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Director, Fleet Performance Engineering

Austin, Texas, United States

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Origis Energy is accelerating the transition to a carbon-free future by Reimagining ZeroSM. As one of America’s leading renewable energy and decarbonization solution platforms, the company continues to expand and reimagine its contribution to the world’s net-zero goals. Origis Energy puts customers first to deploy a wide range of sustainable solutions for grid power generation and performance, clean hydrogen and long-term operation of solar, energy storage and clean hydrogen plants across the U.S. Founded in 2008, Origis Energy is headquartered in Miami, FL.

The Origis team, regarded as one of the leading developers in the U.S., is committed to living five core values in all interactions both with each other and external stakeholders:

Solve for Tomorrow. A role with Origis Energy puts you at the forefront of the transition to clean energy. Are you ready to bring new ideas? Do you exist to find solutions? That’s how we revolutionize energy and build a carbon-free future - through unmatched service and relentless innovation.

Rise Together. To succeed here, you’ll collaborate with others and work as one team, across various teams including solar and energy storage development, financing, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and operations, maintenance and asset management. Are you open to diverse perspectives and prepared to work seamlessly across disciplines to reach our collective goals?

Perform at Peak. We’re seeking team members who bring authentic energy and passion to every task. How can you use your natural strengths, genuine optimism and intelligence to make your greatest contributions to Origis?

Inspire & Grow. The Origis team is comprised of knowledgeable, passionate solar and energy storage experts who bring deep expertise and solution-driven thinking to clients. A successful Origis team member encourages others and sets a high bar for growth. We have a culture of continuous improvement because each team member takes the role of both learner and mentor.

Be Resilient. The spirit in which we tackle the energy challenges and objectives of our clients means we consistently stretch for the extra mile. We all take initiative and remain adaptable, overcoming obstacles by prioritizing respect.

Company Overview

Origis Services, LLC is a rapidly expanding Operations and Maintenance provider in the United States. Our solar asset portfolio continues to increase at a near exponential rate, with a mixture of owner developed and constructed sites and third-party sites contracted, or already under management. Our goal is to provide a more inclusive service capability, driving out the large expenses that are normally passed through to the owner. 

Position Description
Origis Services, LLC is seeking a Director of Fleet Performance Engineering (FPE) to join the leadership team in our Technical Operations Department and who will report to our Vice President, Technical Operations. This leader will build a team that enjoys ownership of sites, portfolio performance and all associated infrastructure, digital tools, data flows, partners, and visualization/reporting. Reporting to the Senior Director, Technical Operations, this role will have a hand in crafting the overall performance strategy for the organization and define the technical critical processes, systems, and tools that will allow the overall group to drive the highest value/MWh possible across all of our operating renewable energy assets.

The Director of FPE will have direct oversite and responsibility for all engineering and digital activities associated with operating assets. You will develop and lead fleetwide processes, strategy and direction while overseeing the development and implementation of all technical processes and procedures relating to performance. This role is responsible for the technical investment decisions that underpin that strategy, ultimately enabling the broader organization to deliver on its commercial and operational objectives. In addition, this role will aid in supporting overall Remote Operations Center (ROC) procedures developing a cohesive unit and building synergy between the ROC and PE.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the Performance Reliability and Engineering Team and ensure successful portfolio management of Origis’ operating assets, both PV and BESS
  • Translate commercial and operational objectives into well-defined initiatives that integrate into the company and department business
  • Direct oversite and responsibility for all performance engineering activities
  • Develop and lead technology strategies and implementations
  • Responsible for technical process and procedure development and the implementation at all levels
  • Responsible in supporting technical investment decisions leading to efficiencies
  • Ensure technical processes are documented and drive improvement organization wide
  • Own and develop the commercial relationship with technical vendors
  • Manage direct reports and provide leadership to advance the team’s effectiveness
  • Review technical documents and acceptance test results and validate actual PV and/or BESS performance against base case finance assumptions.
  • Perform analyses to evaluate the uncertainty of existing PV and BESS performance models
  • Develop new and improved models and tools to reduce PV and BESS underperformance and streamline notification and direction of the Field Operations team.

Required Qualifications:

  • Proven technical leadership in the energy space and successful experience building and managing a technical team.
  • Strong technical professional background in engineering, electrical design engineering, and/or project engineering role in the renewable industry
  • Success in building and delivering on Performance and Engineering functions relating to operating wind/solar/battery projects
  • Demonstrable experience defining team KPI’s to best meet corporate initiatives and developing supporting metrics to identify and track improvements to ensure target goals and objectives are met
  • Familiarity with industry standard PV modeling software (i.e. PVSyst, PlantPredict, Helioscope, Fractal)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in an Electrical Engineering or Mathematical Science required (Master’s preferred)
  • Experience performing data analysis to improve fleet performance and reliability
  • Experience driving the identification and resolution of product failures; working to optimize plant performance and directing performance projects with site technicians
  • Knowledge of monitoring and communications protocols, substation equipment and utility meters, battery backup systems and inverters, SCADA and MET station equipment.
  • Proficient in understanding asset design documentation, PV performance modelling and analysis
  • Knowledge of monitoring, SCADA systems, controls, and logical integration
  • Experience leading 3rd party software providers in onboarding, QA and implementation
  • Management of technical contract scopes and partnerships with third-party providers Significant experience working with O&M subcontractors to locate and resolve system outages

Physical Requirements

  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

Location        Austin, TX

Travel             Up to 20% travel required as necessary

Job Level        Director - will have direct reports

 

Origis Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOC). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. We are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences as that is what makes our employees unique. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. More information is available here.

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