Sr. Engineer/ AM- Solar O&M

About Company

Founded in 2011, ReNew, is one of the largest renewable energy companies globally, with a leadership position in India. Listed on Nasdaq under the ticker RNW, ReNew develops, builds, owns, and operates utility-scale wind energy projects, utility-scale solar energy projects, utility-scale firm power projects, and distributed solar energy projects. In addition to being a major independent power producer in India, ReNew is evolving to become an end-to-end decarbonization partner providing solutions in a just and inclusive manner in the areas of clean energy, green hydrogen, value-added energy offerings through digitalisation, storage, and carbon markets that increasingly are integral to addressing climate change. With a total capacity of more than 13.4 GW (including projects in pipeline), ReNew's solar and wind energy projects are spread across 150+ sites, with a presence spanning 18 states in India, contributing to 1.9 % of India's power capacity. Consequently, this has helped to avoid 0.5% of India's total carbon emissions and 1.1% India's total power sector emissions. In the over 10 years of its operation, ReNew has generated almost 1.3 lakh jobs, directly and indirectly. ReNew has achieved market leadership in the Indian renewable energy industry against the backdrop of the Government of India's policies to promote growth of this sector. ReNew's current group of stockholders contains several marquee investors including CPP Investments, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Goldman Sachs, GEF SACEF and JERA. Its mission is to play a pivotal role in meeting India's growing energy needs in an efficient, sustainable, and socially responsible manner. ReNew stands committed to providing clean, safe, affordable, and sustainable energy for all and has been at the forefront of leading climate action in India.

Job Description

The job holder would ensure that the Plant is Operated at Optimum Efficiency by monitoring & managing the plant operation with respect to the following:

• Process- Ensuring Statutory Compliances
• Material- Ensuring availability of spares to reduce the downtime
• Equipment- Asset management & ensuring preventive maintenance as per schedule
• Manpower- People management of onsite subordinates

Competencies Required

• Operational expertise especially in the Solar Power Projects (technically sound)
• Conversant with multitasking jobs to be able to manage at the same time.
• Good Leadership and communication skills
• Personality Traits – Analytical, intuitive, alert, people oriented, decision making
• Computer literacy – Proficient

Qualifications and Experience Required

BE(Electrical) with experience of 3-8 years in O&M and out of that 4 Years in solar

Key Responsibilities-

• Supervising and verifying preventive maintenance as per schedule for solar power plant equipments e.g. Modules, Inverters.
• Checking inverters and Strings for faults and related. Rectifications, checking and rectification of defective strings and modules.
• Supervising any breakdown maintenance.
• Coordinating with OEMs for spares, AMC, warranty and service requests.
• Contract Management.
• Upkeep of SCADA and WMS.
• Monitoring of SCADA and WMS parameters and point out faults to maintenance technicians.
• Verification of module cleaning as per schedule.
• JMR
• Ensuring Project Handover and takeover as per scope, protocols and procedures.
• Maintaining list of plant related issues and taking up with engineering, contracts, accounts, environment etc.
• Liasioning with local communities, Contactors, Suppliers.
• Management of spares/ Manpower/Budget
• Energy auditing & reduction of Power Loss through audit and review.
• Holding operational meetings with plant and HO
• Analytics of various plant performance parameters with respect to Plant design (PV syst).
• Carrying out analysis on case-to-case basis as required to examine performance efficiency/shortfall if any.
• Overall data management and MIS reporting for all operational plants.
• Ensuring all compliances as per organization quality policy for ISO /EHS implementation.
• Continuous process improvement & ensuring use of industry best practices