Engineering Operator (Renewable Control Center)
About The Position
NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us! Position will execute all critical Renewable Operations Control Center processes, including, but not limited to, plant Start-Up/Shutdown (Curtailment), Daily Work Management (troubleshooting and outage restoration), and Energy Market Communications. This position will have a strong emphasis on Solar and Energy Storage System experience, including, but not limited to, remote inverter restoration, troubleshooting and diagnostics using SCADA and CEWIS Proficient in MS Office Suite; exposure to statistical tools and techniques. The ROCC Operator position is a critical role within NextEra Energy Resources' Remote Operations Control Center (ROCC) that centrally monitors and operates the company's extensive 54GW renewable energy portfolio. Operators are resposible for representing NEE to our diverse set of customers with real-time coordination for changing operating instructions and market conditions, while maintinaing compliance with NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO and contractual requirement,s and responding to off-normal grid and generation events. Operators also coordinate internally with cross-functional teams for safe, reliable operation of our existing assets, and new site onboarding and monitoring through contruction. These duties include response to compliance and operational alarms, coordination and communication for safety, environmental, and reliability events, coordination for maintenance and testing, generation event troubleshooting and restoration, coordination of high-voltage clearances, and substation fault troubleshooting and resets.
Requirements
- High School Grad / GED
- Associate’s or Equivalent Experience
- Experience: 2+ years
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s - Engineering
Responsibilities
- Ensures renewable generation assets operate in accordance with safety and compliance requirements
- Maximizes availability, reliability, and revenue through alarm monitoring and response
- Coordinates market participation with internal and external schedulers, marketers, transmission operators, and balancing authorities
- Responds to, troubleshoot, and recover from off-normal events related to substation protection and operation
- Manages initial emergency response for safety, cyber, and environmental events
- Plans outages and executes high voltage switching orders to support equipment maintenance
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
