Director of Solar Operations

🔥 1 minute ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

⚙️ Operations

👻 Ghost score 12%

What it means: how likely this posting is sitting open without active hiring.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

Onward Energy

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

201 - 500 employees

⚡ Energy

Energy

Onward Energy is a U. S. -based energy company that develops, owns and operates a portfolio of power generation projects—including wind, solar and natural gas—across 21 states (55 projects). The company positions itself to help the U. S. energy market transition to lower-carbon generation while emphasizing community engagement, corporate citizenship, scholarships and local donations. Onward highlights experienced leadership and a platform aimed at delivering reliable, lower-carbon energy solutions to customers and stakeholders.

📋 Description

• Lead the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective operation of Onward Energy's solar fleet totaling over 1,800 MWdc across 36 facilities • Provide leadership for a team of approximately 45 employees • Achieve fleet safety, availability, reliability, production, maintenance, and financial objectives • Champion fleet-wide safety performance, incident prevention, corrective action programs, and continuous improvement initiatives • Maintain accountability for operational performance, contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and budget performance • Establish fleet performance objectives and drive initiatives that improve asset reliability and operational results • Lead operational readiness, emergency response, and business continuity activities • Lead, coach, and develop geographically dispersed managers, supervisors, and technicians • Build a high-performing organization through talent development, succession planning, workforce planning, and performance management • Drive fleet-wide reliability and performance improvement through data analysis, root cause analysis, standardization, and best-practice sharing • Support new technologies, predictive maintenance strategies, and operational excellence programs • Develop and manage fleet operating and maintenance budgets • Drive cost optimization while maintaining safety, reliability, and compliance standards • Evaluate and recommend capital investments, major maintenance activities, life-cycle replacements, and strategic improvement projects • Support business planning and provide operational input for long-term asset strategies • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to maximize asset value • Provide fleet performance reporting, strategic recommendations, and operational updates to executive leadership • Support acquisitions, integrations, new asset onboarding, and other strategic initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related discipline required; equivalent experience may substitute for degree requirements • MBA or advanced degree preferred • 10+ years of power generation operations experience, including significant utility-scale solar experience • 7+ years of progressive leadership experience managing multi-site operations and teams • At least 5 years leading an organization through subordinate managers across a broad geography • Demonstrated success building strong safety cultures and developing high-performing organizations • Strong knowledge of solar operations, maintenance, reliability, budgeting, compliance, and contractor management • Proven ability to drive operational performance improvements through data-driven decision making and continuous improvement • Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills • Strong business acumen with the ability to balance operational priorities and financial objectives • Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint • Must be able to accomplish physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation • Ability to stand, walk, talk, hear, and close and distance vision capability • Ability to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch • Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds • Valid U.S. driver's license with acceptable MVR history • Ability to travel regularly, up to 45% • Full-time authorization to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship

🏖️ Benefits

• Market competitive compensation • Health insurance • Life insurance • Retirement savings benefits • Reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process