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About ContourGlobal

ContourGlobal, a KKR company, is an established Independent Power Producer (IPP) focused on developing, acquiring, and operating electricity generation and storage assets across Europe, North and South America, with a presence in Africa and Asia. The company currently manages 6 GW of installed capacity across multiple technologies and asset classes, with an additional 1.3 MW of renewables under construction and nearly 12 GW under development.

ContourGlobal is accelerating the decarbonization of its portfolio and evolving into a predominantly renewable IPP, supported by long- term contracts and innovative PPAs coupled with energy management solutions that deliver value beyond market standards. As a symbol of its ongoing transformation and growth, the company recently unveiled a new brand identity, celebrating 20 years of history and embracing The Right Power Forward as its guiding purpose.

Job Summary

As a Utility Solar O&M Manager, you will join our Global Operations / Performance team! In this role, you will report to the Solar Portfolio Manager and will have the opportunity to lead Solar Operations by ensuring strong performance and contribute to long term Operations planning to meet our aggressive growth goals.  Join us to drive the right power forward and make clean energy the natural choice for all! 

Key Responsibilities:

• Safety & Compliance: Ensure compliance with local and federal safety and environmental regulations, promote and guarantee a safe environment and culture for employees, contractors, and the public.
• Operations: Manage a full range of service providers including O&M, LTSA, SCADA, and potentially construction.  Oversee Preventative and Corrective Maintenance of O&M Contractors, investigate the feasibility of deploying Predictive Maintenance to renewable assets.
• Obligation Management: Work with utilities and O&M Contractors to align projects and programs with PPA & IA obligations. 
• Monitoring: Continuously monitor plant performance to ensure operational excellence and compliance.
• Communication: Act as the bridge between site-level operations and corporate management, communicating site issues, drafting internal and external reports, and
• Utility Compliance: Proactively ensure all contractors perform work aligned with Good Utility Practices, coordinate outages with utilities.
• Reporting: Generate and distribute periodic operational reports (monthly/annual) for leadership, commenting on KPI's to support decision making.
• Stragegy:  Develop and implement industry leading standards and programs to efficiently maintain and improve site performance.
• Budget:  Coordinate with Business Development, Finance, and Valuations teams to propose operational budgets for existing and potential future sites.
• Spare Parts:  Combine experience in operations with OEM recommendations to identify critical spare parts for future projects while periodically analyzing failure rates at existing sites.

Qualifications and Skills: 

Your profile is a natural match if you have:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Energy), other technical discipline, or demonstrated professional experience & aptitute
• Experience: 7+ years of experience in Renewable Energy, preferrably focused on operations, asset management, and/or commissioning.
• Travel requirements: This role will require occasional travel to renewable sites for commissioning oversight, integration of newly aquired sites, and critical operational needs. training.

Skills:

• Technical Asset Management: Demonstrate critical thinking in understanding, explaining, and resolving highly impactful technical operational issues.
• Data: Utilize and analyze site data to influence decisions for long term operational benefit
• Contract Proficiency: Thoroughly understand PPA, IA, LTSA, and EPC contracts to ensure performance and compliance.
• Contract Management: Ability to manage contractors to uphold obligations within time, cost, and quality requirements.
• Communication: Strong ability to communicate technical PV & BESS concepts to non-technical stakeholders and remote teams, both verbal and written.
• Domain Knowledge: A working knowledge of industry standards, best practices, AHJ and NERC coordination and reporting.
• Project Management: Ability to manage many projects simultaneously under minimal supervision, self prioritize work in line with leadership expectations.
• Program Management:  Ability to develop and maintain operational programs for existing sites as well as integrating new sites into the portfolio.
• Collaboration:  Work with the Engineering and Construction organization to allow for successful project completion and turnover to the Operations Team
• Due Diligence:  Work with the Business Development and M&A organizations to analyze potential future sites and forecast long term operational expenditures accordingly

What drives your application forward: 

• Experience & Leadership in Renewable Energy Operations
• Thorough knowledge of PV and BESS design, construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Experience resolving complex operational challenges

Our Values

We is our greatest asset

We respect and protect the environment

We are doers, committed to doing things right

We act with integrity and transparency

We think and act like entrepreneurs

You can find here more about our Purpose, Mission and Values.

Working@CG:

As a globally integrated team, we push boundaries, work collaboratively, and remain agile in the pursuit of excellence. With an entrepreneurial mindset, we encourage initiative and innovation. At ContourGlobal you are an employee, and you are also an owner. Our Employee Ownership Program allows our employee-owners to make a difference and drive the right power forward and make clean energy the natural choice for all! (To be removed if N/A - e.g. Internship roles)

We foster a culture where individuals are empowered to succeed, contribute and shape the future of sustainable energy.

Cross-border collaboration shapes our way of working: our diverse workforce reflects the multicultural environment we embrace every day.

We offer a competitive compensation package: we believe in meritocracy and rewarding meaningful contributions.

We enjoy making the most of our shared spaces to foster teamwork and collaboration. At the same time, our flexible working policy allows us to prioritize results while supporting wellbeing and a healthy work-life balance.

Interested in joining our company?

We know that skills and experience come in different forms, and we value diverse perspectives. 

If you're excited about this role but you think you still need to learn some of the required skills, we'd still love to hear from you. You are much more than your CV, so come as you are and tell us who you aspire to become! The most important skills are collaboration, respect, trustworthiness and execution. So go ahead-apply, and let's contribute to the new energy transition together!

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of our society and the markets in which we operate.

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of our society and the markets in which we operate.