Performance Engineer II

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

The Performance Engineer II - O&M is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operational activities of active projects.

This role can be fully remote or based full-time in our offices in San Diego, CA or Bend, OR. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Emphasize safety as the highest priority and ensure all field and office employees follow safe work practices.

• Collaborate with internal teams to collect and consolidate data needed to complete reports and Acceptance Tests.

• Support onboarding and commissioning of O&M/EPC projects into SOLV Energy’s internal Performance Team platforms.

• Generate, maintain, deliver, and track Operations and Performance Reports, Acceptance Tests, Commissioning Plans, Test Reports, Vitals, forecasting reports, and Yearly Guarantees.

• Understand reporting requirements and deliverables for each project, including weekly, quarterly, and annual reports, commissioning deadlines, and test procedures.

• Work with Performance Engineers to track fleetwide issues (equipment, parts, manufacturers, etc.) and share findings to support optimization.

• Maintain a strong understanding of contractual guarantees and excusable events defined in O&M/EPC agreements.

• Track equipment and commissioning activities and accurately account for excusable lost energy to maintain contractual availability and performance metrics.

• Coordinate with field teams to communicate ongoing issues and remediation schedules.

• Attend internal meetings to escalate issues related to low availability, low performance, or lack of work orders.

• Identify and troubleshoot issues with analytical tools, including Vitals and the Performance Check Tool.

• Collaborate with Performance Engineers and Managers to resolve issues and support ad-hoc reporting and analysis.

• Apply understanding of project design and on-site equipment to evaluate lost energy and overall system performance.

• Maintain accurate operations documents, procedures, and internal training materials.

• Update internal and client-facing reports using internal tools and support work prioritization for field teams based on criticality and failure occurrence.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with fellow Performance Engineers while maintaining project ownership and success.

• Support project reviews and client ad-hoc requests related to performance; escalate issues to management when necessary.

• Drive plant performance optimization initiatives and collaborate with fellow Performance Engineers and Field team.

• Review work orders & logs, commissioning documents, and turnover packages to identify root causes of equipment underperformance and failure modes.

• Calculate and analyze energy losses and system performance impacts using internal tools and ad-hoc analyses.

• Identify operational issues and support resolution efforts with OEM vendors, field technicians, SCADA engineers, and other stakeholders.

• Assist development and improvement of data analytics and software tools with Performance Engineers and Managers.

• Review performance and operations reports created by Performance Engineers to ensure accuracy and identify performance issues.

• Track contractual guarantees and participate in periodic risk assessments to identify potential improvements, remediations, or optimizations.

• Evaluate PV system energy models for utility-scale solar projects using PVsyst or similar tools.

• Verify project drawings, including site plans, system layouts, one-lines, cable management, and equipment installation details.

• Create troubleshooting and reporting templates as needed and maintain workflow templates with updates.

• Execute assigned tasks in the Performance Engineering Workflow Process while maintaining accurate and up-to-date status notes.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

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