Director of Performance Optimization

Job Description

Job Description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

NovaSource Power Services is the new service partner for renewables asset owners ready to fuel smart growth. As an O&M-focused company with 20 years of operating experience, NovaSource has the global reach and strategic capabilities to achieve our clients’ renewables goals around the world.

To serve our clients, we invest in our teams. Engineers and Technicians work most closely with renewables assets — and are in the best position to take on-target action each day.

Our turn-key services optimize each step of our clients’ project lifecycles — from commissioning to decommissioning and everything in between. Our approach delivers creative success for our clients, stability for our teams, and enables us to build a world-class culture of excellence. And that’s how we empower a renewable world.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Director of Performance Optimization reports to the SVP – Engineering Solutions. The individual will lead and supervise the Performance Engineering team members to deliver best in class performance modeling and advanced data analysis on utility scale PV and BESS Systems. Role will provide process, tools, and training to enable the team to deliver services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and manage the Performance Engineering team, ensuring consistent service delivery and a high-quality customer experience.
• Develop and implement staffing strategies to efficiently meet service demands.
• Oversee timely and accurate reporting in alignment with contractual obligations.
• Manage and monitor contractual performance guarantees, including energy performance, availability, and DC health.
• Analyze plant performance against modeled expectations and identify key variances.
• Develop actionable recommendations to optimize the performance of PV and BESS power plants.
• Deliver exceptional customer experience through expert analysis, clear communication, and proactive support.
• Continuously improve analytical methods, tools, and content to enhance customer value and operational efficiency.
• Support sales and business development by contributing to performance guarantee negotiations and service agreement scopes.
• Lead the onboarding process for new contracts to ensure seamless service delivery from project commencement.
• Travel requirement: approximately 10%.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Physics; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in performance engineering within the energy sector.
• At least 5 years of experience leading technical or engineering teams.
• Proven ability to lead within a matrixed organizational structure.
• Deep understanding of PV technology, solar power systems, power generation, and data acquisition systems.
• Proficiency with PV performance tools such as PVsyst, PlantPredict, or equivalent.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with data analysis tools and programming languages such as SQL, MATLAB, and Python (preferred).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to align analytics with business needs.
• Demonstrated ability to translate data into actionable insights for strategic decision-making.

Office Physical Requirements

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. NovaSource is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role.

US: Diversity Statement – Equal Employment Opportunity

It is NovaSource’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. NovaSource disapproves of, and will not tolerate, unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, religion, disability, family care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws.