Control Room Operator - Renewable Energy

Longroad Energy • Scarborough, ME

13h

About The Position

About Longroad Energy
Longroad Energy is a Boston, MA headquartered renewable energy developer focused on the development, ownership, and operation/asset management of wind and solar energy projects throughout North America. Founded in 2016, Longroad owns 3.5 GW of wind and solar projects across the United States in addition to operating and managing a total of 5.5 GW of wind and solar projects on behalf of Longroad and third parties. Our vision is to create lasting value for our shareholders, communities, and employees by responsibly developing, owning and operating renewable energy projects. We have assembled a world-class team with a passion for renewable energy innovation and a commitment to developing renewable projects throughout the US.

Job Purpose
This position will act to monitor and operate Longroad Energy’s wind, solar, and BESS power plants in conjunction with other Operators on a 24/7/365 basis. This monitoring and operation must be done in compliance with all Independent System Operator (ISO), Transmission Owner (TO) and NERC requirements and procedures.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional or relevant service experience
• Willingness to work a rotating 12 hour shift schedule
• Experience operating and monitoring power plant operations and/or electrical substations
• Ability to accurately follow detailed procedures.
• Experience planning and implementing routine O&M plans, including minor and major corrective work
• Familiarity with Microsoft Suite products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work proactively and productively with limited supervision
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. The Company does not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Nice To Haves

• Applicable college degree such as: Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Power Plant Engineering, and Information Systems
• PJM Generation Dispatcher certification is preferred
• Wind, solar and/or BESS experience is preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as the go between and center of record for safe site operation in coordination with site and transmission/grid operators in accordance with contractual requirements. This includes events involving equipment and site outages, as well as permit compliance activities such as FAA outages and environmental concerns.
• Monitor the performance and forced outage events of all plant equipment. Perform remote resets as required and permitted by Longroad procedures. Dispatch field staff when required and serve as remote oversight of field repairs.
• Use knowledge and available information to minimize downtime in a safe and prudent fashion.
• Follow procedures to control power generation equipment including the restart, shut down and initial troubleshooting.
• At the direction of the Plant Manager, supervise and take ownership of assigned roles and responsibilities up to and including wind and solar generation equipment, site grounds, environmental concerns, substation maintenance, roads and right of ways.
• After proper training, perform remote medium and high voltage switching in coordination with the site staff, local utility and onsite contractors.
• Maintain accurate logs of all activities. Including accurate handovers to ensure the oncoming shift is aware of all relevant issues and directives.
• Serve as the contact center for complaints and other communications from the public; routing notification of such events to the proper internal party.
• Classify/confirm downtime events into categories for accurate reporting and record keeping.
• Complete work orders as defined in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Actively monitor site level details, scanning for under-performance or emerging issues. This includes degradation analysis of equipment and performance data.
• Perform additional tasks as directed by ROC Manager.

Benefits

• Benefits at Longroad include the opportunity for merit-based salary increases, incentive plan participation, eligibility for our 401 (k) plan and matching, and comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Our robust time-off policy includes accrual of 18 vacation days in your first year, paid holidays, and paid volunteer time.
• We offer paid parental leave to help support employees as they transition into parenthood.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees