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Spark Power
Junior Operator - Renewable Energy Operations Center
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What they do
A Power Distributor or Plant Operator operates equipment to controls and monitor the flow of electricity from power plants.
$54,640 / year median in Texas
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Renewable Operations Center (ROC) Junior Operator The ROC Junior Operator is an entry level critical role on the Renewables Operation Center (ROC) team based out of the Spark Power office in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The Spark Power ROC team remotely monitors and operates both Solar PV power generation and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across North America and assists in field operations and maintenance of more than 1200 generation facilities under contract for O&M services. Assets monitored by the ROC range from commercial rooftop or industrial plant installations, up to utility-scale systems connected directly to the distribution or transmission systems. Due to the strict protocols of energy asset owners and regulatory bodies in North America, a criminal background check will be required before Spark Power will extend any offer of employment. The ROC Operator will work in a team where schedules will be shifting to maintain a 24/7 operation, and therefore rotations of night shifts will be mandatory. What Will you do as a ROC Junior Operator? 24/7 monitoring of electrical energy production or storage assets Respond to all requests from BES balancing authorities or grid owner/operators Minimize generation equipment downtime, identify and triage plant under-performance, and identify and troubleshoot telemetry/SCADA interruptions at any asset under contract Coordinate with field technical staff to remotely monitor, troubleshoot, and control equipment during corrective or planned maintenance activities. Respond to grid owner/operator or balancing authority requests or in emergencies for operational actions within mandated response timelines Monitor and respond rapidly to issues affecting power production of assigned power producing assets Triage and/or escalate found production issues and initiate dispatch tickets in coordination with field dispatchers, asset managers, asset owners, and other ROC team members and supervisor Coordinate planned maintenance outages in coordination with the grid owner/operator or balancing authority, asset manager, field teams, asset owner, and any other stakeholders. Support technical field staff during asset maintenance or inspections. Includes equipment status checks, safe remote operations of equipment, and remote troubleshooting of equipment. What the