Energy Optimization Manager

Title: Energy Optimization Manager

About Altus Power

Altus Power is a leading commercial scale solar power company delivering reliable, cost-effective electricity to households and enterprises from coast-to-coast. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, just a short train ride from New York City, we develop, own and operate solar energy systems and battery storage nationwide. Altus builds generation right where demand is highest, turning warehouse rooftops, parking lots and brownfields into power-producing assets that feed real megawatts into the country’s most capacity-constrained grids. Since 2009, Altus has grown to own and operate more than 1.3 gigawatts of solar producing projects across 30 states, serving more than 500 enterprises and more than 40,000 community solar subscribers.

In April 2025, Altus Power closed a partnership with TPG Rise Climate Transition Infrastructure, an investor that shares our long-term vision for bringing affordable, locally generated power to communities, businesses and households faster, helping to lower costs and strengthen the grid for everyone. Our ability to scale is backed by strategic partnerships and we are well-capitalized to drive growth in markets with supportive energy policies.

We're building a different kind of power company, driven by expertise and defined by execution. Join us and help build what comes next.

About the Position

The Energy Optimization Manager is responsible for the execution of operations and maintenance activities across solar facilities, ensuring safe, efficient, and effective field operations. The role manages technicians, coordinates maintenance activities, and ensures timely response to plant issues and operational events.

Key Responsibilities

Field Operations Leadership

• Manage and oversee field technicians and third-party service providers responsible for plant operations and maintenance within the scope of preventive maintenance contracts and regular corrective maintenance
• Own work order creation with accurate and timely completion of documentation in the CMMS for all technician and service provider items within scope
• Coordinate daily field activities, work planning, and scheduling of all technicians and service providers to ensure consistent execution of maintenance procedures and operational standards
• Review and audit technician timesheets and completed work orders daily, creating follow up work orders and tasks or closing work orders out as applicable
• Host daily standup meetings with technicians and Energy Optimization Technician Managers to cover previous and current days’ work order activities, assisting with and following up on any technician operational needs
• Collaborate with the Director of Field Operations to escalate and resolve high-priority operational challenges, driving timely remediation and maintaining operational continuity

Maintenance Execution

• Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance across assigned solar facilities, prioritizing work based on operational needs and plant conditions
• Coordinate field response to plant outages, equipment failures, and operational events, ensuring timely restoration of plant availability
• Collaborate with Energy Optimization Technician Managers, as needed, to support troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues, and other technician enablement activities
• Perform daily monitoring of solar sites via the monitoring platform to promptly detect equipment outages.
• Collaborate with Performance Engineers, addressing equipment issues associated with performance trends
• Visibly ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely, timely, efficiently, and in accordance with established procedures
• Respond promptly to field technician requests and operational incidents, including casualty events, ensuring appropriate escalation, coordination, and resolution to maintain safe and efficient field operations

Operational Response and Troubleshooting

• Coordinate field response to plant outages, equipment failures, and operational events
• Collaborate with Energy Optimization Technician Managers, when necessary, to provide support with troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues affecting plant operation
• Ensure timely restoration of plant availability following operational disruptions

Work Order and Maintenance Tracking

• Manage maintenance work orders and ensure accurate completion documentation
• Track maintenance activities and support operational reporting requirement

Spare Parts and Resource Management

• Manage and document all field inventory and critical spare parts to support efficient maintenance operations
• Coordinate with Procurement to complete all necessary documents to facilitate staging necessary equipment and materials in strategic locations

Safety and Compliance

• Collaborate with Health & Safety Manager to ensure all field activities adhere to safety standards and regulatory requirements
• Reinforce the safety culture established by the HSE Manager in daily interactions with technicians – safety expectations are set at the program level by HSE and the EOTM; the EOM ensures those expectations are visible and upheld in the field each day
• Coordinate with the HSE Manager on incident response and reporting obligations, ensuring accurate and timely documentation and field-level cooperation with investigations

Coordination with Technical Asset Management

• Collaborating with Technical Asset Manager to support plant performance objectives
• Provide field insights related to equipment condition, operational challenges, and maintenance needs

Success Metrics

• Preventative Maintenance Completion Rate (PMCR): 100%
• Mean Time to Repair (MTR): ≤ 3 Business days
• Asset Availability: ≥ 95%
• Scheduled First Time Fix Rate (FTFR): ≥ 95%
• Mean Time to Create Work Order: ≤ 1 Business days
• Mean Time to Create Work Task: ≤ 1 Business days
• Mean Time to Close Work Order: ≤ 1 Business days
• Scheduled Technician Utilization Rate (TUR): ≥ 70%

Key Deliverables

• Execution of preventative and corrective maintenance programs
• Timely resolution of operational issues and equipment failures
• Successful completion of all required preventative maintenance activities within schedule
• Accurate work order creation, documentation and maintenance tracking
• Effective coordination of field personnel and resources
• Maintenance activities aligned with performance and reliability objectives
• Review and audit technicians’ timesheets daily.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Renewable Energy, Electrical/Mechanical discipline, or related field; equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in commercial or utility-scale power plant operations and maintenance, field service, or a related industrial maintenance environment. Commercial preferred.
• 2+ years in a supervisory, lead, or coordination role managing field technicians or third-party service providers
• Hands-on experience with CMMS platforms, work order management, and maintenance documentation
• Familiarity with SCADA or remote monitoring platforms used to track solar asset performance

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of solar PV system components, including inverters, transformers, combiner boxes, and balance-of-system equipment
• Solid understanding of preventive and corrective maintenance practices and root-cause troubleshooting for electrical and mechanical systems
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing work orders across multiple sites
• Effective leadership and interpersonal skills for managing technicians, service providers, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience leading standup meetings and status reporting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CMMS or maintenance-reporting software

Certifications & Licenses

• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification preferred
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record; ability to travel to assigned sites

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Ability to travel at times to solar facilities within the assigned region

Work Life at Altus

Our team is the asset we are most proud of. We aim to create a positive work-life balance.

Here are a few of the benefits we offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Equity participation program for all employees, aligned to long‑term company success
• Health and Dental Insurance (100% of premium paid of Company’s standard policy)
• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions
• Paid cell phone service on Company’s plan

Altus is unequivocally committed to the principles of equal employment.