Regional Manager - Solar Photovoltaic

120,000 + superannuation + company vehicle

Regional Manager - Solar (Photovoltaic) for NSW region (experienced Electrician with a progressive career)

The ENcome group is an independent service provider for the operation of photovoltaic power plants with a clear focus on Operation and Maintenance (O&M), Technical Asset Management (TAM), as well as Engineering & Advisory services. Since its introduction to the Australian market in 2017, ENcome has expanded its operational base to include 600MWp of O&M capacity with sites in Queensland and New South Wales. With a professional team of highly qualified employees, supported by an Australian-based Control Room, ENcome ensures the maximum yield for each PV power plant.

Due to strong growth, we are seeking experienced, flexible and highly motivated individuals to lead & support our ENcome AU - NSW site teams as the Regional Manager for NSW. The position is primarily based at Dubbo, Central NSW with regular site visits to other ENcome solar farms in the NSW region (Nevertire, Narromine, Parkes, and Griffith).

Key Responsibilities:

Site Management:

• Supervising and overseeing multiple solar farms, ensuring that the client's specifications and requirements are met, reviewing progress and liaising closely with Solar Asset Manager, projects and technical services.
• Liaising with the client, other professionals, visitors, and members of the public.
• Involved with hiring team members.
• Coordinating and supervising team members.
• Maintaining plant, spares, equipment and vehicles.
• Involved in selecting tools and materials.
• Making safety inspections and ensuring site safety.
• Checking and preparing site reports, designs and drawings.
• Maintaining quality control procedures.
• Monitoring alarms and performance of the plant and equipment.
• Finding ways to prevent problems and to solve any that crop up.
• Assessing and minimizing risk.
• Writing reports and keeping on top of paperwork.
• Involved in negotiating supply and subcontractor contracts as well as securing permits and licenses.
• Involved in controlling local budgets and costs for the solar farms.
• Resource management of assigned equipment, plant and people within assigned solar farms including but not limited to leave approvals.
• Management of on-site subcontractors and visitors.

Inductions:

• On-site WHS documentation including printing and filing of SWMS, licenses, etc.

Maintenance, Repair and Retrofitting:

Take part in planning of and commit to annual maintenance schedule. Coordinate and deliver annual maintenance within acceptable timeframes. Respond to faults within guidelines.

Plan and support additional project and site rectification work.

Typical tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Execute works in accordance with preventive maintenance program.
• Works on-site are usually scheduled in close consultation with the Solar Asset Manager and include but are not limited to:
• Replacement of key components, such as PV modules, tracker motors & inverters.
• Cleaning of modules, inverters or associated electrical components.
• Servicing of datalogger and communication equipment.
• Civil works and ground maintenance (where required).
• Promptly identify, locate, and respond to all fault situations.
• Execution of project works (which may be with assistance / supervision of Subcontractor).
• Continuous and timely documentation of all site works with agreed systems, templates or reporting structure.
• Carry out Due Diligence site and paperwork inspections.

Documentation:

• WHS - Induction, Prestart, Take5, SOP's, SWMS's.
• Daily time tracking of each working hour allocated to sites or projects (by using time tracking system) including the supervision of such entries of your direct reports.
• Full documentation of all work performed in the ENcome CMMS system including the supervision of such entries of your direct reports.

Additional Work:

• Basic understanding of which services are included in ENcome's service contract for the allocated site(s) and identify continuously where works are not included in the scope.
• Proactive identification of potentially necessary and appropriate additional works or retrofitting for the PV installation.

Interface Function / Direct Reporting Lines:

• Continuous reporting to Solar Asset Manager.
• Supervise team members, Field Technicians or Trade Assistants of the assigned solar farms.
• Including training in tools used by ENcome (e. g. CMMS, Accounting, etc. ).
• Supervise, liaise and support technical services (such as vegetation management) for delivery of additional services for the solar farms.
• Development and maintain good team dynamics.
• Implementation of Performance Management measures where necessary using tools provided by ENcome Australia Management for direct reporting lines.

Integrated Management System (IMS):

• Abide by the WHS, Environment, and Quality processes established by ENcome Australia Management.
• Help develop and review local IMS procedures.
• Induct workers and visitors to site, maintaining documentation.
• Conduct and file Daily Pre-Start meetings documentation.
• Reporting and investigating incidents and near misses.
• Ensure team members familiar with and following IMS procedures.

Training:

• Keeps an updated level of knowledge in their area of expertise by ongoing trainings.

About You:

• Demonstrate strong organisation skills with excellent problem solving and effective communication skills.
• Be reliable, organised and team focused with a tenacious, can-do approach.
• Desire to achieve ownership of customer relations, site conditions and performance and exceed expectations.
• Professional communication skills both verbal and written.
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail.
• Well-developed organisation skills.

Skills:

• Excellent photovoltaic knowledge, particularly in construction, commissioning and maintenance of solar power plants.
• Ability to plan and coordinate work and resources.
• Ability to respond to and diagnose plant issues / faults.
• Using software to manage and record site and project work.
• Use SCADA to review alarms and performance of plant.
• Ability to work with and manage site technicians, contractors and trades assistants.
• Microsoft software - Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Ability to make use of IT equipment (software and hardware) to connect to solar farm components.
• Ability to use software tools and methodologies to analyse plant performance to support root cause analysis.

Experience / Qualifications:

• 10 years' experience as an industrial electrician working on Low Voltage (LV) systems.
• Experience in a Regional, State or National multi-site role. Preferable in an industrial, and or Operatio.