Supervisor Renewable Energy Operations; ENS - Gratiot Solar Park

Job Summary

Provides oversight and management of operations and maintenance activities for the Company's renewable energy assets, including wind, solar, battery facilities, and shared facilities. Optimizes the operation of solar parks & energy storage sites and ensures close coordination with Operations and Maintenance and the Company's power marketing and dispatching authorities. Develops work scope and organizes, assigns, and supervises the work of office and field personnel and contractors.

• Perform or ensure the accomplishment of core supervisory/management functions for a given group(s), including planning, organizing, directing ongoing activities, special/ad hoc assignments, staffing (selection, training/coaching, performance management, time entry), coordinating, reporting, and budgeting.
• Lead problem‑solving efforts within the renewable energy discipline and develop the internal capacity for continuous improvement (CI) and problem solving by people closest to the problems/issues, through developing their CI knowledge and abilities (problem definition, root cause analysis, counter‑measures, etc.).
• Coordinate and schedule tasks, resources, and activities to reach pre‑specified goals.
• Administer corporate and local policies and procedures; recommend changes as appropriate.
• Use engineering drawings, specifications, and related documentation in one or more of the following disciplines:
  • Designing, developing, and improving operations, and maintaining facilities and equipment.
  • Conducting or participating in engineering effectiveness studies regarding installation, calibration, maintenance, and repair of instrumentation.
  • Identifying and analyzing maintenance technologies and procedures; following standard company work management processes and tools.
  • Collecting and analyzing operating data (vibration, thermograph, lubrication, testing, failure analyses), operating records and performance reports.
  • Assuring that electrical and mechanical equipment is maintained in a safe, efficient, and economical working condition.
• Develop challenging short‑ and long‑term group plans and objectives aligned with those of the organization; solicit staff input in the developmental process.
• Develop/coordinate cross‑functional work groups and projects, yielding optimal outcomes.
• Will require frequent travel to various renewable energy sites.

• High school or GED and 8 years of power generation or renewable energy asset supervisory experience in one or more of the following disciplines: maintenance or operations.
• Associate degree in a job relevant technical field such as engineering or engineering technology, and 6 years of power generation or renewable energy asset experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a job relevant technical field such as engineering or engineering technology, and 4 years of power generation or renewable energy asset experience.

Experience can be drawn from a combination of the following areas, depending on the circumstances applicable to the given vacancy:

• Common system operations
• Instrument and control systems
• Outage management
• Modification process
• Mobile equipment
• Predictive maintenance
• Turbine systems
• Project management
• Operator controllable losses
• Work management systems
• Performance testing

• Preferred:
  Experience in renewable energy operations and maintenance and/or a recognized renewable energy degree/certification.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Maximo, PI, Wind SCADA (Wind Farm Management System), Condition Based Maintenance, Predictive Monitoring, or other applicable software applications sufficient to apply them with minimal instruction or guidance.
• Knowledge of environmental regulations.
• Proficient verbal, written and presentation skills; communicates clearly, with credibility and confidence.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills consistent with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives, and recommend optimal solutions for various situations.
• Working knowledge of financial and economic analysis, project and risk management.
• Flexibility and the ability to work with shifting priorities;…