Job Description

Geronimo Power (formerly National Grid Renewables) develops, owns and operates large-scale power assets throughout America’s Heartland, including solar, wind and energy storage. As a farmer-founded and community-focused business, Geronimo Power equips landowners and rural communities with sustainable revenue to ignite local economic growth.  Geronimo Power is a portfolio company managed by Brookfield Asset Management. To learn more about Geronimo Power, visit  geronimopower.com or follow the company on  LinkedIn .  

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION

The ROC Manager is responsible for overseeing the real-time operations of Geronimo Powers portfolio of wind, solar, and battery storage assets across the US. The ROC Manager coordinates with site personnel, ISO/RTOs, utilities, and other stakeholders to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the renewable facilities.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Real Time Operations

· This position provides leadership, supervision, priority and direction to a team of Remote Operations Center (ROC) Operators for a 24/7 operations center located in Bloomington, MN

· This position is responsible and accountable for the remote monitoring and operating of the Geronimo Power fleet of Wind, Solar and Energy Storage generation assets.

· The ROC Manager is responsible for maintaining the 24/7 shift schedule as well as managing the day-to-day real-time obligations of the ROC

· Performance management and employee development and training

· Provide leadership in the operation and development of the ROC

· Incorporate lessons learned, best practices, technology, and feedback in the daily operation and refinement of the ROC Team (people, process, technology)

· Establish and maintain ongoing relationships with all levels of plant and support employees.

· Responsible for managing and adhering to the ROC budget.

· Manage the Real Time process.

· ROC Physical Security & NERC CIP compliance as it pertains to the Real Time and Remote Operations environment.

· ROC Team KPI development and implementation.

· Ownership and management of real time dashboards and visualizations (Monarch SCADA)

· Ensure the ROC complies with all NERC O&P and CIP standards, all market specific standards (ERCOT, SPP, etc.), other regulatory bodies, etc.

· Builds and promotes a culture of adherence to procedures and compliance.

· Special projects may be assigned to the ROC Supervisor, from time to time.

· Other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THIS ROLE

· A bachelor’s degree(s) in engineering or business-related field preferred

· Strong written and oral communicator

· Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

· Well-organized, detail-oriented, analytical minded

· Ability to build and maintain relationships between various stakeholders internally and externally.

· Proven interpersonal and communication skills.

· Ability to produce business cases to justify financial investment decisions, technology tools/upgrades, etc.

· Ability to think strategically and tactically.

· Experience using Microsoft Office Suite

Experience

·5 years of power generation or transmission related experience, required.

·3-5 Years of management/leadership experience required.

· Knowledge of power plant operations & maintenance required.

· Knowledge of renewable generation, specifically wind, solar, and battery energy storage.

· Experience in organizing and managing multiple simultaneous projects

· Working knowledge of Aspen OSImonarch SCADA , AVEVA PI, Power BI, SCADA systems (Ignition, RTAC Controllers, PLC logic controllers, etc.) and Microsoft Office

· Experience working with plant operations including alarm management, curtailment, voltage control, outage notifications and reporting and emergency action procedures.

· Working knowledge of; Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), Generation Interconnection agreements (GIA), NERC GO/GOP standards, NERC CIP requirements

· Experience in the drafting and preparation of regulatory and/or policy documents.

Additional Requirements/Details:

· Willingness to work twelve-hour rotating shiftwork where shifts cover a blend of weekdays, weekends, and holidays

· Occasionally work extra shifts to cover operator vacation, illness or other shift coverage needs

· Willingness to obtain NERC Operator Certification or other Certifications as required

Pay Range for the posted level: Minimum of $140,000.00 – 180,000.00
We offer a comprehensive benefit package, including Medical, Dental, 401(k) and disability benefits.

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