Director of Wind Turbine Blade Services

As part of the Renewables Services Line The Director of Wind Turbine Blade Services is responsible for leading the company’s blade inspection, repair, maintenance, and related field-service operations. This role provides strategic and operational leadership across multiple projects, clients, and geographic regions while ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, profitably, and to the highest standards of quality.

The Director will oversee field execution, workforce planning, client relationships, technical development, financial performance, safety performance, and continuous improvement for the blade services business. This position requires a strong understanding of wind turbine blade inspection and repair, field-service operations, project management, and the demands of working in a high-risk, production-focused environment.

• Direct all blade services operations, including inspection, repair, maintenance, leading-edge protection, composite repair, lightning protection, and related scopes of work.
• Establish operating plans, performance expectations, procedures, and key performance indicators for the blade services organization.
• Ensure projects are properly staffed, scheduled, equipped, and supported from mobilization through completion.
• Provide oversight of field supervisors, project managers, technical leads, and blade technicians.
• Coordinate resources across multiple projects to maximize workforce utilization and operational efficiency.
• Support project planning, constructability reviews, work packaging, means and methods, and execution strategies.
• Identify operational risks and develop effective mitigation plans.

• Champion a strong safety culture throughout the blade services organization.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, client requirements, OSHA regulations, and applicable industry standards.
• Provide leadership for high-risk work activities, including work at height, rope access, suspended work platforms, lifting operations, confined spaces, electrical hazards, chemical exposure, and adverse weather conditions.
• Partner with the safety team to conduct risk assessments, pre-job planning, incident investigations, audits, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Ensure lessons learned are communicated and incorporated into procedures and training.
• Hold leaders and field personnel accountable for safe work execution and stop-work responsibilities.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with wind farm owners, operators, original equipment manufacturers, engineering firms, and service partners.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for key clients and strategically important projects.
• Support proposals, estimating, scope development, contract reviews, and business development efforts.
• Identify opportunities to expand blade services offerings and improve client value.
• Ensure client expectations are clearly understood, communicated, and consistently met.
• Resolve escalated operational, quality, schedule, and commercial issues.

• Maintain accountability for revenue, gross margin, labor productivity, project costs, and overall business performance.
• Review project budgets, forecasts, change orders, invoices, and financial reports.
• Ensure work is performed within contract requirements and approved budgets.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising safety, quality, or schedule.
• Support pricing strategies and resource planning for new and existing work.
• Monitor labor, equipment, travel, subcontractor, and material costs.

• Establish and maintain quality standards for blade inspection, repair, documentation, and final acceptance.
• Ensure technicians and supervisors are properly trained and qualified for assigned work.
• Promote the use of consistent repair methods, inspection criteria, technical documentation, and closeout practices.
• Partner with engineering and technical teams to resolve complex blade conditions and repair challenges.
• Review quality trends, rework, warranty issues, and client feedback.
• Drive continuous improvement in tools, equipment, materials, repair techniques, and field execution.

• Recruit, develop, and retain qualified blade-service personnel.
• Establish career paths and development plans for technicians, leads, supervisors, and project managers.
• Support training programs involving composites, blade inspection, rope access, rescue, fall…