Senior Performance Specialist

About the role

The Solar Senior Performance Specialist leads the Operational Efficiency Process for Solar Technology, aiming to identify actions that improve plant performance. The role also coordinates the work of performance specialists within an assigned region.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the execution of the weekly operational efficiency process for a group of solar assets.
• Ensure compliance with global deadlines for closing monthly performance results, verifying that data gathering and lost production classification are completed for all plants in the assigned region.
• Oversee the outage management process performed by site managers, maintaining KPIs related to classified events and feedback from them.
• Provide data management and analysis related to generation, lost production, availability, events, and outages.
• Communicate periodically with site managers and instrument & control technicians to review and provide feedback on plant performance.
• Identify relevant technical issues and engage Technical Services to address them.
• Define, implement, and monitor, in cooperation with Execution and Technical Services, action plans and improvement projects aimed at increasing efficiency.
• Monitor available dashboards and BI tools periodically to identify underperformance issues and main drivers of lost production.
• Monitor and address data quality issues, liaising with the Global Digital Solutions team.
• Monitor correct functioning of weather sensors, ensuring accuracy of measurements.
• Review and ensure accuracy of Availability and Lost Production KPIs calculated in SAS and reported in the Business cube, identifying main drivers of lost production/revenue and providing explanations to top management.
• Provide relevant information about plant performance for Business Reviews and other presentations as required.
• Propose and develop dashboards and logics meaningful for performance analysis.
• Provide alarms and failure analysis as required.
• Provide contractor performance results as stipulated in Service Level Agreements.
• Identify and communicate to the Insurance unit potential insurance claims to be opened.
• Provide lost energy numbers for business needs such as insurance claims or liquidated damages.
• Provide relevant performance information for reporting commitments to different stakeholders (investors, offtakers), liaising with the Industrial Control unit.
• Support adoption of digital tools, providing data and feedback during implementation, and ensuring main stakeholders from the solar team are properly trained.
• Ensure new plants coming online are integrated into the Operational Efficiency process and are actively monitored before TOMA.
• Provide feedback to Engineering, Construction, and Commissioning about the performance of new power plants.
• Prepare the production budget and industrial plan for the plants in the region.
• Maintain a monthly rolling forecast of production and availability for the plants in the region.
• Provide mentorship and training for new performance specialists.
• Serve as a point of reference for the Global Solar O&M operational efficiency team.