Field Services Manager
(Multiple states)
Full Time
Mid Level
GridStor is a rapidly growing, grid-scale energy storage developer, owner and operator backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) and led by experienced clean energy industry professionals. We acquire and develop battery storage projects in markets across North America. GridStor’s mission is to accelerate the transition to a carbon-free, resilient grid by rapidly deploying stand-alone energy storage at scale.
GridStor is based in Portland, Oregon, and offers competitive compensation and a wide selection of benefits including unlimited paid time off. Read more about life at GridStor at: https://gridstor.com/careers/
Role Summary:
GridStor is looking for an experienced Field Services Manager to join our growing company. This role will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and safe operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of energy storage systems across various sites. The field services manager will be given significant responsibility across multiple grid geographies and be exposed to the entire picture of how a cutting-edge, growing, entrepreneurial business can safely operate the newest technologies in the energy industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage all workflows related to any on-site work performed on operating GridStor battery energy storage assets.
- Coordinate with asset management, operations and performance, and market operations personnel on day-to-day operations of each asset.
- Lead the diagnosis and resolution of electrical, communication, and balance of plant faults in utility-scale battery energy storage projects to ensure optimal performance in coordination with third party providers, including O&M contractors, engineers, and OEM’s.
- Manage facility testing including coordination with associated third parties.
- Manage and oversee third party O&M, service and equipment providers to ensure quality and responsive work performance.
- Build commercial relationships with third party O&M and other relevant parties.
- Lead in-house inventory management systems and associated third-party agreements.
- Oversee and review third party O&M reports and creation of internal O&M reports.
- Oversee and manage warranty claims and repair work, including executing task orders and providing necessary data and/or documentation for such claims/work.
- Perform as GridStor Operations Safety lead, overseeing third-party safety performance and ensuring compliance will all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop strategies for improving Field Services capabilities including but not limited in-house preventative and corrective maintenance capabilities.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or associate degree in electrical engineering (EE), mechanical engineering (ME) or relevant field.
- Experience: A minimum of 4 years of prior field services work experience in the energy industry, 2 years minimum working directly with battery storage.
- Proven experience in troubleshooting and resolving electrical and communication faults, ideally within energy storage systems or similar technical fields.
- Prior experience in leading teams or subcontractors, with a focus on ensuring productivity and safety.
- Location & Availability: Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time. This includes visiting the project site as needed for troubleshooting and/or oversee work and may involve working in remote and desert environments or other challenging conditions.
- Organizational Skills: Exceptional organizational abilities with keen attention to detail. Capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and seeing delegated projects through to completion.
- Adaptability: Ability to be agile and flexible, readily taking on tasks outside the typical scope of the role as needed.
- Confidentiality: Proven ability to handle highly confidential information with utmost discretion.
- Integrity & Judgment: Strong track record of excellent judgment and integrity in previous roles.
- Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and TEAMS.
- Strong hands-on capabilities, with an ability to work with complex technical systems and tools.
- Training and experience in operational safety, including OSHA 100 certification Expertise in Python-based development environments, APIs, and packages.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Problem-Solving: Adaptable, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively and approach challenges with a creative, proactive mindset.
- Team Orientation: Highly motivated to support and collaborate with team members, contributing to collective success and also have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision to meet project deadlines.
- GridStor offers an attractive Total Rewards package, including:
- Competitive base salaries commensurate with experience with an annual cash bonus (based on Company and individual performance)
- Generous paid leave
- Employee participation in Long Term Incentive Plan
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, including coverage for domestic partners and eligible domestic partner children
- HSA/FSA for participating employees
- 401(k) plan with company match and immediate vesting
- Continuing education and professional development
- Cellphone reimbursement, hybrid work environment, healthy snacks, volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more.
Company Operating Principles:
GridStor’s Operating Principles represent who we are, how we work, and what we believe.
We Collaborate. We believe trust is given, not earned. We honor each other’s zone of genius and seek to challenge ideas, not each other. We listen to each other’s points of view and work hard to find the better solution. We are one team.
We Are Humble. We like hard work, but don’t make work hard. We know we have a lot to learn and never grandstand or take up all the space in the room. We are kind. We are welcoming. We are inspired by our mission to decarbonize the grid.
We Create the Future. We are curious. We go deep, search for the best idea, and then move fast. We always focus on the few things that matter most. We know there will be setbacks, so we show up every day ready to learn and be better, together.
We Show Up for Each Other. We keep each other fully informed. We seek to understand. We coach, we don’t blame. We share our points of view and seek to make each other better every day. We believe everyone creates culture in every moment, every day.
We Do Hard Things. We view challenges as opportunities. We are resilient. We are all owners, and we act like it. We understand change requires taking risks and we push ourselves and our partners. We do what is right as opposed to what might be best for any one of us.
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