BESS Maintenance Specialist- Solar

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Title: BESS Maintenance Specialist- Solar Company: Tampa Electric Company State and City: Florida- Mulberry Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days Storm Duty Requirements Tampa Electric and its sister companies serve a role in providing critical services to our community during an emergency. Team members are required to participate in the response/recovery activities related to emergencies/disasters to maintain service to our Tampa Electric customers. Team members are required to work in their normal job duties or other assigned activities. Proper compensation will be made in accordance with the company's rules and procedures. Responding to storms will be considered a condition of employment. Position Concept The Maintenance Specialist - Battery & Energy Storage System (BESS) is primarily focused on supporting the development, implementation and administration of an industry best‑practice approach to cost‑effectively achieving the highest level of performance from Tampa Electric’s commercial and utility‑scale BESS facilities and providing maintenance support for the other solar facilities. Responsibilities include supporting, tracking, leading effective inspection, monitoring, environmental compliance, and preventative maintenance programs. The role also maintains a reliability predictive modeling tool for these facilities. Duties and Responsibilities Lead responsibility for troubleshooting and making necessary repairs to commercial and utility‑scale BESS system equipment; perform and document all PM strategies; support all areas of BESS facilities, BESS fire detection and suppression systems, solar facilities, and collector station design/equipment specification review; conduct health, criticality, and risk assessments; inspection, monitoring, and testing strategies; performance; safety; environmental and maintenance requirements, including contractor support and documentation as set forth in the Contractor Safety Management Program (CSMP). Participate in BESS system startup and commissioning planning (scoped single‑line diagrams, develop check‑out database, conceptual system testing plans). Assist construction supervision with quality control – ensure the construction is performed as per the design and field changes meet or exceed TEC standards; ensure test procedures are followed and documented. Assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive data collection and predictive modeling tool for commercial & utility‑scale BESS facilities to optimize performance, safety, protection of equipment and O&M costs. Assist with tracking, analyzing, and reporting of reliability metrics for commercial & utility‑scale BESS facilities. Assist in the facilitation of system root‑cause analysis for commercial & utility‑scale BESS facilities and solar facilities; facilitate and track resulting action plans to maintain appropriate system performance. Perform other duties as assigned by the BESS Engineer or performance coach. Education Required: High School Diploma or equivalent. Commercial &/or Utility BESS training. Preferred: Associate’s degree in electrical engineering technology, electronics engineering technology, or related from an accredited university. Licenses / Certifications Preferred: Certification in BESS systems or equipment. Experience Required: Minimum of 5 years of work experience related to the duties & responsibilities of this position. Related experience consists of maintenance of commercial &/or utility‑scale BESS systems, electrical system technologies, and implementation. College degree may be considered in lieu of equivalent experience of 2 years with an Associate’s degree and 3 years with a Bachelor’s degree. Preferred: 5 years of related experience associated with utility‑scale BESS systems, electrical system technologies, and utility‑scale solar. Knowledge / Skills / Abilities Required: Sound understanding of commercial & utility‑scale BESS & solar power generation, medium‑voltage systems, transmission, distribution or substation principals, materials and applications; working knowledge of reliability centered maintenance practices, continuous improvement practices and power generation practices used in electric utilities; working knowledge of work management systems in power generation; ability to organize, lead and resolve technical and process problems; good project management skills, time management skills and communication skills. Preferred: Working knowledge with utility‑scale BESS systems, solar tracking systems and arrays; working knowledge with distributed controls systems; working knowledge using SharePoint and other web development/maintenance skills. Working Conditions Must be able to work indoors/outdoors, irregular hours, overtime, and possible holidays. Physical Demands / Requirements Must be able to work in dusty and hot environments. Must be able to ascend and descend from ladders and stairs. Walking (sometimes on uneven surfaces), bending and driving as needed. The successful applicant will be required to take and pass a baseline medical examination as part of the pre‑employment screening once an offer has been accepted. A pre‑employment drug screening, as well as a background check (including education, employment, criminal and motor vehicle) will also be conducted as part of the pre‑employment screening. Benefits Competitive Salary 401(k) savings plan with company matching Pension plan Paid time off Paid holiday time Medical, prescription drug, & dental coverage Tuition assistance program Employee assistance program Wellness programs On‑site fitness center Bonus plan Equal Opportunity / Non-Discrimination Statement TECO Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Pay Transparency / Non-Discrimination Statement The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60‑1.35(c) ADA Policy It is the policy of TECO Energy to provide reasonable accommodation for all qualified disabled individuals who are employees and applicants for employment, unless it would cause undue hardship. The corporation will adhere to applicable federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines, including, but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1970. Application Accommodations Applicants may request reasonable accommodation in the application process five business days prior to the time accommodation is needed. #J-18808-Ljbffr