Vice President, Operations and Maintenance Services

THE COMPANY

NAES Corporation is committed to being the market leading provider of services for production and infrastructure assets. NAES Energy Services continues to position itself to be the first-choice independent service provider enabling clean, reliable, cost-effective energy and commodity supply through high quality/high value solutions. Energy Services has achieved historical growth over the past two years. We must position ourselves to protect this new growth as well as prepare for the future. The market has rewarded NAES as the leader in 3rd party Operations & Maintenance Services for over four decades because we continue to provide consistent best-in-class services and value solutions.

We are looking for strong, experienced, proactive leaders to join our team to help NAES continue our journey to achieve our short and long-term mission.

OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY

The Vice President of Operations & Maintenance Services plays a critical role in developing and driving company strategy, profitability of our Operations & Maintenance contract portfolio, continuous improvement and delivering a best-in-class client experience. This role is critical in ensuring the entire Energy Service organization successfully balances client experience with NAES shareholder returns.

The ideal candidate will use their experience to ensure we effectively manage our client's risk and NAES' risk by leading the team to exceed industry benchmarks and provide a consistent, reliable, best-in-class service experience to our clients. This role is responsible for direct and indirect management of a team responsible to deliver on NAES' contract obligations for a portfolio of multiple Operation & Maintenance contracts delivering continuous, turnkey services for production facilities that include a variety of plant types and sizes. The role will deliver NAES profitability and gross margin performance, best in class safety, compliance, operations, quality, cost management, and client experience, acting as a key change leader by driving performance.

This position will report to the Senior Vice President, Energy Services, and will be a key member of the Energy Services leadership team. The ideal candidate will inspire and manage a team of approximately 700 - 1000 employees through multiple direct and indirect reports with significant overall revenue responsibility within the NAES Energy Services division.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership to entire Energy Services team and directly to Operations & Maintenance Services team
• Instill a strong and consistent One-Team culture and lead this by example
• Proactive member of Energy Services senior leadership team responsible for overall division performance in all areas
• Establish, implement, and communicate Energy Services goals and objectives that are aligned with our strategic objectives
• Set, meet, and exceed financial targets that are based on strategic plan and vision
• Develop growth strategy and be a change agent in the organization that drives execution
• Provide timely, accurate and complete reports on the performance of your department and the division
• Stay up to date on market trends and prepare market views to support strategic planning and senior management meetings
• Assist, as required, in identifying and evaluating potential acquisitions and strategic partnerships to enable the company to meet sales, growth, and market share objectives
• Foster a results-oriented, accountable environment and drive the Company Culture
• Represent the company with clients and business partners
• Directly support business development meetings
• Support and work closely with Commercial leadership to establish consistent price and cost models, scope reviews, risk reviews and contract performance feedback
• Track company metrics focused on maintaining current and increasing revenue and profitability
• Budget preparation and compliance accountability for assigned division P&L budgets
• Direct accountability for consistent employee performance management
• Maximize team effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, training and coaching managers and holding them accountable to successfully perform their role as managers. Live and communicate values, strategies, objectives, and accountabilities.
• Direct successful resolution of complex client or internal conflict or coaching other to same. Drive standardization while instilling a mindset of continuous improvement.
• Establish, communicate, and implement operations-related policies, practices, standards, safety, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent service delivery, support and execution
• Influence advanced planning and promote efficiencies while proactively responding to imminent needs as they arise
• As needed: identify, recommend, and implement new processes, technologies, and systems to improve and streamline operational processes and most efficiently utilize resources
• Ability to handle a wide diversity of work situations that are extremely complex in nature. Utilize and leverage network inside and outside the company, clients and suppliers, as well as other departments within the company.
• Interact and report to the Company Board and Shareholders as requested by executive management

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the power or similar industry with at least 5 years in upper-level management
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in direct client services related industry
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or other industry-related field required (or equivalent practical experience); MBA preferred
• Exceptional leadership, communication and team building is a must
• Experience driving business performance improvement
• Experience with development of others, including remote employee management, as well as experience leading organizational change or transformation
• Strong time management skills: ability to effectively prioritize, manage multiple projects, people and challenges concurrently, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Substantial supervisory experience in the energy services environment required, especially in the specific area of plant operations and maintenance
• Proficient user of computer systems including MS software applications in a Windows environment. Moderate to advanced expertise with Excel. Able to quickly learn new and proprietary database systems.
• For sites or situations where the VP, Operation and Maintenance Services is the most senior leader, also supervise other functional areas located in the facility or on the local/project team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Total company success mindset. Breakdown silos. Thinks about the total business; connects the dots. Overall business results guide decision-making.
• Change Leadership: cast a compelling vision of the future, inspires others and overcome resistance to change. Eager to build a better future.
• Financial Analysis/Business Acumen: dissect the P&L to analyze business performance, determine root causes and take appropriate corrective action to drive results
• Influence/Communication Skills: clearly articulate what is important and influence others while listening and being responsive to concerns
• Strong conflict resolution skills both internal and external to company
• Coaching/Mentoring: develops new skills, mindsets and capabilities of others. Blend support with accountability and challenge others to grow.
• Strong One-Team mentality. Collaboration: navigate competing priorities while maintaining a spirit of partnership. Seek ways to help others be more successful.
• Learning Agility: quickly adapt to change, adjust approach and learn new skills
• Labor Management: optimize staffing to balance cost with productivity and service levels
• Thoroughly understand market and client drivers
• Strong ability to balance needs of client and needs of NAES
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to effectively present information
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and demonstrate political astuteness

COMPENSATION

The initial compensation will range from $236,900 to $272,450 based on experience and qualifications.

FITNESS FOR DUTY

All employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program. This program includes a post-offer drug screening.

WORKING CONDITIONS

While a remote location will be considered, ideally the successful candidate will be reasonably located to a major airport as significant travel is required.

NAES SAFE

Safety is a core value of NAES and as a condition of employment, all employees are expected to be mentally alert and work safely at all times. Additionally, employees are required to adhere to all safety warnings and posted safety signs whenever on company property. Furthermore, employees must follow all NAES safety rules and procedures. Effectiveness in carrying out this responsibility is part of the evaluation of each employee's performance.

It is the practice of NAES to seek employees of the highest quality and to select the individuals on the basis of merit and competence, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, military status or affiliation protected under USERRA, or any other basis of discrimination prohibited by applicable local, state and federal law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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