Head of Performance Engineering/Remote Operations

Description

• Oversees the process for calculating energy losses caused by equipment outages, determines the impact of those outages, and trends related failure modes.
• Trains and develops Remote Operations Center operators in NERC/CIP operations for solar and BESS plants.
• Leads creation and updates of SOPs regarding monitoring and operations for NERC reporting support and TOP alerts/notifications (e.g., substation shutdowns, maintenance, forced outages, voltage regulations, breaker operations, functionality testing).
• Manages the day-to-day tasks of the Silicon Ranch Remote Operations Team members.
• Leads escalation of performance drivers with internal Asset Management and Operations Teams and third-party providers as needed.
• Leads analysis of data from solar and battery facilities to find trends and determine root causes of equipment failures.
• Reviews team member deliverables/goals and provides constructive feedback focused on professional improvement and growth.
• Leads development of processes and procedures to ensure quick identification and possible resolution of issues on the portion of the portfolio under management.
• Leads identification and development of key analyses for execution across the Silicon Ranch fleet.
• Panel Interview to assess cross-functional skills and dive deeper into technical skills
• Executive Interview to answer high-level questions about SRC and the team
• Mentors Remote Operations team members on technical skills and soft skills needed to communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Identifies and assigns special projects and alarm/analysis tool creations needed to support better fleet performance management.
• Leads SRC’s continued automation effort within our data lake and Power BI reporting platform.
• Prepares and oversees the preparation of periodic reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manages a large volume of trackers and platforms to monitor issues and analyze data, constantly aiming to improve and automate analysis tasks.
• Coordinates team priorities and sets tasks and goals for each member, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Hiring Manager Interview to dive into technical skills and behavioral questions
• Leads multiple key areas of performance management/analysis with a focus on providing information that drives effective decisions.
• Identifies complex issues within the SRC portfolio, escalating issues for support as needed, while also leading identification of the most complex issues across the fleet.
• Leads support initiatives for Asset Management and Operations Teams with data and analysis to enable decision-making.

Requirements

• Experience with coding (Python, R, or a comparable platform), power systems engineering, electrical engineering, or solar performance engineering required.
• 5+ years professional experience in power generation system design, development, construction, operation preferred with 3+ years required in Solar and/or Battery systems..
• Intermediate knowledge of how solar systems are installed and operated is required.
• 3+ year management experience required with a preference for experience leading engineering or other technically focused team.
• 1+ year of power generation fleet operations / monitoring center experience is a plus with a preference for renewables experience.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel required.
• Experience with Fabric/Azure required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science required.
• Expert knowledge of how solar systems (ideally) or power systems are installed and operated is required.
• 3 years of work experience analyzing data from power generation equipment or other manufacturing process data is highly desired but not required. Renewable energy systems data analysis is a plus.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance