OPERATION & MAINTENANCE Manager

Petroplan is looking for an Operation & Maintenance Manager to work alongside an European EPC and O&M service provider specialised in Solar Utility-Scale projects and based in Milan.

The Ideal candidate for this role will need be able to prepare budgets and proposals under existing contracts, who has an extensive knowledge on warranty claims and monitoring photovoltaic solar projects. An experience on technical support to the engineering team will be key.

Responsibilities:

• Administrative / Management:

- Management of operation and maintenance department and contracts
- Prepare budgets and proposals under existing contracts
- Define pricing for new operation and maintenance contracts by analyzing specifications
- Prepare the operation and maintenance contracts
- Warranty claims management
- Assist in the preparation of P&L quarterly
- Assist management in administrative matters (Office management, map making, HR, etc.)
- Track purchase orders and billing the maintenance department
- Management of subcontracted companies

• Engineering:

- Monitoring of photovoltaic solar projects (through web platforms)
- Contribute to the definition of solutions to problems identified in preventive maintenance / punch
lists / planning of interventions
- Assist the Engineering department in communication network studies
- Identify production/data problems through indicator analysis
- Database Administration (SQL and MySQL), data manipulation and visualization techniques;

Requirements:

- Degree in Electrotechnical or Mechanical Engineering
- Ideally: Experience in operation and maintenance in the photovoltaic solar area
- Solid knowledge of networks and communications, from the perspective of implementer;
- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and VBA
- Teamwork
- Ability to set priorities in a changing environment
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Excellent English knowledge spoken and written

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