Control Center Operator Intern
Cypress Creek RenewablesDurham, North Carolina
Internship
Posted February 26, 2026
$25 - $25/hr
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Job Description
The internship involves monitoring and operating utility-scale solar power facilities, performing real-time performance analysis, troubleshooting, and coordinating with field technicians to ensure optimal plant performance and availability.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and control the real-time operation of utility-scale solar facilities.
- Respond to DAS alerts, SCADA alarms, and abnormal conditions by notifying appropriate personnel.
- Coordinate with field technicians, plant operators, utilities, and transmission operators regarding performance and schedules.
- Maintain facility availability and follow curtailment directives.
- Perform daily performance reporting and analyze data for underperforming systems.
- Assist with troubleshooting and routine dispatch of field technicians.
Requirements
- Complete initial operator training program designed to prepare candidates to independently perform remote monitoring and operation of solar facilities.
- Closely monitor the day-to-day operation of numerous 2MW to 100MW solar projects.
- Respond to DAS Alerts, SCADA Alarms, and abnormal facility conditions by alerting appropriate parties.
- Act as point of contact for field technicians, remote plant operators, utilities, and transmission operators regarding performance, control, and schedules for solar facilities.
- Responsible for maintaining availability levels at each solar facility as well as following curtailment directives.
- Perform daily reporting of solar facility performance.
- Conduct data analysis of underperforming systems.
- Aid field technicians with system troubleshooting and providing routine dispatch.
- Possess a BS in progress in a technical field of study, with engineering preferred.
- Have knowledge of power generation design or operations.
- Have knowledge of PV systems, including DC systems, AC medium voltage systems, and network communications and monitoring.
- Possess diagnostic capabilities to troubleshoot and correct problems found via DAS SCADA.
- Ability to read and understand electrical single-line and three-line diagrams.
- Proficiency with MS Office suite.
- Experience working with a CMMS platform, preferably for power generation facilities.
- Experience working with DAS and/or SCADA systems.
- Work is to be performed in an office environment.
- After initial training, work schedule will be 8-hour days Monday through Friday, with possible schedule variations (e.g., 8-4, 9-5, 10-6) with advanced notice.
- Possess a valid Driver's License.
- Ability to obtain unescorted access for NERC CIP facilities.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation of $25 per hour
Work schedule of 8-hour days, Monday to Friday, with potential variation (e.g., 8-4, 9-5, 10-6) with advanced notice
Work performed in an office environment
Initial training program to develop skills in monitoring and operating solar facilities
Opportunity to work with SCADA and DAS systems
Potential to work at the Durham, NC location
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