Manager, Solar and BESS

Job Summary 
The Manager, Solar and BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) O&M is responsible for leading and implementing operations and maintenance strategies for the solar & BESS renewable generation portfolio. This position will execute and oversee the renewable strategic plan to ensure safe, reliable, compliant, efficient, and resilient operations.  

 
This role requires proactive leadership to integrate and collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes. The Manager must demonstrate strong organizational, leadership, communication, and technical skills. This position will staff, plan, direct, and control the solar and BESS renewable generation ensuring the desired success criteria are achieved. 
 
Essential Functions 

• Lead and promote a safe, supportive, and high-performing work environment by building effective relationships, treating people with dignity, soliciting feedback, and coaching employees through clear direction, timely feedback, and development opportunities. 

• Align solar and BESS renewable generation operations and maintenance strategies with corporate objectives by maintaining industry, regulatory, and economic knowledge and applying best practices to optimize asset health and production. 

• Manage the solar and BESS renewable generation portfolio by directing staffing, budgets, estimates, schedules, scope, risk identification, and overall organization for project and operational success. 

• Provide leadership and oversight to employees, contractors, and maintenance-related partnerships to support construction oversight, startup, testing, operations, and long-term asset performance. 

• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to maximize asset utilization and remove roadblocks across cross-functional teams including metering, billing, compliance, regulatory, environmental, accounting, market participant, and asset optimization groups. 

• Develop and execute scheduled maintenance plans to prevent equipment downtime and maximize energy production.  

• Collaborate with engineering, planning, asset management, and other stakeholders to utilize generation KPIs, performance metrics, and reporting to monitor project progress, operational performance, risks, and challenges. Provide executive-level updates and decision-support information to leadership.<