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Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading infrastructure company backed by SoftBank Group and Ares Infrastructure, pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our mission is to deliver reliable and secure data center and power infrastructure to strengthen America's future.\nFounded in 2019, SB Energy is a SoftBank Group company headquartered in Redwood City, California. In 2026, SoftBank Group and OpenAI announced a $1 billion investment to support SB Energy as their leading development and execution partner for data center campuses, while Ares Infrastructure continues its long-standing support of the company's growth. SB Energy develops, builds, owns, and operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since its founding, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with more than 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide.\nSB Energy also leverages a strong culture of innovation to identify and integrate new technologies into its projects, including its AI-based digital platform, delivering energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and infrastructure future-today.\nCome join us in accelerating the energy and infrastructure transition!\nBasic Function:\nWe are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager / Director - Operations to provide commercial and operational leadership for a growing portfolio of utility-scale solar projects across the United States. This role is responsible for ensuring solar assets deliver maximum value through strong operational performance, commercial optimization, budget management, contract administration, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will combine deep industrial operations experience with strong business acumen and a proven ability to manage large-scale power generation assets in a commercially driven environment. The successful candidate will act as the business owner for the operating portfolio, ensuring operational decisions align with financial objectives, contractual commitments, investor expectations, and long-term asset value creation.\nDuties and Responsibilities:\nLead the overall operational and commercial performance of utility-scale solar assets.\nServe as the primary owner of plant profitability and operational performance objectives.\nOwner to maximize the generation of the portfolio to meet all objectives consistently\nDevelop and execute strategies to maximize revenue, plant availability, reliability, and long-term asset value.\nManage operating budgets, forecasts, and business plans for assigned assets.\nMonitor operational KPIs and financial metrics, driving accountability throughout the organization.\nIdentify and implement initiatives to improve generation, reduce costs, and increase profitability\nManage key commercial relationships with O&M contractors, EPC contractors, OEMs, utilities, and service providers.\nEnsure compliance with Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Interconnection Agreements, warranty agreements, and service contracts.\nLead contract performance reviews and commercial negotiations when required.\nInterface with investors, lenders, regulatory agencies, and utility partners.\nSupport strategic business decisions related to asset acquisitions, divestments, and refinancing activities.\nOwn annual operating budgets and long-term operating plans.\nMonitor operating expenditures and identify opportunities for cost optimization.\nDevelop business cases and ROI analyses for capital improvement projects.\nSupport asset valuation efforts and portfolio forecasting activities.\nPartner closely with finance and accounting teams to achieve portfolio financial objectives.\nIn coordination with SBE Safety, ensure plants are meeting safety requirements\nEnsure all sites are operating are meeting Energy Availability targets.\nManage day-to-day relationships and act as the primary SBE contact for coordination with O&M Service providers.\nOversee O&M Service Providers activities across the portfolio ensuring PM activities are conducted as per plan.\nProvide feedback to O&M providers based on performance, safety and quality data and as per specific metrics.\nDevelop and implement O&M strategies to maximize the performance and lifespan of PV & BESS assets.\nKeep track of all additional services/NCS approval and completion\nIn coordination with O&M Service Provider, pursue and resolve open warranty issues with OEMs and EPCs\nManage all site related non-covered services (NCS), including vegetation management.\nSupervision of SBE Field Technicians as and when applicable.\nOwn tracker of open performance issues across portfolio. Present status updates and other reports to management on a regular cadence\nManage monthly, quarterly, and annual operational reports across SBE portfolio.\nLead HOTO from SBE O&M and interface with SBE Projects, EPC and O&M provider across all turnover deliverables and closing of punch lists.\nBe the primary contact of SBE for any site visits, ad-hoc on-site coordination and logistics.\nLead and support development of self-perform capabilities within SBE.\nQualifications/Requirements:\nBachelor's Degree in a quantitative discipline\nAdvanced degree or additional certifications such as PMP, CFA, CPA preferred.\nMinimum 10 years of experience working in industrial environments.\nMinimum 7 years experience in utility scale solar operations required.\n3+ years of supervisory experience required.\nIntimate knowledge of the energy and renewable energy market, and the ability to stay current with changing technologies, regulations, and industry trends.\nCommercial mindset, strong prioritization, communication, and organizational skills.\nKnowledge of National Electrical Code (NEC) and standard practices\nAbility to read and understand electrical single-line and three-line diagrams and schematics.\nAbility to demonstrate competent technical knowledge of general plant and system processes, electrical and SCADA systems.\nAbility to demonstrate competent technical knowledge in analyzing equipment performance and identifying performance issues using software tools.\nExperience with PV maintenance, including DC systems, AC MV systems, network communications and monitoring.\nStrong analytical and diagnostic capabilities to guide other is in troubleshooting and corrective actions.\nStrong learning skills with aptitude to independently research, understand, and implement knowledge in new areas.\nStrong leadership skills with the ability to inspire people to action through his/her influence.\nSound knowledge of industrial safety and experience in field quality is a plus.\nProficiency in Microsoft Office suite and other applications for productivity\nAbility to travel, as required.\nLocation: San Francisco Bay Area; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; Austin, TX\nThe position requires up to 20% domestic travel\nBase Pay - $160,000-$200,000\nThe pay range mentioned above is a guideline. We tailor each offer based on your unique skills, experience, location, and market benchmarks-while ensuring internal parity across our teams. The compensation range provided reflects base pay. Total rewards may also include performance-based bonuses, equity grants, and a market leading comprehensive health and wellness benefits package. Final details will be discussed during the later stages of the hiring process.\nOur Health & Wellness Benefits\nAt SB Energy, we invest in our people and their families with benefits designed for flexibility, support, and peace of mind. Full-time employees enjoy:\n100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)\n401(k) with Company Match\nGenerous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays\n12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave\nLife, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)\nMental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)\nFlexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits\nMonthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data\nOptional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans\nDevice Purchase Support\nAt SB Energy, the success of our projects is driven by a desire to see our projects benefit as many people as possible. We work to serve local communities through volunteering, fundraising, and much more. For example, we’re proud to support access and opportunity in engineering and clean energy through impactful mentorship programs and workforce training. When you join SB Energy, you can become a part of these efforts, collaborating with team members who share a vision of building a better future now! \nSB Energy is built on a foundation of collaboration and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.\nTo learn more about us, visit www.sbenergy.com.","description_format":"text","description_chars":9361,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Flexible schedule","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Financial Services","AI Infrastructure"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-16T01:43:40Z"}],"liveness":{"score":14,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.388,"p_room":0.36,"age_days":66,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":200000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sb-energy-director-operations-renewables","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sb-energy-director-operations-renewables.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T02:45:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}