Operations Team Lead

Company/Business introduction.

1. The POWERCON® Group – an Indian MNC, is a Total Solution Provider for Renewable Energy Project Development, Construction and Lifetime Operations. The 2 flagships POWERCON® Ventures (Wind arm) and PowerSun® (Solar PV arm) together with worldwide partnerships and specialised SBUs constitute a 360-degree RE eco-system to serve domestic and global market across the Renewable Energy delivery chain.
2. The Group’s Wind & Solar service portfolio exceeds 2.5 GW of Operations, 0.75 GW of Construction and 0.5 GW of Development countrywide. Globally 40+ GW of Wind, Solar, BESS assets across 23 countries are under remote asset management.
3. With a current order book of INR 350+ Crs, the POWERCON® Group is heading for an INR 1,000 Crs mark well synchronizing with India’s ambition to be 500 GW of clean energy by 2030.
4. Renewable Energy is the fastest growing segment worldwide, with India at Rank-3 in the World...! The Wind and Solar resource rich India’s current capacity built over 35 years is scheduled to reach 3 multiples over the next 5 years thus opening avenues for grand & green careers.

Job Summary:

1. A proven individual with experience in leading the operation and maintenance of a solar park of minimum 50 MW.
2. Proven leadership, problem-solving approach, and stakeholder management skills
3. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
4. In-depth knowledge of various modules and inverter types (string or Central inverter).

Responsibilities

1. Monitoring, analyzing, finding gaps, prepare & execute actions plan to meet set business target. (LPF, PA, GA&PR) and maintain proper preventive maintenance schedules.
2. Ensuring Project Handover and takeover as per scope, protocols and procedures.
3. Timely closure of HSE / ESMS/ESMP / AHA audit and ATS points
4. RCA & CAPA & its implementation
5. Reporting and Investigation of all incidences in line with Incident Management Standard.
6. Real-time SCADA monitoring & fault analysis
7. Support in team coordination & troubleshooting
8. Daily documentation, logbooks & MIS reporting
9. O & M Cost optimization by identifying local quality vendors.
10. Supervision and restore any breakdowns with speed, less time and accuracy.
11. Maintaining list of plant related issues and taking up with engineering, contracts, customers etc.
12. Analytics of various plant performance parameters with respect to Plant design (PV syst).

Qualifications

1. B.E. / Diploma in Electrical Engineering. (Additional preference to Electrical Supervisory License holder)
2. 7–10 years of total experience; minimum 5 years in Solar O&M
3. Worked on 33kV SS and transmission lines including trouble shooting preferred.

Working conditions

1. The work location is at Dhule, Maharashtra.
2. Occasional travel to HO in Pune, Maharashtra may be required.
3. Occasional travel to other sites may be needed.

Compensation and Benefits

1. The salary will be commensurate with qualifications, experience and will match the best in the industry.
2. Performance based incentives, Group health insurance are some of the benefits.

Key success metrics

1. Reduce the overall cost of O&M under contract, spares and services.
2. Constant monitoring of the sites and taking preventive measures to avoid loss of spares or equipment.
3. Develop local intelligence to create regular and alternative channels of communication.
4. Energy auditing & reduction of Power Loss through constant monitoring and review.