Facility Manager Coles

Job Description

Apex is seeking an experienced Facility Manager to oversee daily operations of our utility‑scale wind farm in Coles County, IL. As the single point of contact for Apex at the site level, this position is critical to the operational success of our asset.

Reporting to the Director of Operations and working closely with internal and external stakeholders, the Facility Manager will manage all operations and maintenance activities for balance‑of‑plant assets within established operating guidelines for the site. This role will oversee the designated OEM operations and maintenance related contract and agreements, facilitate daily, weekly, monthly and annual reporting in accordance with safety, environmental, operation, and regulatory requirements, and monitor facility performance in relation to its site‑specific power curve while reporting any anomalies.

The Facility Manager is also expected to represent the company locally via engagement with landowners and community stakeholders.

• Hours:
  
  Full Time
• Type:
  Exempt
• Department:
  Asset Management
• Travel: 25%
• Office
  
  Location:
  
  On‑Site at our wind farm near Coles County, IL

• Champion a strong safety culture, maintaining rigorous compliance with site health and safety plans.
• Work closely with Asset Management leadership to provide on‑site supervision and oversight for the operation of the wind farm, and act as the principal on‑site contact representing Apex Clean Energy.
• Ensure a safe work environment; implementing, managing, and monitoring safety programs while enabling teammates’ ability and awareness to work safely and stop work as required.
• Support driving the injury‑free workplace culture by facilitating safe work habits, hazard recognition, risk assessment, peer‑to‑peer feedback, and proper use of human performance tools.
• Implement and maintain best practice operating and quality control procedures in coordination with OEM recommendations, Apex Clean Energy standards, and owner’s requirements.
• Monitor and provide oversight of the Operations and Maintenance Service Provider’s performance.
• Manage and coordinate all operations and maintenance activities for balance of plant assets within established operating guidelines to minimize lost production, maximize commercial availability, and ensure safety.
• Lead and develop the team to meet various obligations required.
• Contract for site services such as electric, septic, waste removal, fire inspection, lawn mowing, etc.
• As required, select and supervise external service providers in relation to maintenance of roads, clearance of trees, security, metering, safety, etc.
• Provide routine visual monitoring of the electrical, structural, foundations, civil, laydown areas, crane pads, roads, fences, gates, met towers, communications and SCADA works.
• Perform visual inspections of the substation, collection system, pad‑mount transformers, and junction boxes.
• Schedule and coordinate all planned and unplanned substation maintenance outages and repairs.
• Schedule and manage annual IR scans of pad‑mount transformers, substation terminations and the balance of plant electrical system.
• Arrange to procure subcontractors, spare parts and/or consumables required for BOP scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, including any specialty equipment needed.
• Prepare and maintain operations logs in sufficient detail to enable an accurate record and categorization of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, curtailment and other downtime events, their reasons or causes.
• Take receipt and maintain warehousing of all spare parts in accordance with the supplier’s recommendations.
• Ensure a positive working environment by maintaining discipline, morale, and employee relations.
• Facilitate daily, weekly, monthly and annual reporting in accordance with safety, environmental, operation and regulatory requirements.
• Balance and support facility public relations and community interactions.
• Maintain regulatory compliance with all Federal, state and local regulations and associated permits.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of wind site manager experience and preferably 10 years of…