Site Lead Technician - Operations & Maintenance

Clean Energy Services•Leesburg, VA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Site Lead Technician is the dedicated on-site technician and primary point of contact for the site. The role performs preventive and corrective maintenance, responds first to alarms and abnormal conditions, and owns day-to-day site communications and documentation in coordination with the CES Remote Operations Center (ROC) and warranty management team. The technician works independently on site and writes and executes switching procedures. The position runs day-to-day site operations and maintenance for battery energy storage systems (BESS), power conversion systems (PCS), and balance-of-plant equipment. It includes preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and emergency response, safety and compliance activities, warranty issue documentation and claim support, spare-parts inventory management, reporting, and site-condition upkeep. The technician also coordinates contractors, vendors, site access, outages, and shutdowns. The candidate must reside within approximately one hour of Leesburg, Virginia, and be available for on-call and emergency-response rotation. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate. The work involves outdoor conditions in all weather, climbing, working at heights, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

Must reside within approximately one hour of Leesburg, Virginia, and be available for on-call and emergency-response rotation.
At least 3 years of hands-on experience in utility-scale electrical operations and maintenance.
Hands-on BESS experience and comfort working across battery, PCS, and balance-of-plant systems.
Strong substation operations background, including HV/MV switching, energization and de-energization, and clearance and switching-order procedures.
Demonstrated medium- and high-voltage switching experience at 34.5 kV class and above.
Ability to write switching procedures, not only execute them.
Strong background in LOTO and energized-work procedures.
Preventive-maintenance experience on substation and electrical equipment, including transformers, switchgear, MVT systems, breakers, protective relays, and cable terminations; experience with torque checks, thermal scans, and testing.
Clear, professional written and verbal communication and ability to document work accurately and on time.
Ability to work independently as the on-site point of contact, manage daily priorities with minimal supervision, and coordinate vendors and subcontractors.
Working knowledge of NFPA 70E and OSHA 10/30, and willingness to work on and around energized equipment under proper procedures.
Comfort reading single-line diagrams, schematics, torque and PM specifications, and OEM manuals.
Ability to support creation of O&M processes and procedures, contribute to day-to-day operations, and perform scheduled daily PM tasks efficiently.
Valid driver's license and ability to pass a background check and drug screen.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, work outdoors in all weather, climb, and work at heights as required.

Nice To Haves

Substation or utility O&M background in transmission and distribution, power generation, or heavy industrial settings.
Experience with Hitachi battery systems and EPC Power conversion systems.
Protective relay testing and calibration experience and NETA-type electrical testing experience.
Familiarity with PCS/inverters and SCADA/EMS platforms.
Medium-voltage switchgear, recloser, and transformer maintenance experience.
Infrared thermography experience or experience coordinating IR thermography and electrical-testing vendors.
Journeyman or master electrician license, or equivalent military electrical experience.
Prior experience as the sole or lead technician at a site.
Experience supporting utility-scale PV alongside storage.
Familiarity with NERC GO/GOP roles and reliability-compliance recordkeeping.
Comfort retrieving SCADA/EMS and breaker-settings trends and data logs for troubleshooting and reporting.
OEM and equipment-specific certifications; these are provided post-hire.

Responsibilities

Run day-to-day site operations and maintenance to keep assets available, compliant, and efficient.
Serve as the primary on-site contact and coordinate daily with the CES ROC, warranty management team, and Senior Field Management.
Own on-site communications, documentation, recordkeeping, status updates, work records, and reporting inputs.
Coordinate subcontractors and service vendors, confirming work is safe and on schedule.
Execute the maintenance schedule, provide scope and status for site visits, and coordinate approved site access and shutdowns.
Develop, review, and issue site switching procedures and clearance orders.
Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on BESS, PCS, and balance-of-plant equipment according to OEM requirements and CES procedures.
Perform battery module and rack inspections, BMS checks and calibration, thermal-management maintenance, and DC electrical inspections.
Perform PCS preventive maintenance, cooling-system maintenance, AC connection inspections, and filter replacement.
Maintain collector and medium-voltage equipment, including transformers, torque checks, and cable terminations; perform MPT inspections and DGA analysis.
Perform or coordinate annual infrared and thermographic scans of site components and connections.
Diagnose faults, isolate equipment, and provide first-response troubleshooting for BESS, PCS, and MV/HV equipment.
Perform OEM-certified low-level battery corrective maintenance and PCS corrective work.
Respond to ROC-dispatched alarms and service requests within established response-time targets.
Document root causes and corrective actions, coordinate OEM and vendor support, and convert unresolved faults into warranty items with supporting documentation.
Conduct daily tailboards, job hazard analyses, and LOTO on MV/HV and energized systems; follow applicable safety requirements and exercise stop-work authority when needed.
Support the site Emergency Response Plan and participate in site and ERP training.
Identify potential warranty issues, document them with relevant photos, readings, serial numbers, fault codes, and descriptions, and log them in work-order or warranty-tracking systems.
Notify and hand off warranty issues to the CES warranty management team; support OEM troubleshooting, parts and RMA coordination, return logistics, and evidence requests.
Track warranty claims through resolution and record outcomes in the system.
Manage on-site spare-parts inventory, including consumption, movement, replenishment, min/max levels, and condition monitoring.
Record work on the same day it is performed, including findings, corrective actions, parts used, and equipment status; provide updates to the ROC and leadership.
Prepare monthly reporting inputs on PM completion, corrective maintenance, spare-parts usage, health and safety, and equipment calibration and test results.
Provide accurate, timely data for owner and customer reporting and compliance, and maintain organized, audit-ready site records.
Coordinate outage notifications with the CES ROC, interconnecting utility, and applicable market participant or scheduler.
Maintain site condition, including drainage, access roads, fencing and gates, grounds, and control house; coordinate vegetation-management providers.
Support the creation of O&M processes and procedures and provide input on day-to-day operations.