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Renewable Performance Manager

Birmingham, AL
Full-Time

Job Description

Renewable Performance Manager

JOB SUMMARY:  

This position provides leadership, supervision, priority, and oversight to a team of engineers and analysts in the Southern Power Renewable Performance team and among the Monitoring & Diagnostics (M&D) Center. This position is responsible and accountable for coordinating the remote monitoring and analysis of equipment and plant conditions for the SPC Renewable fleet (Wind, Solar, Energy Storage) ~ 5,000 MW. 

The manager will direct a team to utilize engineering and data science / analysis concepts, along with accumulated knowledge and expertise, to efficiently diagnose and manage issues to continuously improve the SPC Renewable fleet performance. In addition, this position will complete special assignments for Senior Management.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills)

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Renewable Energy, Business Administration, or a related field preferred
  • Master’s Degree highly desired
  • Formal supervisory experience is preferred. Minimum 3 years experience in leading projects or teams, including responsibilities such as coordinating tasks, mentoring peers, or managing deliverables.
  • Minimum 3 years experience generating plant operations & maintenance including renewables
  • Minimum 3 years experience with the following:
    • Data management techniques to access, integrate, and present data from multiple sources is required (Excel, SQL, data historians, SCADA, etc.)
    • Data analysis, manipulation, and visualization (Power BI, Tableau, OIS, PI) 
  • Minimum 3 years experience with wind turbine and solar data and performance metrics 
  • Effective written and oral communications skills required
  • Previous experience managing 3rd party consultants
  • Experience in organizing and managing multiple simultaneous projects
  • Negotiating experience preferred
  • Direct, develop and coach direct reports
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with other organizations

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:  

  • Metrics development and implementation for all SPC solar, wind and battery assets
    • KPI monitoring and implementation
    • Ownership and management of dashboards and visualizations 
  • Provide leadership in the operation and development of the Renewable Performance team
  • Supervise and provide technical expertise to identify and assist in the resolution of plant generation and equipment performance and reliability issues
  • Provide strategic direction for the processes and software/tools utilized by the Performance team
  • Communicate renewable performance and status to appropriate audiences. (SPO, Renewable Operations Director, Solar & Wind analysts / site managers, CO&T / Asset / PPA managers, etc.)
  • Support the Solar & Wind Operations Review Board (ORB) process across the renewables fleet
  • Responsible for managing the O&M budget (up to $2 mil) including the use of EPRI funding, travel, training, software license, technology development, etc.
  • Maintain and establish ongoing relationships with all levels of plant and support employees
  • Incorporate lessons learned, best practices, technology, and feedback in the daily operation and refinement of the team (people, process, technology)
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Renewable Performance Manager

JOB SUMMARY:  

This position provides leadership, supervision, priority, and oversight to a team of engineers and analysts in the Southern Power Renewable Performance team and among the Monitoring & Diagnostics (M&D) Center. This position is responsible and accountable for coordinating the remote monitoring and analysis of equipment and plant conditions for the SPC Renewable fleet (Wind, Solar, Energy Storage) ~ 5,000 MW. 

The manager will direct a team to utilize engineering and data science / analysis concepts, along with accumulated knowledge and expertise, to efficiently diagnose and manage issues to continuously improve the SPC Renewable fleet performance. In addition, this position will complete special assignments for Senior Management.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills)

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Renewable Energy, Business Administration, or a related field preferred
  • Master’s Degree highly desired
  • Formal supervisory experience is preferred. Minimum 3 years experience in leading projects or teams, including responsibilities such as coordinating tasks, mentoring peers, or managing deliverables.
  • Minimum 3 years experience generating plant operations & maintenance including renewables
  • Minimum 3 years experience with the following:
    • Data management techniques to access, integrate, and present data from multiple sources is required (Excel, SQL, data historians, SCADA, etc.)
    • Data analysis, manipulation, and visualization (Power BI, Tableau, OIS, PI) 
  • Minimum 3 years experience with wind turbine and solar data and performance metrics 
  • Effective written and oral communications skills required
  • Previous experience managing 3rd party consultants
  • Experience in organizing and managing multiple simultaneous projects
  • Negotiating experience preferred
  • Direct, develop and coach direct reports
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with other organizations

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:  

  • Metrics development and implementation for all SPC solar, wind and battery assets
    • KPI monitoring and implementation
    • Ownership and management of dashboards and visualizations 
  • Provide leadership in the operation and development of the Renewable Performance team
  • Supervise and provide technical expertise to identify and assist in the resolution of plant generation and equipment performance and reliability issues
  • Provide strategic direction for the processes and software/tools utilized by the Performance team
  • Communicate renewable performance and status to appropriate audiences. (SPO, Renewable Operations Director, Solar & Wind analysts / site managers, CO&T / Asset / PPA managers, etc.)
  • Support the Solar & Wind Operations Review Board (ORB) process across the renewables fleet
  • Responsible for managing the O&M budget (up to $2 mil) including the use of EPRI funding, travel, training, software license, technology development, etc.
  • Maintain and establish ongoing relationships with all levels of plant and support employees
  • Incorporate lessons learned, best practices, technology, and feedback in the daily operation and refinement of the team (people, process, technology)
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About Southern Company

Southern Company is one of the largest energy providers in the United States. Based in Atlanta, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states, natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications.

The men and women who work at Southern Company understand that we don’t simply provide a product or service. Clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy is essential to our way of life. More than 100 years ago, our company played a major role in the growth and prosperity of the South – and we continue to play a role today through our support of economic development and our philanthropic efforts. We believe the communities we serve should be better off because we’re there.

Our principal business is to make, move and sell energy. Those are the “whats” of our business. But it’s the “hows” that make us different. The actions of our employees are what truly define us and have earned us a high level of trust among our customers, shareholders and regulators.

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