Director, Electrical BOP

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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TerraForm Power

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2014

⚡ Energy

🤝 B2B

Energy • B2B

TerraForm Power is a leading renewable energy owner and operator that develops, owns, and operates utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage assets across North America. The company manages roughly 2,200 MW of generating capacity, produces and sells renewable energy certificates (RECs), and provides wholesale and retail renewable energy solutions to public and private customers while emphasizing operational excellence, long-term contracted cash flows, and emissions reductions.

📋 Description

• Lead EBOP operations and maintenance for substations, switchyards, collector systems, transformers, breakers, relays, protection systems, grounding, controls, communications, and SCADA interfaces • Manage contractor-led inspections, troubleshooting, corrective maintenance, emergency repairs, equipment replacements, and restoration activities • Own repair execution from issue identification through scope development, contractor mobilization, outage coordination, field oversight, documentation, closeout, and lessons learned • Ensure compliance with applicable NERC requirements, including PRC-005 maintenance and testing obligations • Develop and monitor maintenance schedules, testing intervals, evidence packages, corrective action tracking, and audit-ready documentation • Partner with compliance, operations, engineering, asset management, and field leadership to resolve compliance gaps and improve maintenance controls • Establish and lead field technician training programs covering safety, switching awareness, inspections, maintenance standards, troubleshooting, documentation, and compliance-sensitive practices • Manage switchyard and substation inventory, critical spares, long-lead components, test equipment, consumables, tools, and replacement parts • Develop sparing strategies for relays, breakers, control components, batteries, communication devices, disconnect switches, instrument transformers, and other EBOP assets • Coordinate outage planning and switching support with operations, utilities, transmission operators, site teams, contractors, and internal stakeholders • Review field reports, inspection findings, test results, failure trends, and maintenance history to identify recurring issues and corrective actions • Support root cause analysis, incident investigations, equipment failure reviews, and reliability improvement initiatives • Develop standard work practices, repair procedures, contractor scopes, inspection checklists, maintenance templates, and quality expectations • Manage contractor safety compliance, work quality, schedule adherence, cost control, documentation, and post-work closeout • Provide leadership during forced outages, equipment failures, storm events, system alarms, and urgent operational events

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, Construction Management, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline; equivalent field experience may be considered • 10–15 years of progressive experience in renewable energy operations, substation maintenance, high-voltage electrical maintenance, power generation, utility operations, transmission, or industrial electrical systems • Experience leading maintenance, repair, contractor management, or field execution programs for substations, switchyards, collector systems, or renewable generation facilities • Working knowledge of NERC reliability requirements, including PRC-005 maintenance and evidence expectations • Strong understanding of high-voltage and medium-voltage equipment, transformers, circuit breakers, disconnect switches, relays, batteries, protection systems, controls, SCADA, metering, communications, and grounding systems • Experience managing contractors, outage work, maintenance schedules, spare parts, inspection programs, corrective actions, and field documentation • Ability to build training programs, standardize field procedures, and improve technician capability across geographically dispersed renewable sites • Strong leadership, communication, planning, and decision-making skills • Preferred: professional certification, electrical license, NERC compliance experience, or formal substation maintenance training • Preferred: leadership experience in renewable energy owner/operator environments, independent power producers, utilities, EPC firms, or operations and maintenance service providers • Preferred: experience with computerized maintenance management systems, asset management platforms, inventory tracking tools, compliance evidence systems, and outage management processes • Preferred: hands-on familiarity with substation testing, relay maintenance, battery maintenance, breaker maintenance, infrared inspections, oil testing, grounding inspections, and equipment condition monitoring • Preferred: experience developing maintenance programs, training matrices, technician qualification standards, contractor scorecards, and audit preparation materials • Preferred: familiarity with ISO/RTO coordination, utility switching protocols, clearance procedures, lockout/tagout, energized work practices, and operational risk management • Preferred: experience managing critical spares, warranty claims, repair budgets, service agreements, and long-lead equipment procurement • Ability to support outage planning, emergency repairs, field investigations, commissioning support, and urgent operational events • Ability to work in active construction sites, operating generation facilities, high-voltage environments, outdoor conditions, and safety-sensitive work areas

🏖️ Benefits

• Full-time, permanent employment • Exempt, salaried position • Remote work arrangement • Regular travel to renewable energy sites, substations, switchyards, contractor locations, and equipment suppliers may be required