Technical Leader, Operational Technology

About Us:

EDF power solutions North America has been providing clean energy solutions throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico since 1987. We are a market-leading independent power producer and service provider, serving utilities, corporations, industries, communities, institutions, and investors with reliable, low-carbon energy solutions that help meet growing demand.

From developing and building scalable wind (onshore and offshore), solar, storage (battery and pumped storage hydro), smart EV charging, microgrids, green hydrogen, and transmission projects, to maximizing performance and profitability through skilled operations and maintenance and innovative asset optimization, our teams deliver expert solutions along the entire value chain—from origination to commercial operation.

Be a part of an innovative and collaborative team environment that fosters our goal of delivering renewable solutions to lead the transition to a sustainable energy future.

Benefits & Perks: 

EDF power solutions offers best-in-class employee benefits, including the following:

• Competitive bonus incentives. This position is eligible for our annual bonus program.
• Comprehensive health coverage. We provide low-cost health & wellness coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Rewarding 401k. We provide a generous matching contribution.

We are also proud to offer:

• Favorable paid time off programs, including paid parental leave after one year of service.
• Rewarding learning & career development and advancement opportunities.
• Supportive mentorship & buddy programs.

Scope of Role:  The primary role of the Technical Leader will be implementing and improving remote troubleshooting capabilities and incorporating knowledge transfer processes to enhance the Operations Control Center (OCC) operations. The Technical Leader will be responsible for transferring knowledge from the field to the OCC. The subject matter expert (SME)/Leader reporting to the Director of Operational Technology works as an independent technical expert who will focus on improving KPI analytics for the OT (Operational Technology) team, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) along with focusing on the counter measure to ensure health of the business. The Technical Leader will work closely with all OT Leadership team to drive positive business outcomes.

Salary Range: The full pay range for this role is $118,400 - 197,300 annually.  The target range is $140,000.00 - $165,000.00.    We generally base our salary decisions on factors such as internal equity, candidate work and/leadership experience, educational credentials, and in some cases, candidate work location.

• 25% - Lead and guide all aspects of advanced OCC Capability enhancements.
• Transform/expand current operational scope of resetting assets to building and deploying advanced analytics and remote troubleshooting capabilities.
• Develop all necessary technical training and support documentation.
• 25% - Lead investigation of operational events and incidents, identifying root causes analysis (RCA) and recommending corrective actions for major failures that affect site operations for owned and third-party sites.
• Perform analysis leveraging data from SCADA systems and other operational tools to generate actionable insights.
• Develop all necessary technical training and support documentation and procedures for OT staff on all RCAs, post investigation.
• 15% - Operational Technology (OT) Oversight and Performance Metrics
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to establish, enhance, implement new KPIs within Operational Technology team.
• Lead analysis to monitor and improve performance of Operational Technology leveraging KPIs and provide recommendations to OT business owners with actions.
• 15% - Analyze all non-OCC remote operations and explore alternative remote operation processes when applicable and when making sense.
• Fault list review with Performance and Reliability Engineering team to determine advanced remote operations.
• Develop and document all necessary Field Operations knowledge base and skills to enhance technical knowledge base amongst OCC Operators.
• 10% - Coordinate and lead efforts between Operational Technology, Engineering, Asset Management, and site technicians to discover, design and deploy improvements to remote site operations and reliability.
• 5% - Lead and guide real-time OCC applications and systems improvements by coordinating IT infrastructure updates, including patching, upgrades, and optimizing system workflows and architecture for seamless operational performance minimizing impacts to OCC.
• 5% - Other duties as assigned

Supervision of Others: None

Education/Experience  –

•  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in engineering, manufacturing, or operations.
• 10+ years’ experience in control center operations, monitoring and controlling energy generation projects.
• Experience or in-depth knowledge of RTO, system operators, NERC regulations, utility electrical generation relationships and regulations.
• Evidence of problem-solving skills and improving the day-to-day operations of a department
• Must have a working knowledge of IT systems.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities –

• Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to produce business cases for financial investments or technology upgrades.
• The ability to communicate with all levels, from senior management to front-line operational technology and field personnel.
• Analytical and quality focused – able to produce accurate, factual management information.
• Excellent presentation and IT skills are required.
• Experience working with plant operations including alarm management, curtailment, voltage control, outage notifications and reporting and emergency action procedures.
• Experience in organizing and managing multiple simultaneous projects.
• Working knowledge of Aspen OSI Monarch SCADA , AVEVA PI, Power BI, SCADA systems (Ignition, RTAC Controllers, PLC logic controllers, etc.) and Microsoft Office.

Physical Requirements: None

Working Conditions:

85% of time is spent in the office environment, utilizing computers (frequent use of various Microsoft software/programs), phones, and general office equipment. 15% of time is spent outside of the office visiting vendors’ and/or internal customers’ sites in additional to attending various conferences and meetings.