Senior Manager, Solar Asset Performance & Operations

Invenergy, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Invenergy, LLC is seeking an experienced leader to manage and grow a team of performance engineers responsible for maximizing solar energy production across multiple sites. The role requires coordinating with Asset Management, O&M, and Operations Support to resolve fleet issues and implement best practices.

You will interface with equipment manufacturers, identify and document procedures, and develop training to close knowledge gaps. Travel up to 20% and hybrid work model are expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 6-8+ years of experience in engineering, systems integration, or technical support roles.
• 3-5 years of directly relevant solar industry experience or Advanced Degree preferred.
• Experience with people management or mentoring.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Problem solving and critical thinking.
• Competency in data analysis and visualization.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to independently manage projects and drive initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a team of performance engineers.
• Collaborate with cross functional groups to resolve fleet or process issues, including other technical teams, Asset Management, O&M leadership, and Operations Support teams.
• Identify, evaluate, and resolve process improvement opportunities to enable performance engineers to maximize energy production of their sites.
• Interface with equipment manufacturers to resolve technical issues and develop best operating practices.
• Identify needed documentation and work with team to develop procedures and technical documentation regarding the safe and efficient operation of solar facilities.
• Understand Invenergy Services’ scope of services across the 3rd Party fleet.
• Expand Invenergy’s capabilities as a third-party operator.
• Identify technical training needs of performance engineers and strategize how to fill team knowledge gaps
• Lead engineers in the investigation of field failures
• Identify and assign pilot projects to evaluate new equipment, tools, or processes
• Lead performance engineers in the onboarding of new solar projects into the operating fleet
• Lead engineers in supporting the end-of-warranty inspection process at facilities
• Work with Invenergy’s performance analytics team to develop new monitoring strategies and predictive analytics for solar facilities.
• Collaborate with internal Solar development and project management teams to incorporate Operations lessons learned into new projects.
• Some travel is required (<20%) and moderate field work may be required

Skills

People management

Solar industry experience

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Field travel

Education

Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PowerBI

PI Data Historian

Python

CMMS Software

Job description

Invenergy, LLC is seeking an experienced leader to manage and grow a team of performance engineers responsible for maximizing solar energy production across multiple sites. The role requires coordinating with Asset Management, O&M, and Operations Support to resolve fleet issues and implement best practices.

You will interface with equipment manufacturers, identify and document procedures, and develop training to close knowledge gaps. Travel up to 20% and hybrid work model are expected.