Area Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure strict adherence to all safety standards, including OSHA, NFPA, state and local regulations, and company

safety policies.

• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture, including hazard recognition, quality job briefings, stop-work authority,

and safe work practices.

• Identify, escalate, and support resolution of electrical and operational safety hazards.

• Ensure consistent application of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), energized work controls, and PPE requirements across

assigned areas.

• Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance activities across assigned sites to ensure safe, timely, and

consistent execution.

• Coordinate scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities with the objective of optimizing plant performance

and operational efficiency.

• Ensure compliance with O&M agreements, warranty requirements, and service-level commitments.

• Review maintenance reports, inspection results, and performance data to identify trends, risks, and improvement

opportunities.

• Lead or support investigations of plant outages, underperformance, and unexpected operational events.

• Provide direct leadership and oversight to Supervisors, Power Plant Maintenance Technicians and subcontractors.

• Establish clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards across the assigned area.

• Conduct performance evaluations, coaching, and development planning for direct reports.

• Support workforce development initiatives, including training, succession planning, and internal advancement

opportunities.

• Approve timesheets, PTO requests, and staffing assignments for direct reports.

• Serve as a technical and operational resource to Supervisors and field teams.

• Maintain a strong working knowledge of electrical theory, power plant design, and maintenance best practices.

• Support scope-of-work reviews, system design input, and operational readiness for new or modified assets.

• Coordinate materials, inventory, fleet resources, and personnel to meet operational needs and response targets.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Engineering, Asset Management, Construction, and external

partners as required.

• Support onboarding and integration of new sites, depots, or regions into the PPM organization.

• Support emergency response activities and after-hours operational needs.

• Travel regularly to project sites and depots within the assigned area.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, quality, consistency, and operational efficiency.

• Support the development and deployment of standardized maintenance processes, reporting methods, and

governance routines.

• Participate in initiatives aimed at strengthening departmental and organizational capabilities

• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Direct supervision of:

o Supervisors within the assigned area.

o Power Plant Maintenance Technicians

o Subcontractors.

• Participation in interviewing, hiring, onboarding, performance management, and corrective action processes.

Environmental Responsibilities:

• Participate in environmental compliance programs, inspections, and administrative recordkeeping.

• Support and maintaining compliance with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and

Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.

• Assist with environmental incident response and mitigation activities as required.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Associate, bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum 5 years of experience working on energized industrial AC and DC electrical systems, including utility-scale

solar and/or BESS assets.

• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience with responsibility for electrical safety, work execution, and personnel

management.

• In-depth knowledge of solar power generation systems and maintenance practices

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.

• Experience overseeing multi-site or geographically distributed field operations.

• Proficiency with CMMS platforms, maintenance reporting tools, and performance metrics.

• Strong leadership and communication skills.

• Ability to manage complex field operations across multiple locations.

• Sound judgment in safety-critical environments.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to lead in a professional manner consistent with company values, policies, and vision.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• Must be able to work