Regional Manager, Solar and BESS
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Regional Manager overseeing utility-scale BESS operational performance and compliance. Leading field operations teams while ensuring safety and reliability in renewable energy assets.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee technician hiring, time off and timecard approvals, and career development.
- Identify training needs and close skill gaps by cross-training team members to build core strengths.
- Train and mentor developing technicians in electrical safety and equipment maintenance.
- Support technicians and assist with project management at site.
- Serve as the front-line communicator to customers, site leaders, and teams.
- Assist customers with annual budgeting for improvements, repairs, and campaigns.
- Join weekly/monthly customer performance calls and provide monthly site summaries to Performance Engineering.
- Schedule and plan work to minimize downtime and ensure team safety.
- Manage CMMS work order reviews for accuracy and out-of-scope billing.
- Track inspections, schedules, and parts consumption through CMMS.
- Partner with leadership to identify and improve inefficiencies, processes, and gaps.
- Lead by example—set the standard for safety, quality, and excellence.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve offline turbine issues, restoring them to service.
- Identify turbine performance issues and develop plans for corrective action, ideally during scheduled maintenance.
- Ensure all equipment operates with only approved solutions, hardware, and software.
- Perform quality checks to confirm technician and contractor work meets standards.
- Coordinate large corrective work with contractors as needed.
- Champion a strong EHS culture, utilizing stop-work authority when necessary.
- Manage the safe and reliable operation of utility-scale BESS and Solar facilities across the assigned region.
- Ensure compliance with all company, customer, utility, OSHA, NERC, NFPA, and environmental requirements.
- Monitor asset performance, availability, reliability, and contractual KPIs.
- Lead root cause analyses (RCA) for equipment failures and recurring operational issues.
- Develop corrective action plans and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support commissioning, energization, acceptance testing, and performance verification activities.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related technical field. Equivalent experience may be considered.
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience in power generation, renewable energy, utility operations, substations, or energy storage systems.
- Minimum 3–5 years of leadership experience managing field operations teams.
- Strong knowledge of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
- Experience with medium- and high-voltage electrical systems up to 500 kV.
- Demonstrated expertise in substation equipment and relay protection systems.
- Experience with protective relay platforms such as: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), GE, Siemens SIPROTEC.
- Experience with SCADA, power monitoring systems, and communication networks.
- Ability to analyze relay event files, fault data, and system disturbances.
- Strong understanding of electrical safety programs and lockout/tagout procedures.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel extensively.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid holidays and vacation time
- Career Growth Opportunities within Wind, Solar, and BESS sectors
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Continuous Professional Development Support
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