Manager, O&M South

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Operations & Maintenance
Remuneration: Exempt

 

The Manager, O&M South is responsible for supervising the overall operations and maintenance of the solar project and all related facilities to assure safety and maximize availability in accordance with the Operations mission: to improve safety, increase the knowledge and technical capability of our people, increase production, reduce O&M costs, and to standardize processes globally.

 

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the highest level of health and safety practices are followed in the assigned project.  This includes wearing and demonstrating the proper use of essential safety equipment, including a personal fall arrest system, as well as identifying potential hazards on the job
• Inspection and assessment of asset-related equipment. Develop and manage maintenance and repair programs
• Lift, carry, and transport essential equipment, tools, and materials to the job site
• Assure operations performance targets (availability, dispatch, power/performance, budgets, etc.) are achieved for the assigned solar project
• Ensure operation and maintenance of the wind farm complies with contracted requirements and performance targets
• Ensure that all maintenance activities, including those performed during scheduled outages and overhauls, are accurately recorded and documented to identify the failure history, mean time between failures, and root causes
• Supervise, train, and motivate personnel assigned to his/her solar project
• Prepare the annual site O&M budget and recommend capital improvements/enhancements
• Supervise the activities of the O&M Contractor to ensure that the operation and maintenance of the project are in compliance with contracted requirements and performance targets

 

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• A minimum of 7 years of work experience in operations and/or maintenance of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic systems, including at least 2 years in the solar industry, and including at minimum 2 years in a lead or supervisor position
• Substitution Clause:
  • A 2 or 4-year college degree from an accredited school, other than correspondence or online, in Business or a technical hard science (engineering, physics, power, or closely similar) may substitute for 2 years of experience
  • A current journeyman or master electrician license may substitute for 2 years of experience
  • A wind technician certificate program can substitute for 1 year of experience
  • Each 5 years of US military service in a technical rating may substitute for 1 year (with Honorable discharge)
• Must have an unrestricted driver license in good standing
• Ability to guide the Operations site teams to maintain focus toward accomplishing objectives
• Must motivate site teams to complete assignments in an efficient and effective manner
• Proven record of dealing and interacting with both management and technical teams
• Skilled in human relations, conflict resolution and facilitation in a team environment
• Must pass physical fitness tests required for the company
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to manage customer relationships
• Demonstrated desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams
• Strong leadership and communication, and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Ability to multi-task, while working independently and as part of a team
• Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
• Proven ability to empathize, buil