The AES Corporation

Team Leader, Field Operations – Solar & BESS

The AES Corporation

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • Massachusetts, New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $106,000 - $132,600 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead and support the team of technicians in their assigned location/region in performing preventive & corrective maintenance and supporting ongoing construction activities.
  • Plan, coordinate and manage the safe, efficient, and reliable delivery of field services to AES Clean Energy facilities and assist the Regional Field Services Manager in planning to meet regional maintenance obligations.
  • Work closely with the Regional Manager, Engineering team, and others to remediate site issues and enhance the operating portfolio’s performance.
  • Coordinate and manage contractors engaged to support maintenance activities and ensuring AES Safety procedures are followed.
  • Lead solar PV site, BESS, and substation operations and maintenance efforts, including advanced troubleshooting, in accordance with applicable safety and environmental obligations.
  • Stop unsafe work, report and correct unsafe conditions or hazards – review and submit applicable accident / incident report.
  • Work with and support Regional Safety Committee.
  • Working with Regional O&M Manager, provide performance and developmental leadership and feedback to the members of the region’s team (typically 4-7 technicians).

Requirements

  • 3 years or more supervisory experience is a plus
  • Knowledgeable in the systems, processes and protocols guiding the operations and maintenance of industrial PV solar plants and electrical systems (OSHA standards, NFPA 70e, Lockout/ Tagout/ Grounding, etc.)
  • Operation of SEL relays, Pad Mounted Switch Gear, Re-Closers, and Fluence Systems
  • Appropriate Electrical trade qualification with at least 5-years working on utility scale electrical systems
  • Experience working with utility scale PV systems required, Battery Energy Storage systems a plus
  • Experience with utility size PV Solar inverters: Power Electronics HEC, Power Electronics HEM, AE 1000NX, AE 500NX, SMA SC2200(Kodiak), TMEIC, Hitachi, Chint, and Yaskawa Solectria inverters.
  • PV Array Tracker systems: ATI (V2, V2.5, V3), NEXTracker, & Soltec.
  • Competence with relevant computer systems including but not limited to CMMS, DAS/SCADA, equipment-specific maintenance programs, and Microsoft Office programs.
  • NFPA 70E and OSHA 30 Certification strongly preferred.
  • College degree in a related field a plus.
  • Ability to read and interpret equipment/facility schematics, maintenance instructions, procedures/manuals, process/procedure documents.
Benefits
  • full range of medical, dental, vision, life benefits
  • 401(k) eligibility
  • various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
preventive maintenancecorrective maintenanceadvanced troubleshootingutility scale electrical systemsutility scale PV systemsBattery Energy Storage systemsPV Solar invertersPV Array Tracker systemsreading schematicsinterpreting maintenance instructions
Soft skills
leadershipteam managementcommunicationperformance feedbacksafety awarenessproblem-solvingcoordinationplanningorganizational skillsinterpersonal skills
Certifications
NFPA 70EOSHA 30Electrical trade qualification