BESS Engineering Analyst

The BESS Engineering Analyst at Southern Company in Birmingham, AL, focuses on managing operations and maintenance of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Responsibilities include optimizing performance, managing service agreements, interpreting operational data, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The role involves communication with stakeholders, budget maintenance, and may require travel to renewable facilities across the U.S. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is preferred, along with experience in power plant operations.
About the position

The BESS Engineering Analyst position at Southern Power Company is pivotal in managing the day-to-day operations and maintenance of renewable energy facilities, specifically focusing on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). This role is integral to supporting the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) strategy for current and future BESS facilities, ensuring that all operational aspects are optimized for performance and compliance. The analyst will proactively manage relationships with various stakeholders, addressing equipment issues and plant outages to drive satisfactory resolutions. This includes managing service agreements and contracts, such as Long-Term Service Agreements (LTSA), Battery Energy Storage Agreements (BESA), and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), to achieve optimal results for the SPC BESS fleet. In addition to operational management, the analyst will interpret operational data to assess needs and implement solutions that enhance the performance of the BESS fleet. This involves understanding plant operation details and effectively communicating updates and resolutions to management, peer groups, and other internal and external stakeholders. The role also requires the development of status reports and presentations for leadership updates, as well as maintaining capital and O&M budgets to optimize net income and ensure cost-effective utilization of company assets. The BESS Engineering Analyst will also be responsible for processing invoices related to SPC provided expenses and developing an asset management strategy to streamline data entry, improve record retention, and minimize the potential for missed objectives. Compliance with all regulatory requirements is essential, and the analyst will participate in and lead periodic meetings and status calls with stakeholders. Coordination of site visits to renewable facilities and attendance at industry conferences to foster relationships with peers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) is also part of the role. The position may require overnight travel to various renewable facilities across the United States, including states such as Georgia, Texas, and California.

Responsibilities
• Support SPC O&M strategy for current and future BESS facilities
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• Proactively manage relationships, equipment issues, and plant outages
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• Manage service agreements and contracts (LTSA, BESA, PPA) for optimal results
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• Interpret operational data and implement solutions to optimize performance
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• Communicate updates and resolutions to management and stakeholders
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• Develop status reports and presentations for leadership updates
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• Maintain capital and O&M budgets to optimize net income
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• Process invoices for SPC provided expenses
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• Develop and implement asset management strategy
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• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements
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• Participate in and lead meetings and status calls with stakeholders
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• Coordinate site visits to renewable facilities
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• Attend conferences to develop relationships with industry peers and OEMs
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• Support due diligence of asset acquisitions and new development projects

Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology is preferred
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• Job experience in power plant operations and maintenance
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• Project management skills (managing scope, schedule, and budget)
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• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
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• Contract management experience is strongly preferred
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• Experience managing capital and O&M budgets
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• Asset management experience, including use of asset management software such as Maximo
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• Ability to interpret operational data - PI or OIS experience a plus
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• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (P&ID drawings, single lines, etc.)
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• Ability to develop and communicate Key Performance Indicators

Nice-to-haves
• Power plant design and construction experience
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• Generation development experience
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• Utility system planning experience

Benefits
• Relocation assistance available
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• Hybrid work schedule for preferred locations
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• Overnight travel to renewable facilities across the U.S.