Operations & Maintenance Site Supervisor - Renewable Energy (Traveler) in St. Louis, Missouri at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

JOB PURPOSE AND SUMMARY

The Field Operations Superintendent will report to the Manager of O&M and will oversee preventive and corrective maintenance across McCarthy's utility-scale PV/BESS portfolio. The role has diverse responsibilities, from people management, planning, logistics, administration, field work, and execution. The candidate will require a unique set of skills to be successful in this role, ranging from electrical, civil, mechanical, troubleshooting, trackers, inverters, and controls/SCADA. As a part of McCarthy's growing operations and maintenance group, the role comes with opportunity for advancement and expanded responsibilities.

This is a full-time, site-based position that requires extensive travel to locations that span the continental U.S. Travel subsistence and additional incentives provided per company guidelines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee preventative /corrective maintenance on equipment as scheduled.
• Project management of multiple sites to ensure annual contractual goals are met
• Long-term maintenance planning with equipment manufacturers.
• Ensure that work is performed in accordance with Environmental and Safety requirements.
• Manage crew supervisors daily to make sure cost and performance goals are consistently met
• Perform the administration, coordination and record keeping of the project's preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Provide technical assistance to junior staff
• Lead customer interactions pertaining to job walks, quotes, and final job completion
• Dispatch technicians or subcontractors to sites for troubleshooting equipment malfunctions / failures.
• Document site issues and resolutions.
• Managing subcontractors and vendors
• Prepare timely reports.
• Record time as required in MMS software systems.
• Participate in meetings, in person or remotely.
• Oversee/manage site maintenance technicians
• Travel to sites as requested, occasional long distance or overnight travel required
• Ensure plants are restored quickly after an unplanned or forced outage.
• Ability to supervise contractors in the field and ensure safe execution of job
• Work with O&M manager to initiate new opportunities for developing business growth
• Perform and document training and ensure compliance to Job Hazard Analysis, Pre-Job Briefing procedures
• Ability to take direction, identify problems, develop solutions, conduct analysis independently and in collaboration with others
• Track inventory and procuring new/replacement/spare parts from OEM's as needed
• Survey new solar projects for O&M manager

QUALIFICATIONS

• Advance knowledge of electrical equipment.
• Knowledge of applicable safety and environmental regulations.
• Understanding of general workplace safety and ability to follow safety standards as well as help the company improve upon the standards in place.
• Excellent hands-on abilities with strong technical skills.
• Strong people skills.
• Ability to excel in a collaborative, cross-functional and geographically diverse organization.
• Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with all site individuals.
• Strong collaborator, assisting others when necessary and appropriate.

• Open and honest communication style.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing with others in varying position levels.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate in English.
• Ability to effectively summarize information for key decision makers.
• Ability and initiative to solve problems, adding value to the company.
• Strong computer and software skills – Microsoft Office programs and aptitude for learning new software programs.
• Ability to work overtime and non-standard working hours (nights) as required.
• Travel required as needed.
• 5 or more years of experience in a power plant or PV Solar O&M/EPC experience.
• Normal plant and/or office environment, including working at heights, high/low ambient temperatures, and high humidity areas.
• Requires standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, climbing stairs and ladders, and entering plant equipment to access, inspect, or collect data on plant equipment.
• Requires use of personal protective safety equipment (i.e., respirators, safety glasses, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, and more).
• May be required to work around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials, and chemicals.
• Well-developed and professional interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the organization, as well as outside customers and vendors
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills