Regional Manager, Field Operations

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At AES Clean Energy, we're accelerating the future of energy, together, while transforming customer experience and delivering unique customer products and solutions. The Field Services Regional Manager - Bellefield (PV) solar and BESS sites, California region will support our expanding team locally and help grow our portfolio of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar + storage facilities while connecting the region to the broader Field Services network.

Safety First - Self-starter - Entrepreneurial Thinker - Driven by Excellence - Team Player - Accountable

If these characteristics describe you, join our team's exciting journey!

A day in the life of the Regional Manager will include, but is not limited to:

Based out of your home and our sites' field offices, develop, lead, and support the electrical Team Leads and Land Maintenance Supervisors, as well as their electrical and landscape technicians, in California. Plan, coordinate and manage the safe, efficient, and reliable delivery of field services to AES Clean Energy facilities with a focus on preventative and corrective maintenance and some limited support for ongoing construction activities. Assist the Field Services Manager in planning to meet regional maintenance obligations, including NERC obligations. Work closely with the Field Services Manager, the field teams, Technicians and other parts of the Clean Energy O&M organization to identify and remediate site issues and improve the operating portfolio's performance. Coordinate and manage contractors engaged to support maintenance activities.

The successful candidates will have a depth of technical and leadership experience in the energy industry with a solid background in safely and optimally operating utility-scale facilities and distributed assets, as well as a strong understanding of the commercial aspects of energy facilities. The position is based in Mojave, CA and flexible on location within the region and will require regular regional travel to attend to site and team needs.

Provide performance and developmental leadership and feedback to the members of the region's growing team.

Actively connect with other regional Field Service teams and pursue opportunities for collaboration. Participate in strategy development exercises to improve organizational structure, talent retention, general skill level, and resilience.

Ensure timely, complete, and high-quality reporting of field service activities.

Support, or lead as necessary, warranty claims processes with EPC providers and equipment vendors.

Develop strategic plan, including budget and headcount, for addressing needs of assets throughout the region

In collaboration with the Maintenance Support team, assist in integration of new Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and facilitate its use for outage and work planning, ticket processing, warehouse materials management and re-ordering, and the tracking of team skills and equipment inspections.

Support Field Services staff in communicating with staff and local offtaker and authorities regarding operations and maintenance events on a routine basis through phone calls, emails, and other business software such as our CMMS.

Ensure that Team Leads establish and maintain work schedules, including on-call schedules, and communicate those schedules as needed to internal and external parties.

Provide safe practice and technical expertise to address specific needs in the field.

Find opportunities for continuous improvement of O&M activities to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable delivery of field services.

Acquire and retain vendors and third-party contractors as needed to support our plants.

Participate in the construction/commissioning of the facilities within the region, working closely with the AES Clean Energy Construction team to ensure a high-quality build, successful commissioning, timely project punch list closeout, and smooth transition of responsibility to the Operations team.

Collaborate with the O&M engineering team, ROCC operations team, and field operations team to periodically conduct site PV and battery capacity tests.

Regional Manager will be responsible for supervising contract management of Tesla battery systems, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, and coordinating with vendors and internal teams to optimize system performance and reliability.

Prepare and track the annual maintenance and CAPEX budgets.

Appropriate Electrical trade qualification with at least 10-years working on utility scale electrical systems.

Experience working with C&I or utility scale PV systems and Battery Energy Storage systems strongly preferred.

College degree in a related field, a plus.

High degree of dedication to a quality safety culture and an incident-free work environment.

Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams to achieve organizational goals.

Ability to read and comprehend equipment/facility schematics.

Knowledgeable in the systems, processes and protocols guiding the operations and maintenance of industrial PV solar plants and electrical systems (NERC standards, OSHA standards, NFPA 70e, Lockout/ Tagout/ Grounding, etc.).

Knowledgeable of the programs and protocols associated with SCADA, DAS and remote monitoring.

Knowledge in HV substation maintenance and operations

Ability to work remotely and use technology to stay connected to colleagues throughout region

Self-starter, very self-reliant and capable of operating with minimum direct supervision.

Personal values consistent with those of the AES: Safety First, Highest Standards, and All Together.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office software suite.

Occasional non-standard work hours as the need arises to maintain vital plant operations.

Working outside in a normal solar power plant and/or office environment, including high/low ambient temperatures and high/low humidity areas, and possibly working at heights.

Requires standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, climbing stairs and ladders, and entering plant equipment to access, inspect, or collect data on plant equipment.

As necessary, travel regionally in a company provided service vehicle and use regional air travel to support company's solar and storage assets