WEC Energy Group

Regional Solar Sites Supervisor

WEC Energy Group$90K — $156K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business; or 5 years of generating facility experience in leadership.
  • Valid driver's license required.
  • Minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
  • Solar industry experience preferred.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience is a plus.
  • Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills are essential.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills are crucial.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily O&M vendor operations for generating facilities.
  • Collaborate with vendors and management to create long-term maintenance schedules.
  • Manage budgeting, scheduling, and operational plans to enhance performance.
  • Evaluate and improve operational procedures for facility equipment.
  • Coach and mentor O&M vendor staff, ensuring a focus on safety.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and foster community relations.
  • Prepare and deliver reports on O&M activities to executives.
  • Travel approximately 25% of the time to solar sites.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage and retirement plans.
  • Professional development opportunities and continuing education.
  • Flexible work environment and travel incentives.
  • Employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives.
Full Job Description
WEC Business Services LLC, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking a Regional Solar Sites Supervisor in our Louisville, Illinois, Belle Center, Ohio, and Deport, Texas locations.

This position is part of a job family (PG O&M Contract Supervisor and PG O&M Contract Senior Supervisor) where experience will be the determining factor.

Job Summary

The PG O&M Contract (Senior) Supervisor will work with supply chain to negotiate O&M vendor agreements for specific generating facilities. They will be responsible for monitoring, reporting, and ensuring compliance to the terms and conditions of negotiated agreements, as well as taking appropriate action when terms and conditions are not being met.

Job Responsibilities

  • Provides daily oversight of O&M vendor to ensure proper operation and maintenance of generating facilities.
  • Works with O&M vendor, PG Outage Management, and PG Plant Projects to establish long-term project, outage, and maintenance schedules to ensure availability and reliability of generation assets.
  • Responsible for budgeting, scheduling and execution of plans developed. Optimizes facility performance by recognizing the changing conditions, variations in load, availability and capability of O&M staff to optimize staff and facility performance.
  • Evaluates the operations and maintenance procedures for all equipment. Promotes a workplace that encourages creative thinking, involvement, and diversity.
  • Coaches, mentors, counsels, and evaluates performance of O&M vendor. Major responsibility for safety, and promotes and encourages safe behavior. Sets policies and practices to ensure adequate equipment availability.
  • Ensures compliance with all environmental regulations. Maintains a good relationship with the community.
  • Works closely with the O&M vendor and PG Engineering on all aspects of facility operations and maintenance.
  • Provides reports to PG directors and executives regarding O&M activities and budget.
  • This role requires travel across our solar sites, approximately 25% of the time.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business related field. In lieu of degree, the candidate must have 5 years of generating facility experience in a leadership role, including oversight of budgets and contracts.
  • Valid driver's license
  • 3+ years of relevant experience


Preferred Qualifications

  • Solar experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong analysis, decision making and problem solving skills
  • Ability to identify creative solutions to complex and abstract issues Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Provide effective formal management presentations of strategic business issues Excellent organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple tasks under time constraints
  • Ability to maintain composure in dealing with all organizational levels occasionally under conditions of urgency and in pressure situations

End Date: 07/01/2026

Pay Range Minimum: $90,507.56

Pay Range Maximum: $156,125.32

The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum for the position at the time of posting and may be modified in the future. The starting salary/pay within the pay range will be based on several factors, as applicable, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, travel requirements, collective bargaining agreements, and business and organizational needs. At WEC Energy Group, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role.

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About WEC Energy Group

WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies, with deep operational expertise, scale and financial resources to meet the region’s future energy needs. They focus on reliable service, customer satisfaction and shareholder value. Thery’re privileged to provide vital services to nearly 4.4 million customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. Their scale and geographic proximity allow for operating efficiencies across their 70,000 miles of electric distribution lines, 44,000 miles of natural gas distribution and transmission lines, and 8,800 megawatts of reliable power plant capacity. They’re committed to delivering world-class reliability and the very best customer care – anywhere. Their customers are at the heart of their business, and they work every day to help grow and support the communities they serve. As a Fortune 500 company, they value and develop their employees who are making a difference in a mission that matters.

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Size
6,938 employees
Market Cap
$30 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.2 billion
Founded
1981
5 Year Trend
+2.2%
Revenue
$7.2 billion
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