Operations & Maintenance Technical Asset Manager

Why you should join the GOLDBECK SOLAR team:

GOLDBECK SOLAR Canada Corp. (“the Company”), a subsidiary of GOLDBECK SOLAR GmbH, is a leading provider of turnkey, ground-mounted utility scale PV power and battery storage plants headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. With our team of dedicated employees, we engineer, procure, construct, operate and maintain utility-scale photovoltaic and battery energy storage (BESS) systems in Canada and USA.

We currently seek a motivated and detail-oriented Operations & Maintenance Technical Asset Manager (“O&M Technical Asset Manager”) of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and BESS projects.

You will work closely with internal engineering, construction, procurement, finance, and business development teams, as well as external partners including clients, consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors.

The Position:

The O&M Technical Asset Manager ("TAM") will manage the remote monitoring of PV and BESS projects in North America.

The purpose of the role is to monitor and manage the technical availability, performance, safety, and economic efficiency of the assets under management. The TAM will work with the Senior Manager, Operations and Maintenance and site technicians to ensure efficient operations, management, structured maintenance, and implementation of effective service technician structures are in place while closely coordinating activities with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Remote monitoring, analysis, and management of projects in North America (including two projects in South America);
• Monitoring includes troubleshooting faults, alarms, outages, providing for maximum system availability;

• Serve as the central contract person for contractual partners/clients related to all technical and monitoring-related questions; 
• Contractual understanding and coordination of the core scopes of O&M work: preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance and additional services;

• In conjunction with Management, preparation of quotations for clients and coordination of on-site assignments of service technicians, consultants, subcontractors and partners; 

• Review of service and thermography reports, maintenance protocols, expert opinions etc. as well as initiation of measures if necessary; 

• Proactive development of optimization measures to increase the availability and performance of the plants and reduce service costs;

• Coordination with Management and site teams of repairs and repowering measures;
• Analysis of operational data, faults, and performance indicators to identify technical and organizational improvement potential;
• Support in creating and further developing operating, maintenance, and escalation concepts as well as standardized processes;
• Preparation of analyses, reports, and decision-making documents for internal management as well as external customers and partners;
• Coordinate activities with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Finance, HSE, Business Development and other internal departments;
• Coordinate O&M technical teams (thermography, medium voltage work, inverter maintenance, vegetation management, etc.); and,
• Other duties and responsibilities which may be assigned to you from time to time by your manager (the Senior Manager, Operations and Maintenance).

Requirements:

• Three years of related experience;

• University and/or technical training in electrical engineering, power systems engineering, or a related engineering field; 

• Qualification as a technologist or comparable university degree;

• Professional customer/client service experience; 

• Analytical thinking, efficient work, team spirit, and customer orientation; 

• Good knowledge of the MS Office package and PV Syst; 

• Good communication skills; and,

• Willingness to travel as necessary (expected to be minimal).

What We Offer:

• Base Salary: CA $60,000 - $75,000 per annum based on experience;
• Eligibility for company bonus plan (10%);
• RRSP matching program, tiered to duration of employment;
• Comprehensive health and dental coverage; and,
• Current in-office (Calgary, Alberta) structure with working hours based on 88 hours bi-weekly: approximately 50% on weekends (every other weekend) and occasional remote work (early morning/evening flexibility) required.