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About the Role

Origis Energy is seeking a Director Operational Performance Engineering to lead strategy, direction, and implementation of technical processes for operational fleet performance. This role will define technical processes, systems, and tools to maximize value across operating renewable energy assets and serve as the technical interface between the Remote Operations Center, Field Operations Teams, and Asset Management.

Responsibilities

Provide direct oversight and accountability for all operational performance engineering activities across Origis Energy–owned and third‑party PV and BESS assets.
Act as a player‑coach, setting strategy and standards while personally leading advanced performance analyses, modeling, and root‑cause investigations.
Advance team effectiveness across Asset Management, Field Operations, and the ROC, ensuring strong cross‑functional alignment and execution.
Evaluate and reduce uncertainty in PV and BESS energy performance models, including Expected Energy and as‑built production assumptions.
Develop and deploy performance models, analytics, and tools to identify underperformance, prioritize issues, and streamline notification and direction to Field Operations.
Own fleet performance reporting (daily, weekly, monthly), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and actionable insights.
Provide continuous operational feedback loop into Design, Engineering, Finance, and Supply Chain to improve designs, assumptions, AVL decisions, and equipment selection.
Translate commercial and operational objectives into well‑defined initiatives and KPIs, tracking progress and driving measurable performance improvement.
Lead the development, documentation, and implementation of technical processes and procedures across the organization.
Support and evaluate technical investment decisions that improve operational efficiency, reliability, and long‑term asset value.
Serve as the primary point of contact for the Asset Management technical platform (Power Factors Unity), including vendor coordination, onboarding, QA, and optimization.
Partner with O&M subcontractors and site technicians to identify, diagnose, and resolve outages, chronic issues, and product failures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mathematical Science required (Master’s degree preferred)
8-10 years of performance engineering and/or analytics in the energy industry working with 20MW+ PV plants
2+ years of team leadership experience preferred
Experience performing data analysis to improve fleet performance and reliability
Experience driving the identification and resolution of product failures; working to optimize plant performance and directing performance projects with site technicians
Knowledge of monitoring and communications protocols, substation equipment and utility meters, battery backup systems and inverters, SCADA and MET station equipment.
Proficient in understanding asset design documentation, PV performance modelling and analysis
Experience leading 3rd party software providers in onboarding, QA and implementation, knowledge of Power Factors Unity
Management of technical contract scopes and partnerships with third-party providers
Significant experience working with O&M subcontractors to locate and resolve system outages
Proven technical leadership in the energy space and successful experience building and managing a technical team.
Strong technical professional background in engineering, electrical design engineering, and/or project engineering role in the renewable industry
Success in building and delivering on Performance and Engineering functions relating to operating PV solar and BESS projects
Demonstrable experience defining team KPI’s to best meet corporate initiatives and developing supporting metrics to identify and track improvements to ensure target goals and objectives are met
Deep knowledge with industry standard PV modeling software (i.e., PVsyst or PlantPredict)
Ability to utilize Excel spreadsheets and be able to use Word and PowerPoint for reporting/presentations via Teams or in person
Experience with Python

Skills

Performance Engineering
Analytics
Data Analysis
Renewable Energy
PV Plants
BESS
Team Leadership
Root-Cause Investigations
Performance Models
Analytics Tools
Fleet Performance Reporting
Technical Processes
Technical Investment Decisions
Asset Management
Power Factors Unity
O&M Subcontractors
Electrical Engineering
Mathematical Science
Monitoring and Communications Protocols
Substation Equipment
Utility Meters
Battery Backup Systems
Inverters
SCADA
MET Station Equipment
Asset Design Documentation
PV Performance Modeling
PVsyst
PlantPredict
Excel
Word
PowerPoint
Python

Location

Austin, TX

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Director
8-10 years of performance engineering and/or analytics in the energy industry
2+ years of team leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mathematical Science
Master’s degree preferred

Benefits

Employer paid health insurance
Paid time off
401(k) plan with employer matching contributions

About the Company

Origis Energy is accelerating the transition to a carbon-free future by Reimagining ZeroSM.
As one of America’s leading renewable energy and decarbonization solution platforms, the company continues to expand and reimagine its contribution to the world’s net-zero goals.
Origis Energy puts customers first to deploy a wide range of sustainable solutions for grid power generation, performance optimization, and long-term operation of solar and energy storage plants across the U.S.
Founded in 2008, Origis Energy is headquartered in Miami, FL.
The Origis team, regarded as one of the leading developers in the U.S., is committed to living five core values in all interactions both with each other and external stakeholders: Solve for Tomorrow, Rise Together, Perform at Peak, Inspire & Grow, Be Resilient.

Equal Opportunity

Origis Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOC).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
We are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.
We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences as that is what makes our employees unique.
Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.
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Request for Support or Accommodations: As part of our effort to provide equal opportunity to qualified disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities, we are happy to offer support and special accommodations in order for you to successfully reach us with your interest. Please reach out to us at candidateaccommodations@origisenergy.com if you would like to request help with your application.