Onward Energy

Substation Wind Coordinator

Lubbock, TX

Full-time

About This Job

Route 66 is a 150 MW Wind Farm located in Armstrong and Carson counties in Texas. The site commercial operation was 2015. The site has 75 Vestas V110 wind turbines rated at 2.0 MW. On tower turbine maintenance is contracted to Vestas under a long-term contract.

THE CHALLENGE

The Wind Site Substation Coordinator is responsible for the management of the overall balance of plant Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of Route 66 and South Plains II Wind projects. This position reports to the Wind Site Plant Manager. The Substation Coordinator represents Onward Energy through contractor management, liaison with landowners and other government officials. Position manages contractors to ensure the safe and timely completion of projects to support reliable operations.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

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· Ensure the highest level of health and safety practices on the assigned wind farm(s).

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· Plan, schedule, and coordinate substation maintenance events. Respond to site outages as required, perform HV switching operations in order to safely return site to production in a timely manner.

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· Ensure that all maintenance activities, including those performed during scheduled outages and overhauls, are accurately recorded, and documented to identify the failure history, mean time between failures and root causes.

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· Prepare and update multiple monthly reports (i.e.-Monthly Flash Report; Monthly Man-hour Report; Daily Report etc.), and informational spreadsheets to track site performance.

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· Assure operations performance targets (availability, dispatch, power vs. wind performance, budgets, etc.) are achieved for the assigned wind farm(s).

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· Supervise the activities of the O&M Contractor Vestas and ensure operation and maintenance of the wind farm is in compliance with contracted requirements and performance targets.

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· Train and motivate personnel assigned to his/her wind farm.

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· Assist in the preparation of the annual site O&M budget and recommend capital improvements and enhancements.

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· Manage the spare part inventory for the assigned wind farm.

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· Ensure daily, weekly, and monthly operations reports are prepared and submitted on time.

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· Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.

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· Interface with landowners, local and state authorities, and the general public, where required.

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· Provide back-up support for work on other wind farms, including required nights and weekend operations coverage on a rotating basis as needed.

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· Other duties as assigned.

THE PROFILE TO SUCCEED

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, Power preferred. Applicable years of experience may substitute for a degree.

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Two (2) years of work experience in operations and/or maintenance in power generation, transmission and/or distribution, including at least 2 years in the wind industry, and including at least 1 year in a lead or supervisor position.

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· Knowledge of wind turbine balance of plant equipment theory, operation, and maintenance.

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· Extensive knowledge of all systems, DVAR units, substations, and transmission lines

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· Experienced with fault troubleshooting, relay event retrieval, coordinating availability for all substations and maintaining high site availability while ensuring top equipment care and maintenances.

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· Ability to manage contractors so they operate as a team and utilize the most efficient practices.

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· Excellent writing and presentation skills, verbal skills that are persuasive, and the ability to promote business initiatives.

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· Some level of advanced technical knowledge of wind turbines.

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· Ability to anticipate and accept changes in the organization and adapt to meet new requirements.

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· Self-starter with ability to make decisions and take necessary actions without specific direction.

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· Analyze conditions and issues; take appropriate actions to achieve results when necessary.

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· Exceptional verbal/written communication and presentation skills.

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· Effective time management and organizational skill; keen multi-tasking capabilities and attention to detail.

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· Ability to work well independently and as part of a cross-functional team.

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· Valid U.S. Driver license with acceptable MVR history.

Substation Wind Coordinator

About This Job

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