Solar O&M Plant Manager

Miller Bros Solar, LLC

Job Title: Utility Solar O&M Plant Manager - Ventress, LA

About Miller Bros Solar -

Headquartered in Conshohocken PA, MBS operates Distributed Generation (DG), Utility Scale PV plants and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across 29 states in North America. Our dedicated team aims to exceed our client expectations, control costs, and enable power plants under our management to achieve expected ROIs. Through meticulous customer- focused operations, financial decision-making procedures, and 24/7/365 availability, MBS provides a full wrap of O&M services tailored to our partners' needs. MBS is an equal opportunity employer. We do not sponsor employment visas.

JOB PURPOSE AND SUMMARY - Utility Solare O&M Plant Manager:

Responsible for managing the various components of the solar power plant maintenance program as they relate to day-to-day and long-term maintenance. The primary objective is to manage and administer the maintenance functions at the 345MW solar plant located in Ventress, LA, in accordance with the O&M agreement requirements and the Miller Bros Solar O&M programs. This overall objective will be achieved by meeting the following objectives: health and safety performance for assigned technicians and contractors, management of assigned technicians, environmental stewardship, employee training and development, quality control, work management system implementation and integration, performance management, maintenance of generation assets, evaluation of reliability improvements and technology, and process development and oversight.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Provides leadership and direction to all personnel providing maintenance support at the site, including contractors. May be required to take on the role of the Plant Manager when deemed necessary. Supervision of remote site personnel and maintenance activities as required by management.

Experience:

A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in maintenance management within the utility energy industry, encompassing power plant maintenance and outage management.

Demonstrated understanding of power plant maintenance processes, use and intimate understanding of CMMS software, EH&S compliance, and personnel, contractor, and vendor management.

Education:

- Technical School Diploma

- College degree preferred

Required Skills:

- Outstanding communication skills both verbal and written.

- Ability to demonstrate a high level of commitment to the customer’s success.

- Ability to share technical expertise with team members and the customer.

- Ability to plan, organize, schedule, and direct the safe operation and maintenance activities of multiple complex projects.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities - Utility Solar O&M Plant Manager:

General:

- Manages all maintenance and technical requirements for the site, maintenance budget development, oversight, and adherence.

- Manages the plant maintenance program based on best practices in the PV industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance.

- Manages the use of the enterprise asset management system (Salesforce, Maximo...) and assures the complete and accurate integration of the system, at the site.

- Monitors and manages the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, equipment, tools, and reordering as necessary.

- Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems continuously, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.

- Ensures completion of Technicians documents; outages, onsite equipment problems, log entries, site visitation; safety and environmental inspections.

- Communicates regularly with Management and all site personnel, both individually and as a group, to ensure excellent two-way communication concerning operational and maintenance issues.

- Produce and speak to site reports and presentations of plant maintenance status, schedules, and goals.

- Assists in the hiring of maintenance personnel and conducts employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the site maintenance personnel.

Behavioral:

- Ability to coordinate multiple activities and ensure safety, quality and schedule adherence.

- Ability to take direction, identify problems, develop solutions, conduct analysis independently and in collaboration with others

- Ability to work in difficult customer situations

- Available for 24-hour on-call duty to meet customer requirements

Technical:

- Proficient computer skills using MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, and Outlook

- Experience working with plant systems and computerized maintenance management systems. (Salesforce, Maximo...)

- Development and validation of Procedures and Processes.

Physical Requirements:

- Will sit and stand periodically during the day.

- Required to lift up to 25 lbs.

- Will walk and climb stairs.

- Will reach over shoulder heights and below waist.

- Required to use hands to lift, handle, carry or feel.

- May be required to kneel, bend, talk and hear.

- Specific vision abilities are required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- Dental insurance

- Flexible schedule

- Health insurance

- Paid time off

- Referral program

- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

- Can you effectively troubleshoot and diagnose issues with solar PV systems?

- Do you have experience with documenting maintenance activities and keeping track of system performance metrics?

Experience:

- Electrical: 1 year (Preferred)

- Maintenance management: 5 years (Preferred)

- CMMS software: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Ventress, LA 70783 (Required)

Work Location: In person