Join our client’s innovative team as an O&M Controls Specialist, where you'll play a pivotal role in optimizing cutting-edge renewable energy systems. Work in a dynamic, hybrid environment based in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, combining technical excellence with flexibility and the opportunity to shape a sustainable future!
Our client is an integrated renewable energy independent power producer, dedicated to delivering innovative and flexible solutions to support customers on their journey toward achieving ‘Net Zero’ emissions and accessing low-cost clean energy. This is achieved by wheeling energy generated from utility-scale solar and wind facilities, enhanced with battery energy storage systems.
About the job
Our client’s Optimization, Operations & Maintenance (OOM) team is seeking an O&M Controls Specialist with a strong passion for technical understanding and control optimization of renewable energy systems. In this role, you will use your expertise in operations, maintenance, and control systems to monitor and enhance the performance of their renewable energy assets. You will be responsible for optimizing BESS control systems to maximize availability and revenues, analyzing operational data, managing SCADA integrations, and improving plant efficiency. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with the Trading team to forecast generation capacity and provide performance reports to support key business decisions.