, validate work activity and ensure that risk is identified and mitigated
  • Willingness to embrace and promote Vestas' commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging and Vestas' Core Values
  • Ability to work in a demanding market, manage stakeholder expectations, ensure customer satisfaction, and manage T&M

 

What we offer

We offer an exciting position with great development opportunities in an inspiring environment at the world's number one wind turbine producer. We value initiative, responsibility, and accuracy. You will become part of an international environment with a commitment to sustainability and safety and you will work among colleagues that take care of each other.

  • Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision
  • Generous Paid Time Off policies 
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition assistance
  • Highly developed Training Program
  • Global bonus program

 

 

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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings. 


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