Manager, High Voltage Technical Services
We are Lightsource bp – and we’re on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.
For over a decade we’ve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable, reliable, large-scale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonize.
Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting long-term sustainable growth and energy security.
Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.
What You’ll do
Support O&M in delivering operational excellence across the business. Build a strong culture and record of safety and compliance. Support in developing operations and maintenance methodologies and procedures that maximize the performance of PV plant sites. Support in developing processes and programs to ensure high and medium voltage components are operated and maintained in optimal condition to avoid operational failure. Serve as an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Subject Matter Expert and work collaboratively and cross-functionally on O&M-related Asset Management workstreams.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Create and promote a strong safety culture by ensuring all HV/MV activities are executed in accordance with LSbp procedures, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices, including Stop Work Authority and safe switching principles.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs for HV/MV equipment based on OEM requirements, warranty obligations, operating history, and utility best practices.
• Establish, standardize, and maintain fleet-wide HV/MV operating procedures, maintenance standards, and technical work practices to drive consistency across all projects and regions.
• Support North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Generator Owner (GO) and Generator Operator (GOP) compliance activities, including evidence development, technical reviews, and coordination with internal compliance teams and external auditors.
• Review, approve, and enforce substation de-energization, lockout/tagout (LOTO), grounding, switching, and re-energization procedures.
• Ensure compliance with NERC, RTO, and ISO operational requirements, including seasonal readiness programs, readiness attestations, and operating requirements.
• Create and manage substation construction-to-O&M transition processes, including turnover checklists and onboarding of new substations into the operational fleet.
• Participate in 30/60/90 design reviews, providing operational, maintenance, and safety input to improve constructability, maintainability, and long-term reliability.
• Support HV/MV commissioning activities, including review of commissioning plans, witnessing critical testing, validation of results, and confirmation of compliance with design standards.
• Perform and oversee HV/MV quality inspections to verify installation integrity, workmanship, equipment condition, and readiness for energization.
• Work closely with Construction, Engineering, and Asset Management teams to ensure successful transfer of Care, Custody & Control (CC&C) from EPC to O&M, with deficiencies identified and resolved.
• Perform acceptance inspections of newly constructed substations and associated HV/MV equipment prior to energization and final handover.
• Develop detailed scopes of work for corrective, preventive, and improvement-based HV/MV projects and support competitive bidding and contractor selection.
• Engage and manage direct-hire HV contractors, ensuring work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with LSbp technical standards and procedures.
• Analyze HV/MV asset performance, outage durations, repair timelines, and failure trends to identify systemic risks and drive continuous improvement initiatives while reducing OPEX.
• Implement technical improvement initiatives to enhance plant reliability, availability, and operating efficiency while preserving OEM warranties and regulatory compliance.
• Support investigations into plant outages, DC underperformance, HV/MV events, protection system operations, and abnormal SCADA behavior.
• Provide technical support for protection relay event reviews, including high-level evaluation of relay event reports, fault records, and sequence-of-events data.
• Coordinate with Protection & Control, Engineering, and OEM teams to ensure relay events are reviewed, documented, and addressed in a timely manner.
• Support investigation of relay misoperations, nuisance trips, and abnormal protection behavior by engaging appropriate technical teams.
• Serve as an operational liaison to translate relay and protection findings into actionable operational improvements.
• Ensure relay data, SCADA data, and operational timelines are aligned during post-event analysis.
• Support SCADA-related operational issues, including abnormal alarms, data quality concerns, loss of visibility, loss of control, and unexpected system behavior.
• Coordinate with SCADA, IT/OT, and O&M teams to troubleshoot HV/MV-related SCADA issues and ensure timely resolution without direct system ownership.
• Provide operational input into SCADA design reviews, alarm strategies, and system enhancements to improve situational awareness during HV/MV events.
• Support Procurement and Engineering teams in the technical review of major HV equipment, including Main Power Transformers (MPTs) and high-voltage circuit breakers, providing operational, maintenance, and reliability input during specification, evaluation, and selection.
• Engage with colleagues across regions to share lessons learned, best practices, and standardization opportunities.
• Engage with key OEMs and framework suppliers to maintain technical support networks, improve equipment reliability, and support long-term fleet performance.
Who we’re looking for
Knowledge
• Strong solution-oriented mindset with the ability to balance operational risk, safety, cost, and reliability.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities across operations, construction, engineering, and compliance functions while meeting critical deadlines.
• Demonstrated capability to troubleshoot complex HV/MV issues, implement corrective actions, and communicate lessons learned clearly across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep understanding of HV/MV substations, transmission and interconnection fundamentals, SCADA systems, and applicable electrical codes.
• Strong working knowledge of protection and control systems, including relay logic, settings, event reports, and disturbance analysis.
• Familiarity with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), inverter-based resources (IBR), and associated grid integration challenges preferred.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or extensive technical field experience.
• Microsoft Office Suite skills.
Experience
• 10+ years of progressive experience in high-voltage and substation operations, maintenance, commissioning, or engineering roles.
• Demonstrated experience in substation operations and maintenance required.
• High level of technical expertise in substation design, protection systems, and operation, with a comprehensive understanding of utility-scale solar facilities and supporting HV/MV infrastructure.
Why you’ll make a great member of the team
Personal qualities
• Ability to organize workload and priorities to maximum effect for both yourself and the wider team
• Self-starter able to work under limited direction/supervision
• Flexible approach in a fast-paced business that is constantly changing, and to keep a clear head under pressure
• Keen problem solver who can focus on appropriate detail when solving problems and propose effective solutions
• Set high standards of performance for yourself
• Ability to pick up systems and processes quickly
• Willingness to take on a variety of transactional duties
• Previous demonstrable experience where excellent attention to detail is critically important
• Ability to travel up to 50% to support both operational and construction projects.
We offer
• Competitive compensation: to $135,000 to $145,000 annually plus a 15% annual bonus.
• Health, dental, prescription, and vision care for US team members starts on your first day of employment with zero premiums for employee-only coverage.
• Retention bonuses
• Four weeks of vacation and three weeks of sick leave annually plus 11 paid holidays
• 401(k) plan, with a 3% nonelective employer contribution.
• Hybrid working environment (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in office, Monday and Friday remote)
• Monthly personal phone bill reimbursement of up to $100 and a monthly commuter benefit of up to $150.
• Lifestyle Savings Account and more!
Why you’ll want to work with us
Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow – a place where your ideas and opinions matter.
Be you: We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.
Be responsible: Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.
Be recognized: Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension, and other local benefits.
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.
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.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to LSbp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.