Liberty Hiring for Operation Supervisor at Texas, United States Full Time

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

This Operations Supervisor position will be supporting our Chevron project pro-folio, that is split into 4 separate solar sites.

The first phase of the project includes the Hayhurst, New Mexico site(20MW), and the Hayhurst, Texas (25 MW) site (both sites are 30 minutes – 60 minutes) drive from Carlsbad, New Mexico. Additionally, 2 more solar sites are in the development phase and slated for construction later in 2023– Delaware Ranch, Texas (35MW), located 30-45 minutes away from Carlsbad, New Mexico and The Great Bryant Project (40MW), located between Midland and Odessa, Texas.

The successful candidate will be provided a company truck and may be eligible for relocation reimbursement based on need to be closer to the sites.

Accountabilities

Site Supervision:

• Support Regional Manager in ensuring supplier and asset management contractual obligations are adhered to
• Ensure coordination of site generation schedules with contractors, Algonquin Power and lead market participant
• Help manage all insurance claims made by the company
• Monitor compliance and process all filings with respect to NERC and FERC
• Accountable for the financial performance of the facility on a day to day basis
• Accountable for adherence to corporate policies and procedures
• Directly supervise Technicians and contractors activities at his/her facility
• Provide on-site support for self-operated Solar projects within the company for vacation coverage and maintenance activities
• Help provide remote weekend monitoring of self-operated sites on a rotating basis

Planning & Scheduling:

• Plan and schedule staff, contractor and execute strategies to maximize revenue
• Plan and schedule major equipment maintenance activities to minimize downtime impact on revenue
• Plan and schedule any owner training required to meet company objectives
• Track the production losses and abnormally high maintenance cost, and help plan on ways to reduce those losses or high costs.
• Plan and execute all monitoring requirements at the facility

Support:

• Aid in the development of the yearly budget requirements and manage the facility within approved budget parameters
• Manage waste disposal within applicable laws

Relationship management:

• Interface with other departments to provide information and support as required
• Interface with external agencies as required
• Interface with landowner with respect to concerns and payment as needed

Education and Experience

• 5-10 years of related experience
• 1-3 years previous supervisory experience preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of environmental regulations related to solar operations
• Knowledge and understanding of solar generating equipment construction, operation, and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of NERC and FERC regulations related to solar generation
• Understanding of solar facility operations
• Good understanding of budgeting and cost control practices
• Ability to supervise and lead people
• Ability to make quick decisions and use good judgment
• Ability to use of Word, Excel and Outlook software programs
• College diploma; Electromechanical diploma; Electrical maintenance diploma; Mechanical maintenance diploma; Equivalent or superior diploma in mechanical maintenance; equivalent experience in similar field
• Knowledge and understanding of corporate and industry safety standards and practices

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What We Offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.