Area Lead Technician

What You Can Expect

As our Area Lead Technician you will be responsible for managing field response for reactive and planned maintenance activities of select operating assets in West Texas.  This position will also serve as a key company representative for maintenance scheduling/coordination with internal teams as well as 3rd parties. This field-based position will work across departments to communicate updates and will require frequent travel, primarily to facilities in Fort Stockton, Texas area. Candidate must reside within 1 hour of area facilities.  

Every day, you will be responsible for managing the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to ensure the plants are operational. You will coordinate with various Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), internal and external maintenance partners, and provide hands-on troubleshooting for on-site technical issues. Additionally, you will perform deviation detection and mitigation for the operating battery plants.

You will communicate with internal departments, including High Voltage, Performance Management, Asset Management, and Remote Operations teams, to report issues, address needs, and support issue resolution by coordinating with internal teams, OEMs, and EMS providers. Furthermore, you will support reliability improvement plans by collaborating with in-house and third-party technical engineering staff.

Reporting to the Field Services Manager, your primary duties encompass:

• Oversee internal field service team for regional sites
• Coordination with various OEMs/internal/external maintenance partners
• Hands-on troubleshooting of on-site technical issues
• Performance deviation detection and mitigation
• Communicate with internal departments for reporting any issues or needs
• Assist in any other tasks as required
• Source, schedule, and manage third party contractors for site interventions
• Manage scheduled maintenance planning and coordination, in concert with internal Performance Management and Trading teams
• Support issues resolution coordinating with internal teams, OEMs and EMS providers
• Support reliability improvement plans via coordinating with in-house and third-party technical engineering staff
• Coordinate with various groups during commissioning to identify potential issues prior to site COD

What You’ll Bring

• High School diploma or technical certificate required
• Minimum five (5) years of electrical experience or comparable industrial experience
• Exemplary interpersonal skills with a proven ability to manage a team