Operations Specialist I
Clearway EnergyScottsdale, Arizona
Full Time
Posted December 8, 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 location, generation type, regulations, and contractual requirements.
- Coordinate and implement remedial actions to maximize equipment availability and revenue.
- Interpret and execute activities related to asset contracts, capacity scheduling, and telemetry issues.
- Operate multiple power plants in compliance with regulatory and safety standards.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external entities for plant status verification, downtime reporting, and operational instructions.
- Support commissioning of projects through test energy scheduling and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
- Experience in SCADA systems, renewables technician roles, or other electrical experience sufficient to support real-time monitoring and operational activities.
- Ability to proactively monitor and analyze real-time activities, performance, and operational status of energy assets to determine root cause and maintain data integrity for operational events.
- Ability to understand and proactively identify abnormal operating and alarm conditions during shifts 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.
- Experience interpreting and executing activities associated with asset contracts such as PPAs, LGIAs, and O M agreements, including capacity scheduling reporting, telemetry issues, or remote-control capability impacts.
- Ability to operate multiple power plants in accordance with regulatory operating requirements, including CPUC, WECC, and Prudent Utility Practices.
- Experience coordinating with field operations teams, including Site Managers, Supervisors, and technicians, for plant status verifications, downtime reporting, and safe remote equipment actions.
- Experience coordinating with external entities such as Scheduling Coordinators, Transmission Operators, and Reliability Entities for status notifications or Operating Instructions.
- Support for commissioning projects by coordinating test energy scheduling and power plant operations activities, ensuring safety, regulatory, environmental, and operating compliance.
- Ability to coordinate multiple activities while ensuring safety, quality, and schedule adherence.
- A minimum of two years of experience in Operations or a Solar and Wind Field Technician Role.
- Competent technical knowledge of plant and system processes and experience in operating electrical and SCADA systems.
- Ability to take direction, identify problems, develop solutions, and conduct analysis independently and collaboratively.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to work in difficult customer situations.
- Ability to work in a high-stress environment where decisions directly impact personnel safety and equipment reliability.
- Availability to work rotating shifts of 12.5 hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Availability for 24-hour on-call duty to meet customer requirements.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of $64,000 to $88,000 USD
Full-time, on-site position with rotating 12.5-hour shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays
Annual cash bonus based on personal and company performance
Comprehensive benefits package including generous PTO, medical, dental, and vision care
HSAs with company contributions
Health FSAs and 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
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