Director of Energy Ops & Maintenance — Solar & Microgrid

TRINITY STRUCTURES LLC; Snohomish (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 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 STRUCTURES LLC seeks a Director of Energy Operations & Maintenance to design and lead an in-house O&M function across solar, BESS, and microgrid assets. This hands-on leader will maximize asset availability, energy yield, safety, and long-term performance while managing the O&M budget.

You will build processes, establish a 24/7 remote ops center, and drive continuous improvement with KPI dashboards and cross-functional teams. Travel to portfolio sites is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in renewable energy operations, solar PV and battery energy storage, with microgrid/islanded experience preferred.
• Experience leading field service teams and remote operations centers.
• Strong commercial acumen and safety leadership with multi-site logistics management.
• Willingness to travel to portfolio sites.

Responsibilities

• Establish and operate a 24/7 remote monitoring and operations center for alarms, access, and dispatch of technicians.
• Define and execute maintenance programs for PV arrays, inverters, transformers, BESS, and microgrid controls.
• Develop and maintain MOPs and procedures for load shedding, communications, shutdowns, and remote isolation.
• Own CMMS implementation, asset hierarchy, work-order processes, spare-parts strategy, and warranty management.
• Drive KPI dashboards for availability, performance ratio, and mean time to repair.
• Manage the O&M budget and transition from external providers.
• Interface with OEMs for repairs, inspections, and retrofits during warranty.
• Maintain as-built drawings and network mapping/IP schemes.
• Serve as project owner during handover with delivered documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Renewable energy operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety leadership

Multi-site logistics

Education

Bachelors in engineering (industrial / electrical / controls / mechanical)

Tools

SCADA platforms

SEL RTAC

Job description

TRINITY STRUCTURES LLC seeks a Director of Energy Operations & Maintenance to design and lead an in-house O&M function across solar, BESS, and microgrid assets. This hands-on leader will maximize asset availability, energy yield, safety, and long-term performance while managing the O&M budget.

You will build processes, establish a 24/7 remote ops center, and drive continuous improvement with KPI dashboards and cross-functional teams. Travel to portfolio sites is required.