O&M Engineer

1. COMPANY OVERVIEW
CNGRA (Company) is an investor/developer funded by Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and Norfund. We intend to develop solar rooftop projects across Vietnam to contribute to a better environment for Vietnam.
2. POSITION SCOPE
CNGRA (Company) is currently seeking an experienced O&M Engineer to assist managing the operational aspects of the Company's solar PV C&I business operating in Southeast Asia, primarily Vietnam and Indonesia.
The O&M Engineer will be responsible for monitoring the full portfolio operations, includes minimizing the O&M cost and optimizing the portfolio systems' performance for rooftop and potentially ground-mount projects generally in the range of 500kW to 5MWp.
The O&M Engineer will be based in Ho Chi Minh City
3. JOB DESCRIPTION
The O&M ENGINEER will:
• Monitor the Portfolio performance daily
• Control the inverters remotely or adjust the power of inverters as per command from the local EVN or Load Dispatch Center remotely via the monitoring system.
• Conduct the periodical report and ad-hoc report if required.
• Take the lead to resolve the technical incidents if any that impact the solar system performance
• Analyze the solar system performance loss distribution. Clarify the performance loss reasons and suggest solutions to resolve the problem
• Work with the external Asset Management company and O&M contractors to ensure that appointed projects will be maintained on time and properly.
• Manage the spare part equipment
• Manage the monitoring accounts that grant to the external stakeholders
• Seek and work with relevant service providers to meet the company's demands in term of O&M activities.
• Review the contracts, quotes from service providers when needed
• Support to set up the maintenance plan & corresponding budget cost for appointed projects.
• Support to expedite the payments to O&M contractors and service providers on time.
• Support to buy/hire/build the proper monitoring platform to monitor all projects in a unique platform
• Compliance management:
o Ensure that all equipment and systems are operated in compliance with relevant regulations, including Firefighting, health, safety, and environmental regulations.
o Manage the regulatory compliance reporting, ensuring that all reports are submitted on time and in accordance with the regulations.
• Stakeholder management:
o Maintain good relationships with all stakeholders, including project developers, financiers, and local authorities.
o Provide regular updates on the performance of the portfolio, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed of the key developments.
o Respond to stakeholder inquiries and requests, ensuring that the portfolio is well-managed and operating effectively.
• Work closely with external technical advisors where appropriate, including the scoping and tendering of specialist work.
• Maintain working knowledge of current (and proposed) solar-related standards and statutes
• Any other tasks that would be required to fulfill the position & the tasks of the team in case needed.