Technical Asset Management Engineer – Utility-Scale Solar
Blue Sky Utility - Powered by Nofar Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Fort Lauderdale • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $115,000 per year
About the role
- Step into a utility‑scale solar performance engineer role by supporting daily monitoring, data analysis, and performance reporting for large US solar assets.
- Monitor operating plants performance, identify issues propagate through the system, and how technical losses translate into financial outcomes.
- This role is designed to develop future asset owners — not dashboard operators.
- Perform daily monitoring of utility-scale PV plants through SCADA and performance platforms.
- Conduct first-level alarm triage, log issues, and escalate as needed.
- Validate production, availability, performance ratio, and curtailment data.
- Maintain clean and organized event logs and performance databases.
- Support investigations into underperformance at the inverter, block, or tracker level.
- Assist with loss analysis and basic root-cause assessments.
- Contribute to monthly and annual performance reports.
- Identify key contractual KPIs and take action to limit their influence on revenue and potential liquidated damages.
- Coordinate with O&M service providers regarding routine operational issues.
- Support field visits, site inspections, and basic performance audits.
- Keep technical documentation, as-built drawings, and asset records up to date.
- Build foundational knowledge of PV system design, component behavior, and common failure modes.
- Develop technical skills in data analysis, scripting, automation, and SCADA logic.
- Progress toward independently managing the technical oversight of solar assets.
Requirements
- Step into a utility‑scale solar performance engineer role by supporting daily monitoring, data analysis, and performance reporting for large US solar assets.
- Monitor operating plants performance, identify issues propagate through the system, and how technical losses translate into financial outcomes.
- This role is designed to develop future asset owners — not dashboard operators.
- Perform daily monitoring of utility-scale PV plants through SCADA and performance platforms.
- Conduct first-level alarm triage, log issues, and escalate as needed.
- Validate production, availability, performance ratio, and curtailment data.
- Maintain clean and organized event logs and performance databases.
- Support investigations into underperformance at the inverter, block, or tracker level.
- Assist with loss analysis and basic root-cause assessments.
- Contribute to monthly and annual performance reports.
- Identify key contractual KPIs and take action to limit their influence on revenue and potential liquidated damages.
- Coordinate with O&M service providers regarding routine operational issues.
- Support field visits, site inspections, and basic performance audits.
- Keep technical documentation, as-built drawings, and asset records up to date.
- Build foundational knowledge of PV system design, component behavior, and common failure modes.
- Develop technical skills in data analysis, scripting, automation, and SCADA logic.
- Progress toward independently managing the technical oversight of solar assets.
Benefits
- An Incredible Team, a Big Mission
- Competitive Pay with Transparency from Day One
- Benefits that Start on Day One
- Real Work-Life Balance
- A Culture That Walks the Talk
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisperformance reportingalarm triageroot-cause assessmentloss analysisSCADAautomationscriptingperformance validationperformance ratio
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationorganizational skillsattention to detailcollaboration