Director of Field Operations and Maintenance (Power Generation)

Location: Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States; field operations across project sites

Starting compensation: $200,000–$240,000 annually plus annual bonus eligibility

Company

hirify.global provides machinery, power-generation, operations, and maintenance solutions for industrial customers.

What you will do

• Lead field teams responsible for commissioning, operations, and maintenance of distributed power assets across multiple project sites.
• Establish safety, accountability, operational excellence, and compliance with company, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee system integration, testing, performance validation, documentation, and transition from construction to operations.
• Develop preventative and predictive maintenance programs, manage planning and tracking, and lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Coordinate major maintenance events with Caterpillar dealers and other OEM partners, including vendor scopes and service quality.
• Track asset performance, maintenance history, and lifecycle costs while supporting reliability, efficiency, cost improvements, engineering, supply chain, commercial, and customer teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent field experience.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in power generation operations and maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with natural gas turbines and/or reciprocating engines.
• Experience managing field teams in a multi-site or mobile asset environment.
• Strong understanding of SCADA systems, Energy Management Systems (EMS), and remote monitoring tools.
• Experience with maintenance planning and tracking systems (CMMS), Caterpillar equipment or CAT dealers, and modular or rapidly deployable power systems.
• Experience in data center, industrial, utility, or oil and gas environments, including grid-interconnected and behind-the-meter applications.
• Knowledge of field leadership, team management, operational reliability, uptime optimization, preventative and predictive maintenance, system performance monitoring, vendor and OEM coordination, safety, and compliance.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety, integrity, communication, excellence, teamwork, continuous improvement, and positive customer experiences are emphasized.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off; life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a $0.75–$1.25 match up to 6%.
• In-house training, tuition reimbursement, referral bonuses, tool allowances, and tool loans.
• Cellular, computer, and vehicle discounts, with overtime opportunities and shift differential where applicable.