Operations Engineer Jobs

Job description:

Summary
Lightsource bp is seeking an Operations Engineer to support the operations & maintenance and asset management teams for solar operating assets in the U.S. This critical team member will work directly with the Engineering team to ensure project hand-over activities to Operations are efficient. This role will also support on identified issues and be the technical lead for the response team to local and global internal stakeholders. The individual will also have a key role in accepting technical deliverables from external parties and validating project and performance metrics. The candidate will be well experienced in project execution and understand how facilities are constructed and will provide additional cross-functional learnings to early stage and execution stage assets.   This role is a U.S. based role with a global reporting matrix to our Operations Engineering group and will be tasked to leverage resources across multiple regions. 
Duties and Responsibilities
•    Ensure optimal planning, cooperation, and operation of the solar plant capacity and reliability during the commissioning period until transfer to O&M and Asset Management team.
•    Incorporate lessons learned from operation assets and construction into design process and technical specifications.
•    Support EPC team with preparing and executing the QA/AC on commissioning of utility scale solar plants.  
•    Coordinate efforts between Asset Managers, and O&M Technicians, and Project Engineers to develop and implement improvements to site performance and reliability through updated technical specifications.
•    Support Design, Asset Management, and O&M team by providing feedback, technical/engineering input, and validating data on teams’ innovative ideas and concepts to improve operations process and/or reduce costs
•    Review and support technical team with technical specifications and factory acceptance testing.
•    Deliver full-circle key lessons and learnings on executed projects and related equipment, manufacturers, and practices. 
Knowledge
•    In-depth knowledge of NEC, UL, and NFPA latest codes
•    Ability to work with a team and independently to develop solutions to technical issues.
•    Excellent electrical forensic skills 
•    Ability to communicate technical issues to a non-technical audience.
•    Excellent communication skills
•    Problem solving and ability to multi-task. 
•    Demonstrate ability to perform with minimal oversight.
•    Ability to meet deadlines and fast-paced work environment.
Qualifications 
•    Attained a bachelor’s degree, ideally Electrical Engineering from an accredited university. Other relevant qualifications and supporting experience will be considered.
•    OSHA 30 Construction Certification preferred. 
•    Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a similar role working in utility-scale solar projects. 
•    Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% to visit project sites and attend other key meetings as necessary. 
Experience 
•    Experienced in a similar role with a minimum of 5+ years.
•    Extensive experience with PV utility-scale design for construction, including high voltage substations and energy storage components. 
•    Extensive experience in problem solving and analytics of data reactively and proactively. 
•    Experience in solar PV utility-scale construction, including project management support and technical document reviews.
•    Extensive experience in commissioning, close-out processes and operations.
•    Extensive experience in evaluating and troubleshooting technical issues in operating projects to support an Asset Management team.

Personal qualities 
•    Ability to work independently and engage additional resources as necessary.
•    Ability to task manage and prioritize work based on required deliverables and due dates.
•    Ability to organize workload and priorities to maximum effect for both you and the wider team
•    Self-starter able to work under limited direction / supervision.
•    Flexible approach in a fast-paced business which is constantly changing, and to keep a clear head under pressure. 
•    Keen problem solver who can focus on appropriate detail when solving problems and propose effective solutions. 
•    Strong critical thinking skills to identify key issues and pathway to solutions. 
•    Set high standards of performance for yourself. 
•    Ability to pick up systems and processes quickly. 
•    Previous demonstrable experience where excellent attention to detail is critically important

Lightsource bp is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

We offer:

• US team members accrue 20 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave annually. All team members are also eligible for COVID-19 leave.
• Our team members are eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, calculated based on corporate, team and individual objectives. Team members in the US may receive an additional 50% of their annual bonus in a “retention bank” as well, available for withdrawal after three years of bonus awards have accrued.
• US team members are entitled to medical benefits, life insurance, dental benefits, vision benefits and short- and long-term disability benefits. Lightsource bp pays for the first $800 of the monthly insurance premium. For staff members with dependents, Lightsource will cover 50% of the costs of covering dependents. The team member contributes the remainder of the premium, if any, through pre-tax payroll deduction.
• Team members in the US enjoy a hybrid work environment.
• Lightsource bp currently observes the following 11 holidays in the US: New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
• Lightsource bp offers US team members immediate eligibility for a 401(k) plan, with a 3% nonelective employer contribution.
• US team members receive a monthly personal phone bill reimbursement of up to $100 and a monthly commuter benefit of up to $150. Team members also receive one-time wellness and remote work allowances

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow, a place where your ideas and opinions matter. 
Be you: We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.
Be responsible: Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.  
Be recognized: Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits. 
Be inspired: Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. Initiatives to get involved with including our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project or our sustainability initiatives. 
Our Core Values: Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.  
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