What are the responsibilities and job description for the BESS O&M Engineer position at Leeward Renewable Energy?
LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) is a high-growth renewable energy company forging a sustainable future through integrity, innovation, and positive impact. We own and operate 30 large wind, solar, and energy storage projects across the United States, totaling over 3 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity.
LRE has an ambitious goal of 10GW of operating assets by 2028 and are developing and contracting an increasing pipeline of new projects every year. We take a full-lifecycle approach to our projects, built on a long-term ownership model and a company culture dedicated to our community partners and protecting the environment.
Job Summary:
This position reports to the Manager of Solar and Storage and is responsible for BESS O&M Engineering support.
The engineer in this role will manage and resolve technical issues at assigned LRE plants. O&M support entails troubleshooting, performing root cause analysis, tracking, and prioritizing against competing issues. The position requires a functional understanding of the sub-systems of the Powin Stack 230 and Stack750/Centipede system. The engineer will be responsible for planning and executing capacity augmentation. The engineer must have a demonstrated ability to resolve problems, communicate and manage resources effectively as well as deliver complex and time sensitive assignments in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting vendors or employment agencies. Only recruiting vendors with a current, signed agreement in place with LRE are authorized to submit resumes for specific, requested positions. All unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles submitted to LRE, or any LRE employee, without an active agreement or written request from LRE’s HR Department, will be considered property of LRE. LRE will not be responsible for any fees or expenses associated with unsolicited resumes or candidates submitted in this manner.
LRE has an ambitious goal of 10GW of operating assets by 2028 and are developing and contracting an increasing pipeline of new projects every year. We take a full-lifecycle approach to our projects, built on a long-term ownership model and a company culture dedicated to our community partners and protecting the environment.
Job Summary:
This position reports to the Manager of Solar and Storage and is responsible for BESS O&M Engineering support.
The engineer in this role will manage and resolve technical issues at assigned LRE plants. O&M support entails troubleshooting, performing root cause analysis, tracking, and prioritizing against competing issues. The position requires a functional understanding of the sub-systems of the Powin Stack 230 and Stack750/Centipede system. The engineer will be responsible for planning and executing capacity augmentation. The engineer must have a demonstrated ability to resolve problems, communicate and manage resources effectively as well as deliver complex and time sensitive assignments in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor the performance of BESS plants
- Review alarms, identify and troubleshoot outages
- Engage and direct field technicians. Travel on site when necessary.
- Document work instructions, fault conditions and trouble resolution.
- Plant onboarding support: review documents from construction. Verify for completeness as it relates to plant Operations.
- Execute LRE integrity programs for storage plants: primarily maintenance, repair and performance monitoring of equipment
- Review maintenance findings from storage plants and make recommendations for maintenance improvements or upgrades
- Perform root cause analysis and/or validates contractor root cause analysis
- Approve and manage plant design changes
- Interface with OEM technical teams
- Manage issues and improvement projects
- Bachelors Engineering Degree, Electrical Engineering preferred
- 5 or more years of relevant technical experience in solar & storage power generation required
- Fundamental understanding of solar PV and battery storage systems
- Experience with the maintenance and repair of electrical power systems
- Prefer experience as a Powin Sustaining Engineer, Commissioning or Systems Engineer, including knowledge of StackOS, Kobold/CCUI, Dragon/Phoenix/Turtle tools, TEAM controller, Feather, FSS, Powin String controller, Battery Pack Controller and Powin HVAC troubleshooting
- Prefer experience in troubleshooting of Powin Stack 750 and Stack 230 BESS systems
- Experience in commissioning or troubleshooting BESS system inverters is very advantageous, especially pertaining to the SMA SC3950, SC2475 or Sungrow SG3600/SG4400 inverters
- Ability to read and understand electrical drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams and other common specifications in the electrical power industry
- Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated and manage technical projects
- Demonstrated ability to manage priorities in a complex and dynamic environment
- Ability to perform physical tasks including standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting and reaching
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%
- Demonstrated ability to operate a motor vehicle and possession of a valid driver's license
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting vendors or employment agencies. Only recruiting vendors with a current, signed agreement in place with LRE are authorized to submit resumes for specific, requested positions. All unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles submitted to LRE, or any LRE employee, without an active agreement or written request from LRE’s HR Department, will be considered property of LRE. LRE will not be responsible for any fees or expenses associated with unsolicited resumes or candidates submitted in this manner.
