VP O&M, Portfolio Operations & Performance
RWE · Austin
RWE Americas, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Operations & Maintenance
Remuneration: Exempt
The VP O&M, Portfolio Operations & Performance provides executive leadership for portfolio-wide operational capabilities that enable safe, reliable, high-quality, and cost-effective execution across the fleet. The role establishes strategy, governance, standards, and performance management for Inventory Control, Tiger Team Operations, Maintenance Coordination, and the Organizational Inspection Program (OIP/QA-QC). This leader connects enterprise priorities with regional execution, scales best practices, and builds durable systems that improve asset performance, execution quality, resource readiness, and organizational accountability.
Role Responsibilities:
- Creates and executes the long-term strategy, operating model, and capability roadmap for assigned portfolio operations functions, aligning priorities to safety, reliability, availability, quality, cost, and growth objectives
- Provides executive oversight for Inventory Control, Tiger Team Operations, Maintenance Coordination, and the Organizational Inspection Program; defines clear charters, interfaces, service expectations, and measures of success for each function
- Establishes enterprise governance, management routines, performance dashboards, escalation paths, and decision rights that strengthen execution discipline and enable timely intervention on portfolio risks and opportunities
- Designs and implements the Organizational Inspection Program and associated QA/QC framework, including inspection standards, audit protocols, acceptance criteria, corrective-action governance, trend reporting, and organizational learning
- Leads inventory and critical-spares strategy by strengthening demand planning, material readiness, inventory accuracy, controls, standardization, and cross-functional coordination with Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, and Operations
- Directs maintenance coordination and portfolio scheduling practices to improve work readiness, outage alignment, resource utilization, schedule adherence, backlog management, and coordination across sites, regions, and technical functions
- Leads Tiger Team strategy and deployment, aligning specialized internal resources to high-priority corrective work, major maintenance, recovery efforts, and strategic initiatives while improving productivity, standardization, and cost effectiveness
- Identifies systemic performance losses, recurring quality issues, and execution barriers; sponsor root-cause analysis, corrective actions, continuous improvement, and replication of proven practices across the portfolio
- Serves as a role model for RWE's Essential Behaviors by demonstrating the courage to make difficult decisions and challenge existing thinking, creating impact through strategic leadership and operational results, and fostering a collaborative #TeamRWE culture that develops leaders, strengthens cross-functional partnerships, and drives enterprise-wide performance improvement
Job Requirements and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, Supply Chain, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline required
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations, or a related discipline preferred
- Professional credentials such as PMP, PE, Lean Six Sigma, Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional, or quality/audit certification are preferred where relevant
- Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible experience in operations, maintenance, reliability, technical services, project or program management, quality, supply chain, asset management, or a related industrial field
- Minimum 8 years of leadership experience, including responsibility for managers, cross-functional teams, or geographically dispersed organizations
- Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale programs, operating-model development, organizational transformation, and sustained performance improvement
- Experience in renewable energy, power generation, utilities, heavy industrial operations, or another asset-intensive and highly regulated environment preferred
- Demonstrated experience balancing safety, quality, reliability, service, schedule, cost, risk, and workforce considerations in executive decision-making
- Executive leadership with the ability to translate strategy into clear priorities, operating mechanisms, measurable outcomes, and accountable execution
- Advanced business and financial acumen, including resource allocation, investment prioritization, budget oversight, cost-benefit evaluation, and performance reporting
- Expert knowledge of operations and maintenance practices, reliability improvement, quality systems, inspection programs, maintenance planning and scheduling, inventory controls, and program governance
- Strong analytical and systems-thinking capability; able to recognize patterns, diagnose systemic issues, frame options, and make sound decisions with incomplete or competing information
- Exceptional communication and influence skills, including the ability to align senior stakeholders, challenge constructively, present complex issues clearly, and drive decisions across organizational boundaries
- Demonstrated ability to establish effective partnerships with field leaders, corporate functions, OEMs, suppliers, contractors, and other external stakeholders
- Proven talent-development capability, including selection, coaching, succession planning, organization design, and leadership of leaders
- High standards for safety, ethics, accountability, quality, and compliance; models sound judgment and a continuous-improvement mindset
- Proficiency with modern business, reporting, collaboration, work-management, and analytical tools required to govern a complex portfolio
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically as business needs require
- Ability to maintain a valid driver license and meet company requirements for operating vehicles where applicable
- Ability to work across time zones and respond to significant operational events outside normal business hours when executive leadership is required
Work Environment:
This position is primarily office-based and includes regular interaction with operating sites, warehouses, maintenance facilities, and other business locations. Travel to project sites and company offices is expected based on portfolio priorities. Site visits may involve outdoor work environments, uneven terrain, industrial equipment, energized facilities, and changing weather conditions. The employee must comply with all site-specific safety, training, and personal protective equipment requirements. The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Americas is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
RWE Americas, a subsidiary of RWE, is a US-based energy company that is helping to meet the growing demand for energy across the United States. Backed by RWE’s 125-year global legacy of managing diverse power assets, RWE Americas operates approximately 13 GW of power projects across 27 states. With a talented workforce of 2,000 employees, RWE Americas develops, constructs and operates wind, solar and battery storage projects that safely deliver affordable, reliable electricity to our customers. Committed to responsible development, RWE Americas invests in local and rural communities, creating jobs and partnering with stakeholders to support and strengthen the places where we live and work. Learn more about how RWE Americas is generating impact at americas.rwe.com.
At RWE Americas, we foster a culture defined by our Essential Behaviors – Have Courage, Create Impact and Actively Collaborate. We encourage bold thinking and continuous learning, and we value ownership, resilience and inclusion in everything we do. When you join us, you become part of a team that supports your development, respects your contributions and celebrates shared success. This is a place where you can grow your career and make a meaningful difference.