CHALLENGE & OPPORTUNITY

A design-build contractor of renewable energy powerplants was experiencing significant project delays due to extended equipment downtimes and unavailability of company owned assets.  Issues with asset tracking and process ownership further compounded delays, creating an internal blame game.  Inconsistencies in management functions paired with schedule overruns significantly impeded the ability to forecast equipment demands and leverage operational company assets.

SOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS

• Conducted an operations assessment with emphasis on maintenance management and the asset management lifecycle
• Benchmarked maintenance management against mature industry standards
• Identified and scored (effort v. benefit) 98 opportunities for improvement
• Led operations turnaround initiative with implementation of people, process, and technology components in five verticals: organizational design, demand planning, request management, asset management, operating procedures

KEY BENEFITS

• Re-design of operating model to drive accountability and transparency of fleet & equipment operations leading to proactive support to field construction crews
• Re-organization of business unit aligned to uptime objectives and asset-management best-practices
• Standardized processes and defined roles and responsibilities
• Creation of performance measures and management tools
• Implementation of people, process, and systems roadmap