Operations Specialist I

Operations Specialist I

Requirements

• SCADA experience
• Renewables technician experience or other electrical experience
• Ability to work in a high stress environment where decisions directly impact personnel safety and equipment reliability
• Ability to work rotating shifts of 12.5 hours; including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Available for 24-hour on-call duty to meet customer requirements
• Must obtain NERC RC certification within 12-months

Responsibilities

• Proactively monitor and analyze real-time activities, performance, and operational status of Clearway Energy Utility Operating Assets to determine root cause and maintain utmost data integrity for operational events
• Understand and proactively identify abnormal operating and alarm conditions that arise during the shift and react accordingly
• Manage power plant operations considering different requirements for each plant based on location, generation type, interconnect requirements, regional regulations and customer contractual requirements in a high stress and time sensitive environment
• Answer phones and emails during shift
• Coordinate, document, and implement all necessary remedial actions to maximize the availability of the equipment and production/revenue according to pricing, resources, forecasts, and maintenance procedures
• Interpret and execute activities associated with asset contracts (PPA’s, LGIA’s, O&M agreements) including capacity scheduling/reporting, telemetry issues, or remote-control capability impacts
• Operate multiple power plants IAW regulatory operating requirements (i.e. CPUC/WECC/Prudent Utility Practices)
• Coordinate with the Field Operations teams, including Site Managers, Supervisors, and technicians in daily activities for plant status verifications, downtime reporting, and safe actions of remote equipment
• Coordinate with external entities such as Scheduling Coordinators, Transmission Operators, and Reliability Entities for the performance of status notifications or Operating Instructions
• Support the commissioning of projects by coordinating test energy scheduling and power plant operations activities ensuring safety, regulatory, environmental, and operating compliance

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or formal operations apprenticeship training or equivalent preferred
• Possess knowledge of functional systems interactions