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 field teams. Technicians work most closely with renewables assets — and are in the best position to take on-target action each day. On hire, we assess each technician’s experience and safety training, then mentor them to grow an engaging and satisfying career.
Our turn-key services we optimize each step of our clients’ project lifecycles — from commissioning to decommissioning and everything in between. Our approach creates 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.
Objectives of this internship
Being part of the training within our Control Room means gaining experience and knowledge in the monitoring of our solar plants. In this role, you will learn how to assist the Operations by identifying appropriate response plans for alarm conditions that may place safety or production at risk.
What you will learn
How to monitor and operate many large and small aggregate generators, become familiar with use of multiple monitoring and control platforms.
How to operate multiple power plant control systems technologies across the fleet, understanding the behavior and capabilities of each technology; how to predict grid response to any control action; implement voltage schedules according to operating agreements and contracts.
How to initiate and document an appropriate alarm response plan for all trouble indications in accordance with procedure, including documenting low-impact and low-risk trouble indications in CMMS system for planned response;
How to perform failure analysis
How to maximize the fleet’s overall value through interactions with maintenance teams across the fleet; understand the energy impact of all outages in the context of effective availability and performance requirements;
How to maintains the operator log for tracking: capacity offline to ensure accurate up-to-date forecasting; trouble conditions and status for purposes of turnover and customer reporting;
Background
Ideally a student or a recent graduate in the Energy Engineering Area or similar
Fluent in English and Italian, French highly regarded
Willing to learn and become part of a Team in an International context
Required skills and qualifications
Location: Rome, Italy
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is NovaSource Power Services’ policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. NSPS disapproves of, and will not tolerate, unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, colour, 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.
