Director, Performance Engineering

COMPANY OVERVIEW

NovaSource Power Services is the new service partner for renewables asset owners ready to fuel smart growth. As an O&M-focused company with 20 years of operating experience, NovaSource has the global reach and strategic capabilities to achieve our clients’ renewables goals around the world.

To serve our clients, we invest in our teams. Engineers and Technicians work most closely with renewables assets — and are in the best position to take on-target action each day.

Our turn-key services optimize each step of our clients’ project lifecycles — from commissioning to decommissioning and everything in between. Our approach delivers creative success for our clients, stability for our teams, and enables us to build a world-class culture of excellence. And that’s how we empower a renewable world.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Director, Performance Engineering reports to the VP – Performance Optimization. The individual will lead and supervise the Performance Engineering team members to deliver best in class performance modeling and advanced data analysis on utility scale PV and BESS Systems. Role will provide process, tools, and training to enable the team to deliver services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure consistency across Performance Engineers in service delivery and customer experience.
• Management of all Performance Engineers
• Develop staffing strategies to efficiently deliver services.
• Ensure on-time and accurate reporting per contracts.
• Manage contractual Performance Guarantees (Performance, Availability, DC Health)
• Provide analysis on plant performance vs model.
• Provide action plans and recommendations to maximize performance of PV and BESS power plants.
• Delivery great Customer Experience through expert analysis and communication.
• Continuously improve content and methods to meet customer needs and improve efficiency.
• Support sales though negotiations of performance guarantee and service agreement scope requirements.
• Manage onboarding of new contracts to deliver services on project commencement
• Estimated travel expected = 10%
• Other duties as assigned.
• Job Description subject to change at any time

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Physics. Master’s or PhD is preferable.
• 10+ years of experience in performance engineering in the energy industry.
• 5+ years leading a technical or engineering team.
• Experience leading people in a matrix organization.
• Advanced understanding of PV technology, solar power, power generation, data acquisition
• Proficient with PVsyst, Plant Predict, or other PV performance products.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite
• Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL, MATLAB, Python Programming (preferred)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to ensure analytics projects are meeting the needs of the business users.
• Demonstrates ability to turn data into critical information to make sound business decisions.

Office Physical Requirements

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. NovaSource is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role.

US: Diversity Statement – Equal Employment Opportunity

It is NovaSource’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. NovaSource disapproves of, and will not tolerate, unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, religion, disability, family care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws.