Career Overview
Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
Also Known As
- Site Manager
- Wind Operations Supervisor
- Wind Plant Manager
- Wind Site Manager
Alternate Job Titles
- Clean Energy Site Manager
- Energy Environmental Manager
- Energy Operations Manager
- Energy Quality Control Manager (Energy QC Manager)
- Energy Services Manager
- Offshore Energy Environmental Manager
- Offshore Wind Operations Manager
- Renewable Energy Development Manager
- Service Site Manager
- Site Manager
- Turbine Site Manager
- Wind Facilities Manager
- Wind Farm Operations Manager
- Wind Field Service Manager
- Wind Operations Manager
What You'll Do
In this role, your typical responsibilities include:
- Supervise employees or subcontractors to ensure quality of work or adherence to safety regulations or policies.
- Train or coordinate the training of employees in operations, safety, environmental issues, or technical issues.
- Track and maintain records for wind operations, such as site performance, downtime events, parts usage, or substation events.
- Oversee the maintenance of wind field equipment or structures, such as towers, transformers, electrical collector systems, roadways, or other site assets.
- Prepare wind field operational budgets.
- Develop relationships and communicate with customers, site managers, developers, land owners, authorities, utility representatives, or residents.
- Maintain operations records, such as work orders, site inspection forms, or other documentation.
Knowledge You'll Use
You'll need solid knowledge in these areas:
- Administration and Management
- Mechanical
- Engineering and Technology
Essential Skills
Success in this career requires strong skills in:
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Coordination
- Persuasion
Key Abilities
This career requires key abilities in:
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Speech Recognition
- Written Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
- Written Expression
- Information Ordering
- Inductive Reasoning
- Deductive Reasoning
What Matters in This Career
This career tends to satisfy these work values:
- Achievement
- Working Conditions
- Recognition
- Independence
- Relationships
Education & Preparation
Typical Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Related Work Experience Needed: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Education Details: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Experience Required: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Technology You'll Use
Popular Technologies & Software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Word
- SAP software
Tools & Equipment
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Amp clamp meters
- Desktop computers
- Digital calipers
- Digital micrometers
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Fall arrest systems
- Field forklifts
- Hard hats
- Hydraulic torque machines
- Infrared thermography cameras
- Laptop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Lubricant oil sampling kits
Work Environment
- Telephone Conversations
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
- Health and Safety of Other Workers
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals
Salary & Job Market
Wages reported for the broader Managers, All Other occupational group (BLS 2024), which includes Wind Energy Operations Managers.
| Salary Percentile | Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| Entry-Level (10th percentile) | $68,860 |
| Median | $136,550 |
| Top Earners (90th percentile) | $227,590 |
Workers Employed Nationally: 630,980
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If you're interested in this career, you might also consider:
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Education: Bachelor's Degree
Median Salary: $136,550
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Wind Energy Engineers
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Median Salary: $117,750
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Geothermal Production Managers
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Median Salary: $121,440
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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.