Sr. Performance Engineer at SOLV Energy, LLC in San Diego, California

Job Description:

SOLV Energy is an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and solar services provider for utility solar, high voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America.

Job Description Summary:
The Sr. Performance Engineer will oversee the day-to-day operational activities of active projects & pursuits of SOLV Energy's O&M and EPC portfolio.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Stresses the importance that safety is the most important function, ensures that all employees from field team to office follow safe practices while working.


• Collaborate with internal teams to collect and consolidate necessary data to complete reports, Acceptance tests, other analytical tools, and deliverables.


• Support on-boarding/commissioning of O&M/EPC projects into SOLV Energy's internal platforms.


• Collaborate with fellow Performance Managers, Engineers, Analysts, and Jr. Analysts to track critical issues within fleet (equipment, parts, manufacturers, etc.) and share findings with internal teams with a common goal of fleet optimization.


• Troubleshoot performance data/equipment to determine and track challenges associated with operations/commissioning and correlate with workorder data for accurate reporting.


• Day-to-day coordination and management of operational activities relating to projects.


• Maintain a thorough understanding of site design, equipment and current issues affecting projects.


• Calculate and analyze energy losses and system performance incurred from equipment outages/underperformance and communicate impacts to relevant internal and external teams using internal tools and ad-hoc analyses.


• Maintain a thorough understanding of analytical tools (e.g. Vitals and EPC Check Tool) and performance calculations.


• Identify and assist with troubleshooting potential issues with analytical tools.


• Using internal tools and new analytics, update and enhance existing reports for clients including Operation reports, Vitals, forecasting, Acceptance tests, and help support work prioritization for field teams based on criticality and occurrences of failures.


• Identify operational issues and initiate problem resolution while working with OEM vendors, field service technicians, SCADA engineers, and other parties as needed.


• Assist and support in data analytics and other tools development.


• Review performance and operations reports randomly to ensure accuracy and to identify operational/performance issues within projects to ensure quality is maintained.


• Track and understand contractual guarantee and conduct periodic meetings to assess projects risk and any possible improvements, remediations, or optimizations.


• Maintain clear and accurate operations documents/procedures for internal reference and training purposes.


• Facilitate a strong working relationship with Performance Engineers, Analysts, and Jr. Analysts while prioritizing project ownership and project success.


• Assist other team members in troubleshooting and identifying operational issues to initiate problem resolutions.


• Facilitate project reviews and ad-hoc requests from clients as needed to address performance of projects. Escalate issues to management as needed.


• Review CMMS workorders and/or commissioning documentation to review/monitor various root causes for equipment underperformance and failure modes.


• Run and evaluate PV system energy models for Utility Scale Solar PV Projects using PVsyst or other modeling software as needed.


• Verify project drawings such as site plans, system layout, one lines, cable management, MET layouts, PPC control narratives, and equipment installation details.


• Conduct analyses on equipment such as inverters, PV modules, trackers, eBOS, BESS, or others during the commissioning & testing phase as well as during operation to advise both EPC & O&M teams.


• Work closely with Performance Engineering Managers to ensure quality and timeliness is maintained for the deliverables related to the Performance Team.


• Perform and track different simulations in the PVsyst such:
  
  
  
  • Impacts of terrain
  
  
  • Horizon losses
  
  
  • Tree or external shading
  
  
  • Snow, Soiling and Spectral Losses
  
  
  • Others as needed
  
  
  
  


• Validate performance modeling tools and assumptions through data analysis, field experiments, and other research methods.


• Communicate modeling assumptions and performance metrics to estimators (internally facing) and clients/IEs (externally facing).


• Assist engineering team with fine-tuning energy models and loss parameters for both construction and operational activities.


• Conduct in-depth performance study and analysis of the plant to detect underlying issues such as tracker underperformance, soiling, degradation, string failures, fuse issues and more.


• Work with internal Performance Team members to improve EPC Check Tool and software team for enhancements in the SOLV Vitals platform.


• Attend technical conferences and seminars to stay relevant and understand newer means and methods of performance analytics and testing.


• Develop content and materials for presentations and talks for the various trade shows and conferences to highlight SOLV's capability.


• Other duties as assigned.

• Master's degree in engineering or another related technical field preferred


• 5+ Years' experience in renewable energy preferably PV solar technology


• 3+ Years' experience in data analytics preferred


• Familiar with various standards such as NEC code, IEC 61724, ASTM 2848, ASTM 2939, IEC 60904, IEC 61215, UL 1703 and so on


• Experience with SCADA platforms, historians, monitoring and analytics platforms like QoS, Bazefield, NorCal, PI Historian, Power Factors, Also Energy, and so on


• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and other Office tools


• Experience with programming languages like Python, VBA, MATLAB, Java, and others preferred


• Ability to travel up to 20% of time


• Foster a spirit of collaboration between teams


• Experience working for a diverse multi-disciplined company


• Strong communication skills to clearly articulate vision into an executable plan and clearly communicate details and thoughts to internal/external clients


• Entrepreneurial spirit and passion for problem solving

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company's 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

$116,935.00 - $146,169.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

If you're interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.