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Solar Operations & Maintenance Manager

Overview Position Description Job Title: Solar Operations & Maintenance Manager Reports To: Solar Regional Manager Direct Reports: Asset Management & Operations FLSA Status: Exempt Location: San Joaquin Valley, California The Company: Onward Energy is an independent power platform that owns and operates over 7 GW of utility-scale wind, solar and natural gas generation projects across the U.S. Our Vision is to reliably power a sustainable future. Our Mission is that as North America’s premier independent power generator, we will deliver renewable and reliable power to our customers, opportunities to our employees, sustainable returns to the families who invest in us, and a better world to the next generation. Corporate Offices in Denver, New York and Charlotte, we are where renewable meets reliable. See for more information. The Challenge This position reports to the Solar Regional Manager. The Solar O&M Manager will manage the various components of the PV power plant management program as they relate to day-to-day operations and maintenance at PV plant sites. This overall objective will be achieved by meeting the following plant objectives: health and safety performance, environmental stewardship, employee training and development, quality control, work management system, performance management, operation and maintenance of generation assets, evaluation of reliability improvements and technology, process development and oversight, budget development including oversight and adherence. Responsibilities • Ensure the highest level of health and safety practices. • Ensure a safe work environment by strict adherence to company protocols. • Attend, train, and participate in and pass all assigned training in safety, environmental and other areas as assigned. • Responsible for personal safety, quality, and schedule adherence. • Comply with Job Hazard Analysis, Pre-Job Brief and Lock-Out-Tag-Out procedures. • Understanding of electrical safety and arc flash standards. • Ability to create, follow and lead operating, switching, maintenance, safety, and environmental procedures. • Knowledge of local and national electrical codes. • Expert understanding of Electrical schematics, and electrical principles. • Responsible for all plant personnel, policies, and programs. Examples include employee morale, staffing levels, training efforts, and safety issues. • Create training programs to address skill gaps in employees. • Responsible for hiring site personnel and conducting employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the site maintenance personnel. • Ensures compliance with environmental and NERC standards and applicable governmental regulations. • Ensure adherence with company and department policies and procedures. • Responsible for development of Plant annual operating budgets and adheres to approved budget. • Provide input for material and parts forecasting for corrective and preventive maintenance. • Maintain accurate time keeping for associates. • Ensures compliance with all contracts including LGIA, CUP and PPA contracts to protect the long-term interests of the company. • Interfaces with the various central support groups to review the operation of plant equipment and systems continuously, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate, and solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement. • Manages the plant programs based on best practices in the PV industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance. • Monitors and manages the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, equipment, tools, and reordering as necessary. • Manages the use of the CMMS at the site and assures the complete and accurate integration of the system. • Ability to coordinate multiple activities and ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence. • Ability to take direction, identify problems, develop solutions, conduct analysis independently and in collaboration with others. • Oversee the troubleshooting and repairs of advanced electrical, electronic, mechanical and network troubleshooting utilizing schematics, prints, drawings, and one-lines. • Trains technicians on…