Regional Manager, Field Operations

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The Field Services O&M Manager - Alamitos BESS sites, California region will support our expanding team locally and help grow our portfolio of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar + storage facilities while connecting the region to the broader Field Services network.

Key Responsibilities :

• Provide performance and developmental leadership and feedback to the members of the region's growing team.
• Actively communicate with other regional Field Service teams and pursue opportunities for collaboration. Participate in strategy development exercises to improve organizational structure, talent retention, general skill level, and resilience.
• Ensure timely, complete, and high-quality reporting of field service activities.
• Support, or lead as necessary, warranty claims processes with EPC providers and equipment vendors.
• Develop strategic plan, including budget and headcount, for addressing needs of assets throughout the region.
• In collaboration with the Maintenance Support team, assist in integration of new Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and facilitate its use for outage and work planning, ticket processing, warehouse materials management and re-ordering, and the tracking of team skills and equipment inspections.
• Support Field Services staff in communicating with AES Clean Energy staff and local offtaker and authorities regarding operations and maintenance events on a routine basis through phone calls, emails, and other business software such as our CMMS.
• Ensure that Team Leads establish and maintain work schedules, including on-call schedules, and communicate those schedules as needed to internal and external parties.
• Provide safe practice and technical expertise to address specific needs in the field.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of O&M activities to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable delivery of field services.
• Acquire and retain vendors and third-party contractors as needed to support our plants.
• Participate in the construction / commissioning of the facilities within the region, working closely with the AES Clean Energy Construction team to ensure a high-quality build, successful commissioning, timely project punch list closeout, and smooth transition of responsibility to the Operations team.
• Collaborate with the O&M engineering team, ROCC operations team, and field operations team to periodically conduct site PV and battery capacity tests.
• Prepare and track the annual and CAPEX budgets.

Skills and Qualifications :

• Appropriate Electrical trade qualification with at least 10 years working on utility scale electrical systems.
• Experience working with C&I or utility scale PV systems and Battery Energy Storage systems strongly preferred.
• High degree of commitment to a quality safety culture and an incident-free work environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams to achieve organizational goals.
• Ability to read and comprehend equipment / facility schematics.
• Knowledgeable in the systems, processes and protocols guiding the operations and maintenance of industrial PV solar plants and electrical systems (NERC standards, OSHA standards, NFPA 70e, Lockout / Tagout / Grounding, etc.).
• Knowledgeable of the programs and protocols associated with SCADA, DAS and remote monitoring.
• Self-starter, very self-reliant and capable of operating with minimum direct supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Well versed in the use of the Microsoft Office software suite.
• Willingness to travel regionally in a company provided service vehicle and using regional air travel to support company's solar and storage assets.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion.

Respecting all backgrounds, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and / or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

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