Description

JOB OVERVIEW

Senior Operations Engineer, Asset Management, is a key member of the Asset Management team, with primary responsibility for supporting technical asset management functions. The primary responsibility is technical escalation and support for open fleet issues. The Engineer will additionally support all core aspects of the asset management team: daily management of solar plants, reporting, compliance tracking, and account management. 

JOB LOCATION AND REPORTING TO

This position is preferred to be based in our New York City office, but we are open to our San Francisco office or remote for the right candidate. The Senior Operations Engineer, Asset Management reports to the Director, Technical Asset Management, and works closely with the Sales, Project Development, Engineering, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), and Project Finance teams. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitoring and analyzing the performance of renewable energy assets, identifying any deviations from expected performance levels, and implementing corrective actions.
• Establish a safety protocol for remote closing/event analysis on each newly COD’d site.
• Utilize deep technical prowess to resolve system issues, working closely with equipment, inverter, and DAS/SCADA technical support to create a sense of urgency with peak availability of our fleet at the forefront of priority.
• Coordinating inspections, preventive maintenance, and repairs to ensure the smooth operation of assets, maximizing energy production, and minimizing downtime.
• Organize meeting agendas, both internal and with clients, lead meetings with clients, O & M providers, other external parties and internal teams, particularly with our D&E and Technical Development teams.
• Collecting and analyzing data related to asset performance, energy production, and maintenance activities to generate monthly reports and recommendations for improvement.
• Managing O&M relationship and agreements including negotiations, compliance monitoring, vendor management, invoice approval, documentation, etc.
• Defining and managing the technical handover from construction to operations. Oversee onboarding new systems onto the monitoring platform.
• Researching and exploring best industry practices and new technology for monitoring and O&M.
• Administering all contractual guarantees. This may include performance and/or availability guarantees with multiple parties.
• Improving and managing all equipment warranties and warranty claims.
• Setting standard and overseeing all internal O&M event tracking to enable accurate record keeping and reporting.
• Establishing and implementing a spare parts management system and strategy.
• Assessing and mitigating risks associated with asset operations, including technical failures, and health and safety. 

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who want to be part of a fast-paced and fluid company poised for growth in one of the country’s most rapidly changing industries.

Forward-thinking, innovative approaches and comfort with complexity are what define the ForeFront Power team. We are looking for individuals eager to run at the front with us.

• Monitoring and analyzing the performance of renewable energy assets, identifying any deviations from expected performance levels, and implementing corrective actions.
• Establish a safety protocol for remote closing/event analysis on each newly COD’d site.
• Utilize deep technical prowess to resolve system issues, working closely with equipment, inverter, and DAS/SCADA technical support to create a sense of urgency with peak availability of our fleet at the forefront of priority.
• Coordinating inspections, preventive maintenance, and repairs to ensure the smooth operation of assets, maximizing energy production, and minimizing downtime.
• Organize meeting agendas, both internal and with clients, lead meetings with clients, O & M providers, other external parties and internal teams, particularly with our D&E and Technical Development teams.
• Collecting and analyzing data related to asset performance, energy production, and maintenance activities to generate monthly reports and recommendations for improvement.
• Managing O&M relationship and agreements including negotiations, compliance monitoring, vendor management, invoice approval, documentation, etc.
• Defining and managing the technical handover from construction to operations. Oversee onboarding new systems onto the monitoring platform.
• Researching and exploring best industry practices and new technology for monitoring and O&M.
• Administering all contractual guarantees. This may include performance and/or availability guarantees with multiple parties.
• Improving and managing all equipment warranties and warranty claims.
• Setting standard and overseeing all internal O&M event tracking to enable accurate record keeping and reporting.
• Establishing and implementing a spare parts management system and strategy.
• Assessing and mitigating risks associated with asset operations, including technical failures, and health and safety. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position is primarily sedentary in nature and requires prolonged periods of sitting at a desk in front of a computer. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE

The organization promotes an open and collaborative work atmosphere. Cross-functional teams work closely together to solve problems and move the company forward. Our culture at ForeFront Power encourages employees to be authentic and to embrace our core values that celebrate passion for our work, a commitment to our planet, a winning attitude, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a community of respect for each other and our partners.

BENEFITS

This is a regular, full-time position eligible for benefits.  We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive base salary and bonus potential; health, vision, and dental coverage; commute assistance; professional development; Paid Time Off; and 401(k) with employer match.

ABOUT FOREFRONT POWER

ForeFront Power is a leading developer of commercial and industrial-scale (C&I) solar energy and battery storage projects in the U.S. and Mexico, also offering vehicle fleet electrification services. Over 15 years of working together, the ForeFront Power team has developed more than 1,800 behind-the-meter and community solar projects, totaling more than 1.6 gigawatt-DC of renewable electricity. ForeFront Power serves business, government, education, healthcare and community solar customers with a broad array of development, asset management and advisory services from its San Francisco headquarters and via teams based in New York, Mexico City, and across the U.S. through a hybrid work model.

A wholly owned subsidiary of global energy infrastructure and investment leader Mitsui & Co. Ltd., ForeFront Power operates under Mitsui’s North American investment arm, MyPower Corp. Mitsui holds a robust balance sheet and an “A” credit rating from Standard & Poor’s.

ForeFront Power is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.