Operations Specialist I
Clearway EnergyScottsdale, Arizona
Full Time
Posted October 21, 2025
$64k - $88k
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Job Description
The Operations Specialist I supports the real-time monitoring, performance analysis, and operational management of renewable energy assets such as wind, solar, and battery storage, ensuring safety, reliability, and environmental standards while coordinating with internal teams and external entities to optimize asset performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze real-time activities, performance, and operational status of energy assets
- Identify and respond to abnormal operating and alarm conditions
- Manage power plant operations considering regional and contractual requirements
- Coordinate remedial actions to maximize equipment availability and revenue
- Interpret and execute activities related to asset contracts and telemetry issues
- Operate multiple power plants in compliance with regulatory and safety standards
- Coordinate with internal teams and external entities for plant status and operational instructions
- Support commissioning of projects by scheduling tests and ensuring regulatory and safety compliance
Requirements
- Proactively monitor and analyze real-time activities, performance, and operational status of Clearway Energy Utility Operating Assets to determine root cause and maintain utmost data integrity for operational events.
- Understand and proactively identify abnormal operating and alarm conditions that arise during the shift and react accordingly.
- Ability to manage power plant operations, considering different requirements for each plant based on location, generation type, interconnect requirements, regional regulations, and customer contractual requirements in a high-stress and time-sensitive environment.
- Operate multiple power plants in accordance with regulatory operating requirements, including CPUC, WECC, and Prudent Utility Practices.
- Coordinate, document, and implement all necessary remedial actions to maximize the availability of the equipment and production revenue according to pricing, resources, forecasts, and maintenance procedures.
- Interpret and execute activities associated with asset contracts such as PPAs, LGIAs, and O M agreements, including capacity scheduling reporting, telemetry issues, or remote-control capability impacts.
- Support the commissioning of projects by coordinating test energy scheduling and power plant operations activities, ensuring safety, regulatory, environmental, and operating compliance.
- Coordinate with Field Operations teams, including Site Managers, Supervisors, and technicians, in daily activities for plant status verifications, downtime reporting, and safe actions of remote equipment.
- Coordinate with external entities such as Scheduling Coordinators, Transmission Operators, and Reliability Entities for the performance of status notifications or Operating Instructions.
- Support all day-to-day real-time Reporting, Performance, and Monitoring Center RPMC activities, acting as the on-shift Operations Specialist for all assets under the CEG 6 GW portfolio, including Wind, Solar, and Battery Storage.
- Possess SCADA experience, renewables technician experience, or other electrical experience.
- Work rotating shifts of 12.5 hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and be available for 24-hour on-call duty to meet customer requirements.
- Possess at least two years of experience in Operations or a Solar and Wind Field Technician Role.
- Demonstrate competent technical knowledge of plant and system processes and experience in operating electrical and SCADA systems.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of $64,000 to $88,000 USD depending on location, skills, experience, and education
Eligible to earn an annual cash bonus based on personal and company performance
Work schedule of 12.5-hour rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays
Full-time, on-site position at Scottsdale, Arizona operations center
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision care
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) with company contributions
Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Dependent daycare FSAs
Commuter benefits
Relocation assistance
401(k) plan with employer match
Life and accident insurances
Fertility programs
Adoption assistance
Generous parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Benefits for employees in same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
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