Wind Operations Controller

Description:

What You Will Do:

• Proactively monitor real-time activity, performance, and operational status of all wind and solar assets on a 24-hour basis.

• Understand and actively identify abnormal operating and alarm conditions on all assets.

• Interpret and apply technical drawings, procedures, and other relevant documentation to resolve turbine, solar and substation operational / reliability issues.

• Ensure the safety of site personnel by communicating abnormal conditions, fault reset activities, and weather-related emergencies.

• Maintain full understanding of compliance procedures and fulfill all communication requirements for identified compliance entities.

• Monitor and operate renewable assets using multiple SCADA and data aggregation applications.

• Review all alarms and faults to determine follow-up actions or reporting requirements.

• Utilize procedures to determine the course of action necessary for fault resets.

• Maximize revenue preservation by timely resetting faults, where applicable.

• Maintain a professional and accurate shift log for significant activities and communications.

• Maintain compliant shift logs and operational activity with NERC/System Operator requirements.

• Build relationships with Power Operations personnel to ensure accurate communication and understanding of all operations.

• Assist the Plant Managers by communicating compliance issues, site operational concerns, generator operating limits, and market condition impacts.

• Resolve generating facility transmission issues between site personnel, transmission owner/operator and the respective reliability entities to ensure safety at the sites and mitigate gaps in service to end users.

• Assist with reducing asset downtime by analyzing fault information and identifying root causes by working with the facility personnel.

Who You Are:

• College/University Degree in Electrical or Renewable program, or related technical field of study.

• Prefer experience in wind, solar and/or generating facility operations, maintenance, testing, electrical equipment operation, plant performance applications, and familiarity with software applications (SCADA systems, applications software, Historian/PI System, Microsoft Office).

• Knowledge of regulatory compliance practices for 24x7 Control Rooms; Knowledge of Control Room Best Practices will be an asset to this role.

• Demonstrated ability to read electrical engineered drawings (one lines, three lines, schematics).

• A detailed understanding of and demonstrated ability in working with software and hardware applications used in the control, alarm management, data acquisition, and performance monitoring of renewable generating facilities.

• Ability to use multiple software applications to systematically monitor, trend, and identify faults, system and/or component statuses, to determine the course of corrective action necessary, perform the desired operation, and log the event actions.

• Experience with one or more of the following OEM SCADAs is preferred but not required; Siemens WPS, Acciona WinCC, Vestas VOB and WindNET.

• Ability to maintain integrity while performing reliably in a detailed manner under time sensitive/high-pressure situations.

• Ability to make critical/analytical decisions and communicate efficiently with all levels of employees, officers, and counsel in a fast-paced environment