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Job overview
The Field Operations Manager leads field service operations for Siemens Energy’s Substation Upgrades Team, supporting AIS and GIS switchgear projects across North America. The role manages personnel and operational resources, coordinates with project teams and global colleagues, and supports service-capability growth and operational improvements. It also focuses on efficient project delivery, quality, and customer satisfaction.
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A Snapshot of Your Day
As a Field Operations Manager for the Substation Upgrades Team, you will lead field service operations supporting AIS and GIS switchgear projects across North America. You will manage and develop field personnel, coordinate equipment and tooling resources, and work closely with project teams to ensure successful project execution. Collaborating with global colleagues in Germany and regional teams, you will drive operational improvements, strengthen service capabilities, and support business growth in the substation upgrades market. Your leadership will help ensure projects are delivered efficiently while maintaining high standards of quality and customer satisfaction.
How You’ll Make an Impact
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Lead and develop a diverse team of field service engineers and craft personnel supporting AIS and GIS switchgear projects across North America.
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Manage equipment, tooling, and workforce resources to support efficient execution across multiple projects and geographic regions.
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Collaborate with global teams in Germany and regional stakeholders on training, resource allocation, equipment, and standardized work processes.
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Support business growth by expanding field service capabilities and implementing strategies to meet increasing demand in the substation upgrades market.
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Partner with project teams to develop schedules, coordinate execution plans, resolve complex operational challenges, and drive continuous improvement.
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Promote quality and operational excellence by sharing project lessons learned, reducing nonconformance costs, developing personnel, and representing Siemens Energy in industry and community activities.
What You Bring
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Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
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Minimum of 10 years of experience in field services, construction, or manufacturing within the AIS/GIS switchgear sector.
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Demonstrated experience leading and developing field personnel, including craft workers and technical teams.
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Proven ability to coordinate self-perform work, manage resources across multiple projects and geographic regions, and collaborate with cross-functional and international teams.
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Strong leadership, communication, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and project planning skills.
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Willingness and ability to travel as required by business needs.
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Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.
About the Team
Grid Technologies
Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high-voltage switchgear and transformers, and digital grid technology.
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With approximately 100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one-sixth of the world's electricity generation.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo
Rewards
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Career growth and development opportunities in a supportive work culture
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Company-paid health and wellness benefits
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Paid time off and paid holidays
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401(k) savings plan with company match
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Family-building benefits
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Parental leave
Explore career opportunities at Siemens Energy: https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Siemens Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local
law.
How this job compares
Set against the 8,054 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- North Carolina median$82–123K/yr95 salary ranges
- US median$21–28/hr590 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 229 open Operations Manager jobs in North Carolina and 8,054 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 6,141 postings).
- Education
- 1,899 of the 8,054 open Operations Manager jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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