Job Description
Responsibilities
- The Q & M Manager is responsible for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of all PV systems in our portfolio
- He / she must ensure the systems under care are performing to a high standard, and all faults are quickly and effectively rectified. The O&M Manager contributes to related fields, including customer care, communications design, and contractual matters
- He/she should also actively identify improvements or advances in technology to continuously improve the O&M scope.
The O & M Manager will lead the O & M team to:
- Plan and schedule all Q&M site visits (these may be reactive to customer queries or ongoing annual contracts).
- Manage a team of Q&M Engineers.
- Ensure ongoing monitoring of performance of systems under ongoing Q&M contracts on a weekly and monthly basis.
- Produce written monthly / quarterly / annual performance reports for PV systems under ongoing Q&M contracts.
- Produce written reports from fault finding site visits on current status, and future work required.
- Oversee purchasing of materials for Q&M works.
- Work with Q&M Engineers to produce quotations for new Q&M work.
- Work with Business Development Managers to secure Q&M contracts on retrofit projects.
- Responsible for control of all warranty claims. Essential requirements
To be successful in this role, you'll ideally need to:
- Maintain all PV systems installed by the company or under Q&M contract
- Monitor solar PV systems and respond to faults and breakdowns
- Develop/improve Q&M processes and tools according to ISO 9001 standards.
- Evaluate and procure remote monitoring and sensing solutions for solar PV systems
- Process and analyse field data to evaluate performance of solar PV systems
- Develop or identify predictive monitoring for photovoltaic systems by processing real-time data and identifying patterns that predict an imminent failure
- Perform PV system commissioning and testing as necessary
- Work with the PV installation team as necessary
Requirements
We are looking for candidates who:
- Has a good Degree in electrical or combined engineering or similar.
- Is well organised, with good analytical skills
- Seizes the initiative to solve problems
- Is good at interpersonal relations
- Can inspire his or her team to excel
- Has electrical engineering background.
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