Director, Operational Excellence

Director, Operational Excellence

Our Operational Excellence team has a mandate to drive down LCOE of future projects through delivery of operational and strategic levers. The Director, Operational Excellence will be tasked with working with business leaders across the organization to identify opportunities for transformative ideas and responsible for the delivery of the ideas that have the highest value. In this role, you will make an important contribution to the analysis, design and implementation of initiatives, developing tailor-made solutions and working closely with business leaders to ensure positive impact and sustainable results. You will be responsible for reducing the LCOE of the three primary technologies deployed in the US (Wind, Solar, Storage) through the delivery of multiple initiatives. In addition, you will also be responsible for driving digital initiatives including identifying the right technology solutions to support the project management office and the overall Operations Excellence program.

Role Responsibilities :

• Develop and drive initiatives with the business leaders to reduce the LCOE of the technology type you are focused on
• Participate with senior business leaders in estimation of value of each initiative. This includes gathering and analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing models with the business leaders
• Collaborate with senior business leaders in developing implementation roadmaps for the various initiatives identified; support the leaders in driving the initiatives to the maximum value for each project
• Support implementation of best practices across the industry to bring to RWE on the technology type
• Work with your Operational Excellence colleagues to bring in ideas from other technologies and business units
• Lead the identification and roll out plan for collaboration tools and softwares / digital solutions that compliment the work of the Operations Excellence group
• Influence the codification of the approach for future waves of LCOE optimization; Capture an idea log to be used on future projects with impact sizing expectations

Job Requirements and Experiences :

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.

Through its subsidiary RWE Clean Energy, RWE is the third largest renewable energy company in the United States, with a presence in most U.S. states from coast to coast. RWE's team of about 2,000 employees in the U.S. stands ready to help meet the nation's growing energy needs. With its homegrown and fastest-to-market product, RWE supports the goal of American Energy dominance and independence. To that end, RWE Clean Energy is committed to increasing its already strong asset base of over 10 gigawatts of operating wind, solar and battery projects, focusing on providing high-quality jobs. RWE invests in local and rural communities while strengthening domestic manufacturing supporting the renaissance of American industry. This is complemented by RWE's energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG). As an energy company with a successful history spanning more than 125 years, RWE has an extensive knowledge of the energy markets and an excellent expertise in all major power generation and storage technologies, from nuclear, coal and gas to hydro, batteries, wind and solar. Every project brings constantly-evolving technical, practical and social challenges and drives a culture where everybody thrives, has fun and feels excited by each day. As the third largest renewable energy company in the U.S., you'll also have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies and continuously improve, together.