Control Center Manager

PER SE GROUP INC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive benefits starting day 1

Job summary

Per Sé Group in Chicago is seeking an experienced energy operations professional to shape how the renewable control center operates, from outage coordination to SCADA, compliance, and continuous improvement.

You will own documentation, reporting, and audit readiness for NERC, FERC, and DOE requirements while improving processes and tools to keep operations reliable and safe.

Qualifications

• At least five years in utility, control center, or renewable generation operations.
• Know your way around grid operations, ISO protocols, SCADA, and outage coordination.
• Strong problem-solving and process-improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve procedures, tools, and systems for reliable control center operations.
• Coordinate outages, switching, and ISO interactions with internal teams and external partners.
• Own documentation, reporting, and audit readiness tied to NERC, FERC, and DOE requirements.
• Analyze curtailments, outages, facility performance, and operating trends to find improvement opportunities.
• Support SCADA systems and communications infrastructure across the operation.
• Work with Regulatory Compliance on OT network access, cybersecurity, and technical standards.
• Help raise the bar on safety, training, and technical readiness across the team.

Job description

The grid doesn't run itself. You'll be the person making sure the procedures, systems, people, and information behind a renewable energy control center are ready when the operation gets complicated.

This is a chance to move beyond simply monitoring operations. You'll help shape how the control center operates, from outage coordination and switching procedures to SCADA, communications, compliance, and continuous improvement.

What you'll do

• Build and improve the procedures, tools, and systems that keep control center operations reliable and consistent
• Coordinate grid outages, switching/tagging activities, and ISO interactions with internal teams and external partners
• Own documentation, reporting, and audit readiness tied to NERC, FERC, and DOE requirements
• Analyze curtailments, outages, facility performance, and operating trends to find opportunities to improve
• Support SCADA systems and communications infrastructure across the operation
• Work with Regulatory Compliance on OT network access, cybersecurity, and technical standards
• Help raise the bar on safety, training, and technical readiness across the team

What you get

You'll have a hybrid schedule in downtown Chicago, with three days in the office and two from home, plus early Fridays. The base is $115K-$140K, with a 15% annual performance bonus and comprehensive benefits starting day one. There's also a defined path for technical, skills, and language development, including tuition reimbursement.

Who you are

You understand what happens when power operations meet the real world. You've spent at least five years in utility, control center, or renewable generation operations and know your way around grid operations, ISO protocols, SCADA, and outage coordination. You're the kind of operator who sees a messy process and immediately starts thinking about how to make it better.

The company

You'll be joining a growing renewable energy operation where reliability, compliance, and safe execution matter.

Per Sé Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process may contact Human Resources at [e-mail] or 630-588-3000.

Pay: $115,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person