PV & BESS - Control Room Operator

PV & BESS – Control Room Operator (Sign‑on bonus offered)

Nova Source Power Services is the world’s #1‑ranked solar operations and maintenance (O&M) provider, offering insight‑driven total asset optimization for renewable asset owners worldwide. With over 20 years of experience across five continents, Nova Source manages more than 30 GW of solar power plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS), providing a complete suite of services for the evolving renewable energy landscape.

Nova Source powerfully combines value engineering, performance analysis, strategic supply‑chain management, and advanced monitoring systems to help clients achieve renewable growth goals.

• Monitor and operate a diverse portfolio of large and small aggregate generators across multiple monitoring and control platforms.
• Interpret complex operating situations in light of regulatory and contractual obligations—including O&M Agreements, Power Purchase Agreements, Interconnect Agreements, Balancing Authority tariffs, and NERC standards.
• Enforce O&M change‑management policies to safeguard generator owners.
• Recommend mitigation strategies for high‑priority alarm conditions that could expose the company to risk.
• Operate multiple power‑plant control systems, predict grid response to control actions, and implement voltage schedules according to contracts.
• Develop and document alarm response plans for all trouble indications; coordinate immediate responses for high‑risk issues and provide required notifications to owners and regulators.
• Conduct failure analysis using historical data, classify outages, and provide reliability data for future process development.
• Maximize fleet value through collaboration with maintenance teams and ensuring contractual dispatch obligations are met.
• Manually generate forecasts when forecasting systems fail, following proven worksheets and O&M procedures.
• Maintain operator logs for capacity tracking, trouble conditions, contract changes, and regulatory interactions.
• Report real‑time capacity or outage information to capacity or energy markets in accordance with market tariffs and agreements.
• Review safety procedures for medium‑ and high‑voltage switching, ensuring minimum isolation requirements and regulatory standards are met.

Offering a $2,000 sign‑on bonus.

• 6+ years in power‑plant operations with high‑voltage experience.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of general plant and system processes, electrical and SCADA systems.
• Able to analyze equipment performance and identify issues using software tools.

• Coordinate multiple activities while ensuring safety, quality, and schedule adherence.
• Take direction, identify problems, develop solutions, and collaborate with others.
• Work effectively in high‑stress environments where decisions impact personnel safety and equipment reliability.

• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Project, Word, Outlook).
• Experience troubleshooting plant SCADA systems and CMMS platforms.
• Knowledge of power‑system dynamics for predicting grid impacts during control actions.
• Understanding of electronic power‑system protection equipment behavior.
• Experience with VBA and/or SQL is a plus.

• Degree emphasizing power systems, formal operations apprenticeship training, or equivalent.
• Relevant experience may be considered.

• Competitive pay starting at $40/hour.
• Quarterly performance‑based bonus program.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage effective immediately.
• FSA/HSA options to help save on healthcare costs.
• Career growth opportunities with clear advancement paths.
• Company‑paid short‑ and long‑term disability insurance.
• Access to legal assistance services.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential counseling.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
• Additional perks, including pet insurance.

The role involves interacting with people and technology while standing or sitting. Applicants must be able to communicate face‑to‑face and over the phone, with reasonable accommodation available under applicable laws.

Nova Source is committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. Discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, religion, disability, family care status, veteran, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected category is strictly prohibited.