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Senior Manager, Solar Operations

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United States , Bakersfield

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Job Responsibility:

  • Ensure service providers and internal personnel follow proper safety protocols and complete their work with a Safety First attention to detail and procedures
  • Oversee selection, productivity, and professional development of all Solar Operations personnel, including site managers, lead technicians, technicians, and administrative assistants
  • Ensure optimum efficiency and maximum generation availability of the company’s current and future solar parks
  • Ensure that contracts with service providers (e.g., Solar O&M, balance-of-plant) are effectively managed on a day-to-day basis
  • Ensure solar projects that are operated by internal staff are effectively managed on a day to day basis
  • Update and modify SOPs that cover Solar Operations
  • Drive and enforce key approval processes, ensuring there is proper transparency with operations decisions and activities
  • Responsible for operational excellence programs, supplier management programs, the best practices manual, and the SOP manual
  • Manage site-level transitions from contracted to self-perform service
  • Ensure that operating expenses stay within the approved budget
  • Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across Safety, Performance, Financial, Process and People areas for Operations personnel and ensure the solar team is held accountable to the defined KPIs
  • Responsible for properly aligning key managers’ compensation with metrics and goals
  • Define and implement operational/metric programs to reach the continual company goal of 97% availability
  • Ensure that field personnel complete all daily activities safely and in compliance with industry and corporate standards
  • Demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Company’s values, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
  • Additional duties as required

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience
  • 8+ years of progressively responsible operational experience, including 5 years of managerial experience
  • Considerable knowledge of Six Sigma and other quality management processes
  • Experience managing a geographically diverse manufacturing operation with minimum staff of 40 (distributed power production preferred)
  • Experience with both direct and contract manufacturing preferred
  • Strong written and verbal communication along with presentation skills
  • Strong organizational and high attention to detail
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills including use of PC software such as Excel to perform analyses
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional, multi-departmental teams
  • Self-motivated and able to work effectively with minimal direction in both structured and unstructured work environments
  • Ability to lead, delegate, and set goals and targets
  • Ability to lead and support complex negotiations
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Ability to foster and help create a collaborative working environment
  • Proven leadership skills
  • Understanding of Microsoft products and/or complementing products preferred
  • Competency in Analytical Problem Solving, Strong Communication, Customer/Partner Relationships, and Technology Expertise preferred
  • Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment
  • Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
  • Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds
  • Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
  • Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 03, 2026

Expiration:
May 04, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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