Director of Energy Operations & Maintenance

TRINITY STRUCTURES LLC; Snohomish (WA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Training & development

Job summary

Trinity Energy is seeking a Director of O&M to design and lead the in-house operations for a growing portfolio of commercial solar and BESS assets. You will align maintenance programs, safety, and budget with executive goals while building a high-performance team across multi-site operations.

The role requires hands-on leadership, deep technical expertise in PV and storage systems, and the ability to implement scalable processes, KPI dashboards, and remote monitoring to maximize asset

Qualifications

• 10+ years in renewable energy operations.
• Experience in solar PV and battery energy storage systems.
• Microgrid or islanded system experience preferred.
• Willingness to travel to portfolio sites.

Responsibilities

• Establish and operate a 24/7 remote monitoring and operations center covering alarm management, access control, and dispatch coordination of technicians.
• Define and execute maintenance programs for PV arrays, inverters, transformers, BESS, and microgrid controls.
• Develop and maintain MOPs on load shedding, protocols, shutdown/isolation, and remote execution.
• Own CMMS implementation, asset hierarchy, work orders, spare-parts strategy, and warranty management.
• Drive KPI dashboards (availability, performance ratio, alarm response times, MTTR).
• Manage the O&M budget, compare against benchmarks, and transition from external providers.
• Interface with OEMs to schedule repairs, inspections, and retrofits during warranty period.
• Maintain and update as-built drawings and network mappings.

Skills

Leadership of field service teams

Multi-site logistics management

Commercial acumen

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering

Electrical engineering / controls engineering

Mechanical engineering

Computer science or related field

Tools

SCADA platforms

SEL RTAC equipment

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Training & development

Position: Director of Energy Operations & Maintenance (Solar, BESS, and Microgrid Assets)

Location: Hybrid / Seattle Area with regular multi-site travel

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

Direct Reports: Regional O&M Managers, remote operations center staff

Role Summary

Trinity Energy manages energy operations fully in-house across its growing portfolio of commercial and distribution-center solar + battery energy storage systems (BESS), including both grid-connected and fully islanded / off-grid microgrid assets. The Director of O&M will design, stand up, and lead the internal operations function responsible for maximizing asset availability, energy yield, safety, and long-term performance while managing the O&M budget. This is a hands-on leadership role that combines technical authority, team building, process design, and commercial accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and operate a 24/7 remote monitoring and operations center covering alarm management, access control, and dispatch coordination of third party technicians and electricians
• Define and execute preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, with the support of the Engineering team, for PV arrays, inverters, transformers (LV, MV), BESS, and microgrid controls/EMS.
• Develop, with the support of the Engineering Department, and maintain MOPs covering topics such as: load shedding, communication protocol refresh/restart, shutdown/isolation, blackstart, and other procedures to be executed remotely by the operations team.
• Own CMMS implementation, asset hierarchy, work-order processes, spare-parts strategy, and warranty management.
• Drive continuous improvement through KPI dashboards (availability, performance ratio, alarm response times, mean time to repair).
• Manage the O&M budget, cost tracking versus third-party benchmarks, and transition from external providers.
• Interface with OEMs to schedule repairs, inspections, and or retrofits during the initial warranty period.
• Maintain and update as-built drawings and network mapping/IP schemes
• Serve as the project owner during Handover, engaging in the process to receive and audit the deliverables such as as-built information, network mapping, warranty documentation, ensure all documentation needed for long term O&M is reviewed and stored.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in renewable energy operations (former military may substitute equivalent experience), with experience in solar PV and battery energy storage systems; microgrid or islanded system (including ship power systems) experience strongly preferred.
• Prior experience with SCADA platforms required and SEL RTAC equipment is preferred
• Proven leadership of field service teams and remote operations centers; experience standing up or scaling an O&M function is a plus.
• Strong commercial acumen, safety leadership, and ability to manage multi-site logistics.
• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, electrical/controls engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science or related field; relevant certifications (e.g., OSHA) preferred.
• Willingness to travel to portfolio sites.

What Success Looks Like (First 12-18 Months)

Fully transitioned portfolio under internal control, documented PM programs and MOPs in place, remote operations center live and meeting response SLAs, measurable improvement in availability and cost control versus industry standard third-party baseline, and a scalable team structure supporting portfolio growth.

Flexible work from home options available.