Country United States / US City AUSTIN
Area
Texas

Workplace location AUSTIN-GAINES RANCH LOOP(USA) Employer company TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC Domain Operations Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 6 years

Activities

Key Responsibilities:

Operating Center Design & Buildout

• Define the physical layout, hardware requirements, and cybersecurity posture for the mission-critical control room.
• Evaluate, procure, and integrate advanced SCADA, Energy Management Systems (EMS), and Automated Generation Control (AGC) platforms.
• Manage third-party software developers, hardware integrators, and cybersecurity consultants to deliver the facility on time and within budget.
• Establish operational controls to meet all NERC CIP, FERC, and regional transmission organization (RTO/ISO) audit readiness requirements.
• Draft comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for emergency response, curtailment management, weather anomalies, and forced outages.

Team Recruitment, Training & Readiness

• Build a 24/7/365 shift-rotation organization from the ground up, hiring control room supervisors, operators, and analysts.
• Design rigorous onboarding curriculums, readiness assessments, and qualification pathways covering generation mechanics and grid topology.
• Ensure all operators successfully achieve and maintain necessary regional credentials (e.g., ERCOT, PJM) and NERC certifications.
• Create simulation scenarios and tabletop exercises to test team response to grid emergencies and cybersecurity incidents.
• Establish a strict culture of operational discipline, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement across the control room.

Real-Time Operations

• Direct day-to-day operations of the 24/7 center monitoring utility-scale wind, solar, BESS, and gas generation assets.
• Oversee the accurate execution of dispatch instructions, ancillary service deployments, curtailments, and real-time operational directives.
• Maintain continuous fleet situational awareness, managing workflows for both directly controlled and remotely coordinated assets.
• Partner closely with trading and scheduling desks to execute optimal dispatch strategies while preserving strict separation of functions.
• Act as the ultimate escalation point and direct operational decision-making during high-pressure events, grid disturbances, and asset failures.
• Coordinate emergency communications and escalation procedures with internal leadership, off-takers, and market operators.
• Partner with Field Operations teams to coordinate switching activities, maintenance execution, and lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures.
• Collaborate with operations and technical teams to execute maintenance strategies and address fleet performance issues.
• Establish and report on KPIs, including response times, downtime, and curtailment losses, to support warranty claims and post-event analysis.
• Leverage data analytics to streamline automated alarming, identify recurring vulnerabilities, and minimize operator alarm fatigue.
• Serve as a key operational partner across Operations, Asset Management, Trading, Engineering, and executive leadership teams

Candidate Profile

The position will be responsible for delivering the design, build-out, startup and ongoing management of a new remote-operations control center to support TotalEnergies North American power business. The role is accountable for managing real-time remote operations which enforcing a culture of accountability across all the team and achieving the prescribed technical and financial KPIs while ensuring compliance to regulatory and HSE standards.

Education/Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED combined with extensive hands-on military or power plant leadership experience, or a Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 7+ years in power generation operations, utilities, or control center environments, including 3+ years in a direct supervisory or leadership role.
• Deep technical knowledge of ERCOT operating requirements, protocols, and market structures.
• Direct experience monitoring or operating utility-scale wind and solar assets.
• Strong understanding of high-voltage substation maintenance, SCADA infrastructure and NERC/FERC reliability standards
• Strong working knowledge of NERC reliability standards and NERC CIP compliance requirements.
• Hands-on experience participating in control room startups, SCADA migrations, or large-scale operational fleet integrations.
• Extreme level of ethics and personal responsibility while working autonomously
• Assertive team player with diverse interests and love for working withing dynamic environments
• Attention to details to solve time-sensitive issues with precision and urgency
• Flexible mindset welcoming changes associated with growing a new high-impact, high-visibility business

Preferred Requirements

• Familiarity or direct experience with PJM and AESO market operations and regional protocols.
• Direct operational experience with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and gas generation assets.
• Active NERC Certifications or regional market operator credentials (e.g., ERCOT, PJM certifications).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience managing third-party vendors, cybersecurity consultants, and software developers during an infrastructure buildout.
• Based in Austin, Texas

Additional Information

What We Provide

TotalEnergies offers a robust comprehensive benefits package available to employees on the first day of hire. These benefits include but are not limited to generous PTO, medical, dental & vision care, HSA with company contributions, health FSA, commuter benefits or paid parking, 401(k) plan with employer match, enhanced employer-contributed 401(k), life & accident insurances, generous parental leave, education assistance, fitness subsidy and more.

TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

International Consideration

TotalEnergies regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.