The Solar Senior Performance Specialist is responsible to lead the Operational Efficiency Process for the Solar Technology with the main target to identify actions to improve plant performance. This position is also responsible for coordinating the work of the performance specialists in their assigned region.
What you will do
Responsibilities, include, but not limited to:
- Responsible for the execution of the weekly operational efficiency process for a group of solar assets.
- Ensure compliance with the global deadlines for the closing of monthly performance results, verifying that the data gathering and lost production classification is completed for all the plants in their assigned region.
- Oversee the outage management process done by the site managers, maintaining KPIs related to classified events and feedback provided by them.
- Provide data management and analysis related to generation, lost production, availability, events and outages.
- Communicate periodically with site managers and instrument & control technicians, to review and provide feedback about plant's performance.
- Identify relevant technical issues and engage Technical Services to address them.
- Define, implement and monitor , in cooperation with Execution and Technical Services, action plans and improvement projects with the goal of increasing efficiency.
- Monitor the available dashboards and BI tools periodically, to identify underperformance issues and main drivers of lost production.
- Monitor and address data quality issues, liaising with the Global Digital Solutions team.
- Monitor correct functioning of weather sensors, ensuring accuracy of measurements.
- Review and ensure accuracy of the Availability and Lost Production KPIs calculated in SAS and reported in the Business cube, identifying the main drivers of lost production/revenue and providing explanations to top management.
- Provide relevant information about plant performance for Business Reviews and other presentations as required.
- Propose and develop dashboards and logics that are meaningful for performance analysis.
- Provide alarms and failure analysis as required .
- Provide contractor performance results as stipulated in Service Level Agreements.
- Identify and communicate to the Insurance unit, potential insurance claims to be opened.
- Provide lost energy numbers for business needs such as insurance claims or liquidated damages.
- Provide relevant performance information for reporting commitments to different stakeholders (investors, offtakers ), liaising with the Industrial Control unit.
- Support adoption of digital tools, providing data and feedback during implementation, and ensuring the main stakeholders from the solar team are properly trained .
- Ensure new plants coming online are integrated in the Operational Efficiency process, and are being actively monitored , before TOMA. Provide feedback to Engineering and Construction and Commissioning, about the performance of new power plants.
- Prepare the production budget and industrial plan for the plants in their region.
- Maintain a monthly rolling forecast of production and availability for the plants in their region.
- Provide mentorship and training for new performance specialists.
- Point of reference for the Global Solar O&M operational efficiency team.
- Ability to act on behalf of manager when it is requested .
What you will bring
- Bachelor's Degree (Engineering, Data Science or Statistics preferred)
- CMRP
- Knowledge of the Solar technology and energy generation business
- +5 years of experience related to power plant performance analysis
- At least 1 year working with Enel as a Performance Specialist is preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills. Italian and/or Spanish is desirable .
- Strong initiative and drive for high achievement and continuous improvement
- Ability to organize work autonomously, identify priorities and meet required deadlines
- Team player
- Task oriented
- Project management skills
- Active collaboration skills
- 10% travel required (domestic and international)
- Mental Functions : Analyzing , comparing, calculating, compiling, communicating and strong interpersonal skills.
- Technical Skills: knowledge of PV technology, basic statistics, tools for data analytics ( e.g. SAS VA, Power BI, and PI Vision).
- IT Tool knowledge required : Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point.
- Additional IT Tool knowledge preferred: PI ( OSISoft ), SAS, Sharepoint
- Driver License
Please see below for additional information on Enel North America rewards.
Enel North America offers its regular full-time employees affordable, quality healthcare for you and your family, life insurance and disability benefits to provide security, and retirement benefits to help you plan for your financial future. In addition, we offer an array of other benefits such as flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement and professional development allowance.
Benefits are effective as of day one!
Some additional perks to working with Enel North America include:
- 401k with match fully vested as of day one. Enel-NA matches 100% of the first 4% that you contribute up to set IRS limits.
- Generous PTO that supports work/life balance including: 4 weeks annually of vacation as well as personal days, volunteer days, your birthday off, paid holidays, and sick time. Proration may apply during first year of employment.
- Paid leave programs
- The opportunity to grow and develop your career with the support and mentorship of senior leaders.
- The opportunity to work for one of the world's most recognizable and respected brands in the energy industry that believes by working together we can create a new energy era in which the world can become more sustainable.
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