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Job Description
Engineer / Analyst – Renewable Asset Management
Job Summary
This position oversees the financial, operational, and strategic performance of renewable energy assets (primarily Solar and Wind) for Southern Power Company. Primary responsibilities include:
Financial Management
- Tracking and analyzing revenue, expenses, and overall asset profitability.
- Maintaining awareness of budgets, forecasts, and financial reports for the assets.
- Identifying and implementing opportunities for cost savings or revenue optimization.
Asset Optimization & Lifecycle Management
- Maximizing the value and efficiency of renewable assets over their lifecycle.
- Maintaining awareness of plans for upgrades, repowering, or end-of-life decommissioning.
- Supporting due diligence of asset acquisitions and new development projects.
Operational Oversight
- Monitoring the performance of renewable energy assets
- Coordinating with O&M teams to ensure high availability and performance
Contract Management & Compliance
- Supporting O&M contract development of renewable facilities targeted for acquisition or development by SPC
- Ensuring compliance with O&M Agreements
- Ensuring that all compliance and regulatory requirements are met
- Understanding plant operation details and handling communication of updates and resolutions to management, internal and external customers, and peer groups
Performance Analysis & Reporting
- Collaborating with performance engineering to utilize operational data to identify and pursue efficiency improvements
- Using data analytics tools to assess key performance indicators (KPIs) such as production variance and availability.
- Producing regular performance reports for stakeholders.
- Benchmarking performance against industry standards or contractual expectations.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborating with plant teams, various external and internal stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Partners, Generation Support, Commercial Optimization and Trading, Transmission, Regulatory & Market Compliance, Origination & Acquisitions, Accounting, Project Siting, Development and EPC, Project Analysis and Market Assessment, and Compliance and External Affairs) to ensure optimal asset performance and alignment with organizational goals.
- Participating in periodic face-to-face meetings and status calls various teams
- Developing status reports and presentations for management updates
- Coordinating site visits to renewable facilities.
Industry Engagement
- Attending conferences to develop and leverage relationships with industry peers and OEMs to keep a pulse on the market
Job Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology preferred
Experience
Job experience in the following areas is required:
- Minimum of 3 years of power plant operations, project engineering, financial modeling, or asset management, preferably in renewables
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Contract management experience
- Management of multiple medium to large-scale projects, ensuring successful execution from planning through completion
Job experience in the following areas is strongly preferred:
- Experience managing capital and O&M budgets
- Ability to interpret operational data – PI or OIS experience a plus
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (P&ID drawings, single lines, etc.)
- Ability to develop and communicate Key Performance Indicators to internal and external stakeholders
- Experience with regulatory filings and compliance in the energy sector
Other relevant experience includes:
- Power plant design and construction
- Generation development
- Utility system planning
Behavioral Attributes
- Must demonstrate Our Values: Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, and Superior Performance
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities required
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills are required
- Must demonstrate an intellectual curiosity and a desire for continuous improvement
- Must demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment
- Must demonstrate the ability to build and maintain professional working relationships with internal and external customers
- Must demonstrate strong written and presentation skills, as well as a commitment to accuracy and attention to detail
- Effectively interpret data to drive informed decision-making and communicate project outcomes with internal and external stakeholders
- Resourceful and self-starter with the ability to identify, prioritize, and organize work while managing multiple projects and meeting strict deadlines
- Must demonstrate assertiveness and the ability to influence others tactfully
The primary location for this position is in Birmingham, AL; however, the successful candidate can also work out of any of our Renewables Facilities listed below:
Alabama:
- The Energy Center – Birmingham, AL
California:
- Desert Stateline Solar Facility - Nipton, CA
- Tranquillity Solar Facility - Cantua Creek, CA
- Garland Solar Facility - Rosamond, CA 93560
- Henrietta Solar Project - Lemoore, CA
Georgia:
- Decatur Solar - Bainbridge, GA
- Taylor Solar - Butler, GA
Kansas:
- Reading Wind Facility - Reading, KS
Nevada:
- Apex Solar - Las Vegas, NV
- Spectrum Solar - Las Vegas, NV
- Boulder Solar 1 Facility - Boulder City, NV
North Carolina:
- Rutherford Solar - Forest City, NC
Oklahoma:
- Kay Wind - Newkirk, OK
- Grant Wind - Medford, OK
- Wildhorse Mountain Wind - Clayton, OK
- Glass Sands Wind Facility - Sulphur, OK
Texas:
- Wake Wind Energy Center - Floydada, TX
- Bethel Wind Farm - Dimmitt, TX
- Millers Branch Solar Facility - Haskell, TX
- Lamesa Solar Facility - Lamesa, TX
- Roserock Solar Facility - Fort Stockton, TX
- Salt Fork Wind Facility - Groom, TX
- Tyler Bluff Wind - Muenster, TX
- Cactus Flats Wind Project - Eden, TX
Washington:
- Skookumchuck Wind - Rainier, WA 98576
Overnight travel is required to renewable facilities located in various parts of the United States including, but not limited to, Georgia, West Virginia, Texas, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Maine, Washington, California, New Mexico, and Kansas.
For California based applicants only: Pursuant to California law, the reasonable wage expectation for this position is $76,765- $145,934.
About Us
Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider meeting the electricity needs of municipalities, electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, and other energy customers. Southern Power and its subsidiaries own 55 facilities operating or under construction in 14 states with more than 12,500 MW of generating capacity in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, and Washington.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com.
Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf. Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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