Senior Manager, Remote Operations Center
Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78716, USA
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Management
Project & Program Management -
Energy/Power Generation
At Integrated Power USA, we're helping shape the future of energy in North America. As Total Energies' integrated power platform, we develop, build, operate, and grow a diverse portfolio of solar, wind, battery storage, and flexible generation assets that deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon electricity across the United States & Canada.
Backed by the global ambition of Total Energies to accelerate the energy transition, Integrated Power USA is rapidly expanding a portfolio of approximately 35 GW of renewable, storage, and thermal generation projects that are operating, under construction, or in development. From developing innovative energy solutions to navigating some of the country's most dynamic power markets, our teams are at the forefront of building a cleaner, more resilient energy future.
Joining Integrated Power USA means working alongside talented professionals who are passionate about innovation, collaboration, safety, and making a real impact. Together, we're powering communities, advancing the energy transition, and creating the energy system of tomorrow.
Key Responsibilities:
Operating Center Design & Buildout- Define the physical layout, hardware requirements, and cybersecurity posture for the mission-critical control room.
- Evaluate, procure, and integrate advanced SCADA, Energy Management Systems (EMS), and Automated Generation Control (AGC) platforms.
- Manage third-party software developers, hardware integrators, and cybersecurity consultants to deliver the facility on time and within budget.
- Establish operational controls to meet all NERC CIP, FERC, and regional transmission organization (RTO/ISO) audit readiness requirements.
- Draft comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for emergency response, curtailment management, weather anomalies, and forced outages.
- Build a 24/7/365 shift-rotation organization from the ground up, hiring control room supervisors, operators, and analysts.
- Design rigorous onboarding curriculums, readiness assessments, and qualification pathways covering generation mechanics and grid topology.
- Ensure all operators successfully achieve and maintain necessary regional credentials (e.g., ERCOT, PJM) and NERC certifications.
- Create simulation scenarios and tabletop exercises to test team response to grid emergencies and cybersecurity incidents.
- Establish a strict culture of operational discipline, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement across the control room.
- Direct day-to-day operations of the 24/7 center monitoring utility-scale wind, solar, BESS, and gas generation assets.
- Oversee the accurate execution of dispatch instructions, ancillary service deployments, curtailments, and real-time operational directives.
- Maintain continuous fleet situational awareness, managing workflows for both directly controlled and remotely coordinated assets.
- Partner closely with trading and scheduling desks to execute optimal dispatch strategies while preserving strict separation of functions.
- Act as the ultimate escalation point and direct operational decision-making during high-pressure events, grid disturbances, and asset failures.
- Coordinate emergency communications and escalation procedures with internal leadership, off-takers, and market operators.
- Partner with Field Operations teams to coordinate switching activities, maintenance execution, and lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures.
- Collaborate with operations and technical teams to execute maintenance strategies and address fleet performance issues.
- Establish and report on KPIs, including response times, downtime, and curtailment losses, to support warranty claims and post-event analysis.
- Leverage data analytics to streamline automated alarming, identify recurring vulnerabilities, and minimize operator alarm fatigue.
- Serve as a key operational partner across Operations, Asset Management, Trading, Engineering, and executive leadership teams
The position will be responsible for delivering the design, build-out, startup and ongoing management of a new remote-operations control center to support Total Energies North American power business. The role is accountable for managing real-time remote operations which enforcing a culture of accountability across all the team and achieving the prescribed technical and financial KPIs while ensuring compliance to regulatory and HSE standards.
Education/
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/GED combined with extensive hands-on military or power…
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