Regional Manager – Renewable Operations, Solar

Onward Energy

Regional Manager overseeing solar operations and maintenance for Onward Energy in Colorado. Ensuring operational excellence and managing health and safety practices across facilities.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $145,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in solar power generation operations, including compliance with CAISO/NERC standards, budgeting, and project management. Proven leadership in fostering operational excellence and managing teams to achieve performance targets.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Solar Power Generation ExperienceOperations And Maintenance Of Electrical SystemsProject Management ExperienceBudgeting And Cost ManagementLeadership And Supervisory Skills

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Hard Skills

Power Plant OperationsElectrical SystemsBudget ManagementProcess ImprovementAsset Management PrinciplesProject ExecutionCompliance KnowledgeWork SchedulingCost Management ToolsSolar Technology

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationOrganizational SkillsMulti-taskingCoaching And Motivating

Tools & Technologies

Maximo

Industry Keywords

Health And Safety PracticesO&M ContractorsCapital ImprovementsOperational ExcellenceEnvironmental Compliance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure the highest level of health and safety practices on assigned solar facilities.
Assure operations performance targets are achieved for all assigned solar facilities.
Provide leadership necessary to develop a culture of operational excellence, innovation, and reduced cost.
Interface with O&M contractors and equipment vendors to ensure operation and maintenance of the projects is in compliance.
Prepare and manage the annual O&M budgets and recommend capital improvements/enhancements.
Assist manager of solar operations in the development, analysis, planning and execution of various special projects and initiatives.
Provide regular reports to manager of solar operations.
Quickly establish credibility while managing, coaching, and motivating site supervisors and contractors.
Identify and implement process improvements and incorporate asset management principles into company's long-term operating plan.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors Degree in Engineering preferred
Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in power plant operations, transmission, or substation electrical systems, with at least four (4) years in solar power generation.
Four (4) years of direct supervisory/managerial and leadership experience; ability to delegate.
Strong knowledge and understanding of operations and maintenance of electrical systems, applicable to solar power technology.
Solid working knowledge of budgeting, work scheduling cost management tools and processes.
Experience with Maximo is preferred.
Functional knowledge of CAISO/NERC/Environmental compliance of assets; ability to lead project site teams as issues arise in the field.
Project management experience as direct lead on project from start to finish.
Self-starter with ability to make decisions and take necessary actions without specific direction.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Keen multi-tasking capabilities and organizational skills; attention to detail.

Benefits

Comp & perks

market-competitive compensation
health insurance
life insurance
retirement savings benefits