Microgrid Controls Execution Team Manager

Summary:

As a member of the NAM Microgrid Hub, this position in North American Operations will be responsible for leading and managing a technical team of 12-15 employees who are delivering Microgrid controls projects. This team is responsible for delivering EcoStruxture Microgrid Operations (EMO) and EcoStruxture Microgrid Advisor (EMA) software solutions at customer sites. This role requires a blend of customer-focus expertise, leadership skills, technical knowledge, and the ability to drive both individual and team success. This role can be located anywhere in the U.S., Houston, TX or SE Hub location preferred.

In the NAM (North American) Microgrid Hub, this role is responsible for leading the following:

• Coordination with MG Hub sales team, NAM RAC execution team, Global Microgrid R&D, and Services team to serve our customers efficiently, effectively, and in a way leading to the best project outcome.
• Developing and implementing effective operational strategies to meet departmental goals and objectives.
• Work with the NAM Microgrid HUB leadership team to establish team objectives. Communicate these team goals and objectives to team members and ensure they understand their individual roles in achieving them.
• Establish individual team member performance and development goals and perform team member performance reviews.
• Ensure day to day operations of the microgrid controls execution team. Including project assignments, resource management, and ensuring project delivery on time and within budgets.
• Ensure quality control. Regularly monitor team performance and report progress to leadership. Identify any issues and take corrective action as needed.
• Fostering teamwork. Create a positive work environment that encourages collaboration, cooperation, and open communication among team members.
• Developing budgets & engineering resource plans. Work closely with the microgrid sales team to get the project pipelines and budgets, plan & execute the engineering headcount and training plan.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in project execution and deliver
• Proven experience in a supervisory or team leadership role, preferably in the Electrical industry.
• Strong leadership and decision-making capabilities.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills.
• Basic technical knowledge & understanding of microgrid applications.
• Superior written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel.

• Experience in onsite execution of electrical generating systems and/or control systems.
• Project management experience
• Understanding of SE Microgrid control technology (EMO, EMA)
• Understanding of inverters, energy storage, fuel cells, reciprocating generator control and protection components, grid tied and off-grid wind/solar renewable generation, and PLC auto-throwover configurations.
• Competent in LV and MV electrical power equipment, PLC controls, network communications, SCADA and database software, load management and intelligent fast load shedding and systems engineering.
• Experience with power system engineering (load flow studies, transient stability analysis, frequency stability), protection coordination, distributed generation sequence of operations.