Solar
Financial and Operational Onboarding (30%)
Location: United States (Remote)
Who we’re looking for
Why you’ll want to work with us
• Collaborate in the annual budget planning process, including analysis of individual assets as well as incorporating inputs and standardizing budget assumptions across the fleet.
• Methodical problem solver, able to identify and address critical project risks
• US team members accrue four weeks of vacation and three weeks of sick leave annually.
Job description:
About the job
• Comfortable in a highly visible role, outspoken, not content to be an individual contributor
• Strong familiarity with solar power plant asset management and operations
• Flexible approach in a fast-paced business which is constantly changing, and ability to keep a clear head under pressure
Lightsource bp is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to provide continuity and consolidate workstreams from origination to operation
Asset Management
• Support in the management of relationships with key project level stakeholders including equity investors, offtakers, contractors, landowners, etc.
Be inspired: Join an agile, international team working across 15 countries to power the future and positively impact people, communities, ecosystems and biodiversity across the world.
Personal qualities
Experience
We offer:
• Provide support to the Development and Construction teams for assets in construction, including interfacing with various workstreams such as O&M, performance, insurance, legal, finance, IT, procurement, real estate, etc.
• Populate and manage compliance database for operating assets by ensuring periodic updates, compliance assessments, and compliance implementation.
• Detailed understanding of key project documents and milestones
Why you’ll make a great member of the team
Qualifications
We offer
• Health, dental and vision care for US team members starts on your first day of employment. US team members also receive no-cost life insurance and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Vegetation Management
• Ability to pick up systems and processes quickly
• Desire to interact with a broad spectrum of stakeholders both internal and external
• Support in the management of relationships with key project level stakeholders including equity investors, offtakers, contractors, landowners, etc.
Region specific expenses
• Review and assist in execution of various management agreements during the pre-construction process
• Administration of 3rd party service providers: including vendor enrollment, purchase order & invoice management
• Our team members are eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, calculated based on corporate, team and individual objectives. Team members in the US may receive an additional 50% of their annual bonus in a “retention bank” as well, available for withdrawal after three years of bonus awards have accrued.
• Ability to work well in a diverse environment
• Thorough understanding of solar project life-cycle
Knowledge
Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow – a place where your ideas and opinions matter.
• Set high standards of performance for yourself
Preventative/Corrective O&M
Integral role in supporting the Director of Operational Readiness, US to deliver large-scale LSbp solar plants from Construction to Operations in the Americas. Responsible for delivering safe, quality, and compliant solar projects from EPC to US Asset Services within the Americas.
• Lightsource bp currently observes the following 11 holidays in the US: New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Be recognized: Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension, and other local benefits.
Why you’ll want to work with us
Why you’ll make a great member of the team
NERC Compliance
• Microsoft Office Suite skills, particularly Excel
• Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering or related experience is required
Origination Support (20%)
• Drive accountability, refine workflow and process on the fly
• Previous demonstrable experience where excellent attention to detail is critically important
Be responsible: Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.
• Analyze operational improvement initiatives, create value throughout the project lifecycle
Duties and Responsibilities
o Maintain, review, and update operational expense assumptions including –
• Lightsource bp offers US team members immediate eligibility for a 401(k) plan, with a 3% nonelective employer contribution.
• Ability to organize workload and priorities to maximum effect for both yourself and the wider team
Our core values: Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low-carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Team members in the US enjoy a hybrid or remote work environment.
What You’ll do
• Pragmatic, creative problem-solving
• Assist internal stakeholders during bid and RFP processes
• Support and maintain feedback look from US Asset Services to Development and Construction.
Who we’re looking for
• Help support the collection, organization and filing of all financial, commercial, and operational documentation, both internally and for external third-party stakeholders.
Asset Management (50%):
SCADA/telecom
• US team members receive a monthly personal phone bill reimbursement of up to $100 and a monthly commuter benefit of up to $150. Team members also receive wellness and remote work allowances.
• Administer project documents to maintain compliance from financial close through substantial completion.
• 1-3 years’ experience in an analytical role (financial or operations)
Our core values: Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low-carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.
Be you: We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.
• Comfortable managing both internal and external stakeholders
Solar
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