Operational Specialist

Title: Operations Specialist

Location: 13995 Pasteur Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

Duration: 6+ Months

Rate: $83/hr on W2

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute day to day VPP operations across deployed battery and HVAC integrated assets.

• Validate asset onboarding, activation, and readiness for participation in utility and grid services programs.

• Monitor real time system dashboards, telemetry, battery health, and HVAC coordination to ensure proper operation.

• Execute dispatch instructions in response to utility, ISO, or aggregator signals (e.g., OpenADR, API based events).

• Submit and manage demand response and grid services nominations in accordance with program schedules and requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, or a related technical field and 5+ years of relevant experience.

or

• Advanced degree in a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience.

• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), demand response programs, or distributed energy resources (DER).

• Familiarity with HVAC systems, battery storage, or energy management platforms.

• Experience working with utility programs, grid operations, telemetry, or settlement processes.

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in dynamic operational environments.

• Ability to work effectively in cross functional teams and follow clearly defined operational governance models.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.