Basic Function

 The Senior Manager, Field Service will oversee field operations, service, and management for utility-scale solar energy and battery energy storage systems (BESS). This role involves ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and safety of solar and storage assets while leading a team of field personnel and third-party contractors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement O&M strategies to maximize the performance and lifespan of solar & BESS assets.
• Lead and manage field service teams, technicians, and third-party contractors to ensure smooth execution of maintenance and repair activities.
• Manage day-to-day relationships and act as the primary SBE contact for communications with O&M Service providers.
• Manage and oversee O&M Service Providers activities across the portfolio.
• Set priorities and provide oversight to work conducted by O&M providers’ technicians, when needed.
• Ensure plants are operating as per plan and meeting safety and quality requirements.
• Provide feedback to O&M partner based on performance, safety and quality data and reports as per specific metrics.
• In coordination with O&M Service Provider, pursue and resolve open warranty issues with OEMs and EPCs
• Manage all site related non-covered services, including vegetation management.
• Manage SBE internal CMMS system for tracking of high priority issues associated with equipment maintenance and repairs.
• Be the primary contact of SBE for any site visits, ad-hoc on-site coordination and logistics.
• Supervision of SBE Field Technicians as and when applicable.
• Lead and support development of self-perform capabilities within SBE.
• Provide update to SBE Head of O&M on daily basis.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual operational reports across SBE portfolio.
• Lead HOTO from SBE O&M and interface with SBE Projects, EPC and O&M provider across all turnover deliverables and closing of punch lists.

Qualifications/Requirement:

• Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative discipline
• Minimum 10 years of experience working in industrial environments.
• Minimum 5 years experience in utility scale solar operations required.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience required.
• Intimate knowledge of the energy and renewable energy market, and the ability to stay current with changing technologies, regulations, and industry trends.
• Commercial mindset, strong prioritization, communication, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code (NEC) and standard practices
• Ability to read and understand electrical single-line and three-line diagrams and schematics.
• Ability to demonstrate competent technical knowledge of general plant and system processes, electrical and SCADA systems.
• Ability to demonstrate competent technical knowledge in analyzing equipment performance and identifying performance issues using software tools.
• Experience with PV maintenance, including DC systems, AC MV systems, network communications and monitoring.
• Strong analytical and diagnostic capabilities to guide others is in troubleshooting and corrective actions.
• Strong learning skills with aptitude to independently research, understand, and implement knowledge in new areas.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire people to action through his/her influence.
• Sound knowledge of industrial safety and experience in field quality is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and other applications for productivity
• Ability to travel, as required.

Location: San Francisco Bay Area; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; preferred but not required. Open to remote work.

Base Pay- $150,000- $170,000