Site Manager - GE

Deutsche Windtechnik is Germany’s largest Independent Service Provider, offering a comprehensive service package for Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) from one single source.

With more than 9,000 WTGs under contract and more than 2,200 worldwide employees operating in Europe, the US, and Asia, Deutsche Windtechnik sets the bar for Independent Service Provider services.

Deutsche Windtechnik came to North America and started operations here in 2018.

Headquartered in Houston, TX., it is our goal to set the standard for best-in-class levels of quality, safety, efficiency, and customer service in the US market.

Ready to be an important part of our wind technician team?

As a Site Manager, you will manage all duties needed on the wind farm. While providing leadership and technical direction at all times, maintaining an excellent customer relationship, and demonstrating advanced leadership and management skills. This managerial position will oversee performed maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of wind turbine mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems. You will be responsible for site customer relations, the site budget, site technicians, reporting, service logs, and overall optimization of turbine performance.

Working at this site will include management of a reduction or increase of turbines at customer needs

• Direct all wind farm operations at the site for maintenance and repair, focusing on customer relations, performance, and profitability?
• Recognize occurrences of wind turbine error codes and appropriately report the problem to engineer colleagues?
• Demonstrate responsibility for all phases of timely financial reporting, maintenance/repair, and availability of turbines?
• Direct the performance of the site team within the assigned contractual scope to the customer?
• Develop site personnel/subordinates, and ensure a high capture rate on out-of-scope service opportunities?

• Work with engineering to develop a strategy for improved maintenance, diagnostics, and operation to provide additional customer value and reduce the cost of service.
• Work closely with internal team members to develop and implement operationally focused feedback for configuration, planned and unplanned maintenance, and financials.
• Oversee and take ownership of the financial performance of the project (P&L).
• Write/complete routine reports, correspondence, relevant paperwork, including service orders, checklists, and AWPs etc.
• Serve as direct line manager for all site personnel.

• High School Diploma or GED. Bachelor’s Degree is a bonus, but not required.
• 3+ years’ experience in the wind industry with a minimum of 2 years of managerial experience.
• Valid driving license (NON CDL / CDL).
• Advanced MS Office skills required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, and follow instructions, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, given proper instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving at least one concrete variable in standardized situations.
• Must be able to pass a physical exam and drug/alcohol screening.
• The employee must be capable of lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus because of potential work in close confines.
• Employee must be physically fit enough to free climb 300 ft multiple times a day while wearing 25+ lbs. of climbing gear and work in extreme weather conditions.
• Must be capable of rescuing team mate anywhere in tower in the event of emergency.
• We care about the safety and wellbeing of every one of our employees. To help ensure their safety, any employees climbing a wind turbine must use a Personal Fall Arrest System, and may not exceed the system’s maximum weight capacity of 309 lbs. This weight must include the individual, their tooling, uniform, and personal protective equipment. Based on these safety requirements and the standard weight of equipment, employees who climb wind turbines may not exceed a maximum personal body weight of 260 lbs.

• 401k…