Spark Power ⚡

Junior Operator – Renewable Energy Operations Center

Spark Power ⚡

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Texas • United States

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Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • 24/7 monitoring of electrical energy production or storage assets
  • Respond to all requests from BES balancing authorities or grid owner/operators
  • Minimize generation equipment downtime, identify and triage plant under-performance, and identify and troubleshoot telemetry/SCADA interruptions at any asset under contract
  • Coordinate with field technical staff to remotely monitor, troubleshoot, and control equipment during corrective or planned maintenance activities.
  • Respond to grid owner/operator or balancing authority requests or in emergencies for operational actions within mandated response timelines
  • Monitor and respond rapidly to issues affecting power production of assigned power producing assets
  • Triage and/or escalate found production issues and initiate dispatch tickets in coordination with field dispatchers, asset managers, asset owners, and other ROC team members and supervisor
  • Coordinate planned maintenance outages in coordination with the grid owner/operator or balancing authority, asset manager, field teams, asset owner, and any other stakeholders.
  • Support technical field staff during asset maintenance or inspections. Includes equipment status checks, safe remote operations of equipment, and remote troubleshooting of equipment.

Requirements

  • 2 or more years’ experience as an Operator or in a similar position is preferred
  • Solar energy experience is preferred
  • College or University education in Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy or similar is an asset
  • Demonstrate proficient computer skills required with ability to learn and use MS Office suite programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), unique plant SCADA systems, and network/communication systems to identify plant interconnectivity issues.
  • Passion for renewable energy with high attention to detail
  • Keen awareness of cyber and physical security responsibilities in critical infrastructure environments
  • Ability to communicate clearly in English (written and spoken)
  • Capability of reading and understanding electrical connection diagrams in substations and solar and battery energy systems
  • A keen focus on safety, and an understanding that the operations center is an extension of the field team, and therefore must operate in-line with safety protocols in the field
  • High level of curiosity and technical aptitude
  • Adaptable and readily accepting of change and constant technological evolution
  • Team oriented, outgoing, and confident to present ideas, contribute to discussions, and ready to learn
Benefits
  • Diverse customer base-including: industrial, commercial and institutional
  • Competitive hourly wages
  • Benefits (health, vision, dental)
  • 401K contribution, up to 3% match
  • Continuous training and skills improvement including Spark U and external training
  • Hands-on and supportive leadership team
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • All travel, training, workwear & PPE paid for
  • Corporate discounts (hotels, travel, insurance, retail..)
  • …and much more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
SCADAtelemetrytroubleshootingmonitoringplant maintenanceelectrical connection diagramsrenewable energysolar energycomputer skillsnetwork systems
Soft Skills
attention to detailcommunicationsafety focusadaptabilityteam orientedcuriositytechnical aptitudeoutgoingconfidencewillingness to learn