Management
Wind Energy Operations Managers
Also called: Service Site Manager, Site Manager, Turbine Site Manager, Wind Facilities Manager
US median pay
$141,900
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
+4.9%
about average or slower
Openings a year (US)
100,900
1,338,800 employed
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Preparation 3/5 · Medium preparation
What this job is
Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
What they do day to day
- 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.
- Recruit or select wind operations employees, contractors, or subcontractors.
- Provide technical support to wind field customers, employees, or subcontractors.
- Estimate costs associated with operations, including repairs or preventive maintenance.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Social Perceptiveness3.8/5
- Management of Personnel Resources3.8/5
- Persuasion3.6/5
- Coordination3.6/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4/5
- Time Management3.2/5
- Operations Monitoring3.2/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.2/5
Knowledge
- Administration and Management4.1/5
- Mechanical3.9/5
- Engineering and Technology3.6/5
- Public Safety and Security3.5/5
- Personnel and Human Resources3.5/5
- Administrative3.3/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 3 of 5 — Medium preparation. Usually vocational training, an associate's degree or an apprenticeship.
Typical entry education (BLS): Bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Highest education of people in this job:
- Associate's degree40%
- Bachelor's degree35%
- High school diploma15%
Who this job suits
Mostly Enterprising
Leading, persuading and starting things
Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.