Renewables Control Center Technician

At PEARCE, we’ve got a career for you.

Join the nations leading independent service provider for critical telecommunication and renewable energy infrastructure. With over 2,000 team members nationwide, Pearce delivers comprehensive engineering, maintenance, repair, and repowering solutions, ensuring the seamless operation of our nations wireless and wireline telecom, commercial and utility-scale solar and wind projects, EV charging stations, as well as large-scale power generation and energy storage assets.

Your Impact

PEARCE RENEWABLES is looking for Renewables Control Center Technicians for our Remote Operations Center (ROC). The Renewables Control Center Technician monitors and controls commercial and utility-scale wind, solar, and Battery Energy Storage facilities. This position is responsible for operating, dispatching, and monitoring the status of all plant systems on a continuous basis to ensure that the plant meets its generating requirements while operating in a safe and efficient manner. This is an office position located in Tehachapi, California.

Core Responsibilities

• Identify and ticket plant communication, equipment outages, and under-production issues using SCADA, DAS, and a computerized maintenance management system.
• Function as the primary point of contact with Balancing Authorities, Transmission Operators, Distribution Operators, and Scheduling Entities while utilizing three-part communication.
• Maintain logs of solar plant operations including notification of events and communications in accordance with Remote Operations Center (ROC) procedures.
• Schedule planned and unplanned outages with Scheduling Entities.
• Initiate responses to plant changes, site trips, feeder circuit trips, loss of communications, etc.

Specific duties may vary or evolve over time based on business and client needs.

Core Experience

• Experience working as a control room operator for renewable generation.
• Power generation experience, wind, solar, or Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) background preferred.
• Ability to work with different management styles and in a fast-paced multi-cultural environment under tight deadlines and demanding customers (internal and external).
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills in order to solve problems of both a technical and operational nature.
• Knowledge of commercial and utility-scale solar electrical generating facility design, operations, and typical maintenance issues.
• Ability to work in a high-stress environment where decisions directly impact personnel safety and equipment reliability.
• Strong computer skills-mastery of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, TEAMS) applications is required.

Physical/Work Environment

At Pearce safety is our number one concern. Candidates must be able to comply with OSHA Standards.

• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required for 24-7 coverage.
• Position requires routine personnel interaction with Remote Operations Center (ROC) staff on all shifts.
• This is an office position in Tehachapi, California with routine operation of a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Frequent oral and written communications.

Compensation: $23.00-$33.00 hourly/DOE

Pearce offers a family-friendly and innovative culture with opportunities for growth, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance), PTO, Paid Holidays, and a company-matching 401(k) Retirement. We provide company vehicle, phone, laptop, or tablet (as required for your role) and all necessary tools and safety equipment.

At PEARCE, we are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment that empowers employees to excel and make a meaningful impact, providing a dynamic space for field technicians, service specialists, and corporate professionals to flourish and propel their careers forward within our nationwide presence and expansive service offerings.

Learn more about our corporate and telecom division at www.Pearce-Services.com and our renewables division at www.Pearce-Renewables.com.