A senior on-site leader at a specific wind-energy project, you direct the supervisors and crews building or operating a wind farm — daily scheduling, safety leadership, contractor coordination, and the senior field judgment that holds the site together.
A typical day often involves morning safety meetings, walks of active work areas, contractor coordination, and the steady cadence of small operational decisions — fielding turbine erection sequence questions during construction, working through technician dispatch during O&M, sitting with the project manager on schedule pressures. You're often the senior field voice at the site when conditions or coordination challenges surface. Schedule, safety, and quality at the site level are the operating measures.
The harder part is often the remoteness of wind sites — most projects are in rural areas with thin labor markets, long drives, and limited amenities. Variance across employers is wide: during construction, the site supervisor works for the EPC or developer; during operations, the senior supervisor often works for the asset manager or owner.
People who tend to thrive here are comfortable on remote sites, respected by crews and contractors, and steady under weather and schedule pressure. OSHA 30, GWO, and wind-specific safety credentials anchor advancement. The trade-off is the relocation reality — site supervisors often relocate to where the projects are for months or years at a time.
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View all Business Operations roles →A senior on-site leader at a specific wind-energy project, you direct the supervisors and crews building or operating a wind farm — daily scheduling, safety leadership, contractor coordination, and the senior field judgment that holds the site together.
Median pay for a Wind Site Supervisor is about $137K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $69K to $228K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, and Monitoring.
Most people in this role hold a postsecondary certificate.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 4.5% through 2034, with roughly 630,980 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Site Director, Site Manager, and Wind Site Manager.
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