Country United States / US
City AUSTIN
AreaTexas
Workplace location AUSTIN-GAINES RANCH LOOP(USA)
Employer company TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC
Domain Operations
Type of contract Regular position
Experience Minimum 6 years
ActivitiesKey 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 ProfileThe 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 InformationWhat We ProvideTotalEnergies 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 ConsiderationTotalEnergies regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.
