Control Center Operator - Level 2

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

The Control Center Operator – Level 2 will independently manage routine and moderately complex OCC work from recognition through closure. The Level II Operator applies procedures, tools, facts, and judgment to common operational variation; maintains workflow continuity; coordinates across teams; and serves as a technical resource and routine-work support for Level I Operators.

This role is based full-time in our office in San Diego, CA. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Perform all Level I responsibilities consistently and independently for assigned qualifications and focus roles.
• Own standard events, investigations, planned work, directives, alarms, requests, and coordination activities through completion, transfer, or documented escalation.
• Distinguish and communicate ownership of conditions and events among teams.
• Apply procedures to conditions, adapt to common variations, and use evidence from Fleetview, HMI/SCADA, OpLog, CMMS, Site Details, communications, and other approved resources to progress work.
• Execute and validate generator, POI, inverter, tracker, outage, switching-support, and directive actions in accordance with approved controls and communication requirements.
• Prioritize multiple routine or moderately complex items while protecting safety, compliance, contractual obligations, external commitments, and continuity.
• Coordinate with technicians, utilities, clients, project teams, SCADA, IT, HV, Compliance, and other support groups.
• Maintain OpLog workflows, track event progression, and coordinate with supporting roles when actions or documentation remain outstanding.
• Support Level I Operators during routine work, explain how tools and procedures connect, model documentation and communication standards, and serve as an accessible technical resource.
• Identify recurring information, procedure, training, alarm, tool, or ownership gaps and route feedback to the Supervisor, T&P, RC, or other responsible group.
• Support planned work, new-site activities, testing, and periods of elevated volume as qualified.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of switching procedures and the safety aspects associated with substation device operations.
• Understand how site conditions and operational actions affect generator performance and relevant operational metrics.
• Collaborate with internal and external IT and SCADA teams to investigate and support resolution of connectivity or plant-control application issues.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of applicable NERC requirements, Interconnection Agreements, Power Purchase Agreements, and other requirements relevant to assigned OCC responsibilities.
• Maintain flexibility in shift assignments due to 24/7 operations

Objectives or Goals to Measure Performance:

• Consistent safety, compliance, policy, and procedure adherence while independently executing assigned responsibilities.
• Independent ownership and timely progression of standard work from recognition through closure.
• Accurate prioritization, response validation, issue narratives, documentation, and handoffs.
• Effective coordination across internal and external parties without loss of ownership or continuity.
• Consistent application of technical and operational knowledge to independently manage common variations and recognize when escalation is appropriate.
• Quality and usefulness of routine support provided to Level I Operators.
• Contribution to safer, clearer, and more efficient OCC workflows, tools, and team practices.      

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1-3 years of relevant control center, renewable energy, utility, or comparable operational experience, or demonstrated equivalent capability.
• Demonstrated successful performance of Level I responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of utility-scale renewable operations, medium- and high-voltage concepts, SCADA/control behavior, networking/telemetry, compliance concepts, and operational documentation as applicable to assigned work.
• Ability to analyze conditions, prioritize independently, troubleshoot in real time, and communicate complex technical information clearly.
• Strong organizational, customer service, interpersonal, and computer skills.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer  

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

Benefits:

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

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