Senior Director of Operations – Industrial Maintenance & Turnaround

Job overview

The Senior Director of Operations – Industrial Maintenance & Turnaround is an onsite role based in Houston, TX, with candidates in other listed Gulf Coast locations also considered. Base salary is $200,000–$300,000+ per year, with an annual incentive target of 25% of base salary. The role leads a multi-site portfolio of maintenance and turnaround operations serving refining, chemical, and petrochemical facilities. This leader provides operational, safety, technical, financial, and client leadership across a regional or customer portfolio. By supporting operations and site managers, strengthening client relationships, and guiding performance and growth, the director helps sustain long-term agreements and execute turnaround programs.

What you'll do

• Lead safety, quality, schedule, and financial performance across multiple active facilities
• champion safety culture and customer-facing KPIs
• standardize planning, scheduling, work-pack quality, and craft productivity
• diagnose underperforming sites and lead corrective action
• guide turnaround planning and execution
• embed reliability practices and support mechanical integrity programs
• assess maintenance and reliability systems and develop improvement roadmaps
• ensure quality programs and craft qualifications meet requirements
• serve as executive client relationship lead
• own business-unit P&L targets, forecasting, and financial performance
• identify account growth opportunities and partner on scopes, pricing, renewals, and proposals
• present performance and growth opportunities to clients
• coach and develop operations and site managers
• travel regularly to client facilities across the Gulf Coast.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior director of operations

industrial maintenance

turnaround services

houston tx

gulf coast

multi-site operations

safety leadership

reliability

p&l leadership

client relations

$200k–$300k+

full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Annual incentive target of 25% of base salary
• relocation assistance may be available
• medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and retirement benefits.

Why this role

Annual incentive target of 25% of base salary; relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and retirement benefits.

About the employer

Lean Synergy Solutions is hiring for this role. Industry: Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. Sector: 81.