Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Who We Are :

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE: AESI) is a leading solutions provider to the energy industry. Atlas’ portfolio of offerings includes oilfield logistics, distributed power systems, and the largest proppant supply network in the Permian Basin. With a focus on leveraging technology, automation, and remote operations to enhance efficiencies, Atlas is centered around a core mission of improving human beings’ access to hydrocarbons that power our lives and, by doing so, maximizing value creation for our shareholders. The Role:

The Sr. Director, Strategic Operations – Power will serve as a strategic and operational leader responsible for translating Power business priorities into scalable operating plans, systems, processes, and measurable results.

Working across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, Technology, and other functions, this leader will drive high-impact initiatives that improve operational performance, reliability, cost efficiency, execution discipline, and scalability. The role will combine strategic planning with hands-on execution, providing the structure, analytics, and cross-functional leadership needed to support continued growth of Atlas Power.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Operations & Business Planning

• Translate Power's strategic priorities into actionable operating plans, initiatives, milestones, and performance measures.
• Partner with Power leadership to evaluate operational priorities, constraints, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop frameworks and operating cadences that improve visibility, accountability, and decision-making across Power operations.
• Support long-range operational planning, organizational scaling, and investment prioritization.
• Provide leadership with operational insights, performance trends, risk assessments, and recommendations.

Operational Excellence & Performance

• Identify and lead initiatives to improve productivity, cost structure, asset utilization, throughput, reliability, and operational scalability.
• Establish and maintain meaningful operational KPIs, dashboards, and performance-management routines.
• Use operational and financial data to identify performance gaps, determine root causes, and prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Develop standardized processes, operating models, and governance mechanisms that enable consistent execution.
• Drive continuous improvement and disciplined execution across Power operations.

Cross-Functional Strategic Initiatives

• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition through implementation and measurable results.
• Coordinate stakeholders across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, Technology, and Safety.
• Establish project objectives, business cases, milestones, dependencies, risks, and measures of success.
• Ensure initiatives transition effectively from strategic planning into sustainable operational execution.
• Support expansion, integration, transformation, and other high-priority Power initiatives as business needs evolve.

Financial & Capital Discipline

• Partner with Finance and operational leaders on budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and business planning.
• Support capital planning and investment prioritization through operational and financial analysis.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve cost efficiency and operating leverage while maintaining safety, reliability, quality, and customer requirements.
• Develop business cases and ROI analyses for major operational initiatives and investments.

Systems, Technology & Scalability

• Identify opportunities to improve operations through technology, automation, data, and process digitization.
• Partner with Technology and functional teams to ensure systems and tools support operational workflows and provide useful performance visibility.
• Develop repeatable processes and scalable operating practices that support Power's continued growth.
• Improve integration of planning, operational data, KPIs, and leadership decision-making.

Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

• Serve as a strategic operating partner to Power leadership.
• Facilitate alignment among functional leaders on priorities, ownership, timelines, and outcomes.
• Help build operating discipline and continuous-improvement capability throughout the organization.
• Provide leadership and direction to strategic initiatives and assigned resources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or a related discipline; directly related experience may substitute for education.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in operations, strategy, operational excellence, industrial operations, management consulting, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional operational initiatives.
• Experience developing operational KPIs, management reporting, financial/business cases, and executive-level recommendations.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to translate data into actionable business decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to develop scalable processes, operating models, and governance structures.
• Strong project and change-management capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with senior leadership and operational teams.

Preferred

• Experience in power generation, distributed energy, industrial services, manufacturing, oil and gas, or another asset-intensive operating environment.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, or other continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Experience supporting rapidly growing or transforming operations.
• Experience with operational technology, ERP, planning, analytics, or performance-management systems.
• MBA or advanced technical/business degree.

How You Will Stand Out

• You move comfortably between strategy and execution and turn broad business priorities into practical operating plans.
• You use data and financial analysis to identify opportunities and drive decisions.
• You bring structure and accountability to complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• You understand how processes, systems, people, and technology must work together to scale an industrial operation.
• You build trusted relationships across functions and can influence without relying solely on organizational authority.
• You operate effectively in a growing business where priorities may change quickly.

What You Will Love About Us

• Best People and Team. Great Place to Work , Hire Vets, Top Place to Work For – Austin American Statesman
• Your Well-Being is a Priority. 100% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Invest in Your Future. 401K with company match, immediate vesting
• Relax and Recharge. Paid time off (non-rotational roles), 15+ company paid holidays

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:
Atlas Energy Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This commitment applies to all aspects of employment, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination.

Reasonable Accommodation
Atlas Energy Solutions provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and those with pregnancy-related conditions in accordance with applicable law.

Job Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be modified at any time based on business needs.

Job Tags

Local area, Immediate start, Remote work

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