Solar Plant Supervisor (Lead Technician Solar – Mexico)

GeneralInformation

• Position:Lead TechnicianSolar – Mexico

• Department:Operations & Maintenance (O&M)

• Reports to:O&M Manager – Solar

• LocationLa Toba Energy Center

• Schedule:Full-time / Operationalrole

• Direct Reports:Solar technicians, contractors, and service providers

• LanguagesSpanish and English

Position Objective

Supervise the operation, maintenance, and safety activities of the solar plant, ensuring maximum plant availability and efficiency, compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards, as well as the proper execution of preventive and corrective maintenance.

KeyResponsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and maintenance activities of the solar plant

• Coordinate field technical staff and contractors

• Ensure compliance with safety procedures and work permit systems

• Monitor plant performance through SCADA and monitoring platforms

• Plan and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance for:

• Photovoltaicmodules

• Inverters

• Transformers

• Solartrackers

• Substations

• HVACsystems

• Large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS)

• Perform basic failure analysis and follow up on incidents

• Monitor plant availability, generation, and operational KPIs

• Prepareoperationalandmaintenancereports

• Track alarms, events, and critical failures

• Ensure compliance with applicable NOM standards and HSE policies

• Coordinate electrical switching operations according to approved procedures

• Manage basic inventory of tools and spare parts

• Participate in internal and external audits

• Maintain communication with internal teams (engineering, operations) and external stakeholders (CENACE, transmission operators, clients), asrequired

EducationRequirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, or relatedfieldProfessional degree preferred

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Effective communication and coordination with multidisciplinary teams

• Safety-oriented mindset (HSE focus)

• Proactivityandinitiative

• Contractor andvendormanagement

• Ability to prepare reports and communicate technical information

• Problem-solvingandtroubleshootingskills

• Teamworkandcollaboration

• Basic technical Englishproficiency(reading manuals, technical reports, and communication with suppliers)

RequiredExperience

• 3 to 5 years of experience in solar plant operations and maintenance

• Experiencesupervisingtechnicalpersonnel

• Experience working with medium- and high-voltage electrical systems

• Knowledge of inverters, transformers, and substations

Preferred

• ExperiencewithBESSsystems

• SCADAsystemsknowledge

• Solartrackersystems

• ExperienceinteractingwithCENACE

TechnicalKnowledge

• Photovoltaicplantoperations

• Electricaldiagraminterpretation

• Electricalsafety and LOTOprocedures

• Workpermitsystems

• GenerationandavailabilityKPIs

• Preventive and correctivemaintenancepractices

• SCADA andmonitoringsystems

• Basic to intermediate Excel skills and technical reporting

Mexicanregulatoryframework

• NOM-001-SEDE

• NOM-029-STPS

• NOM-002-STPS

• NOM-017-STPS

• NOM-052-SEMARNAT