Test Facility Site Manager

Number of employees

220

Lancaster, CA, United States

Posted on: 2023-02-09

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company focused on eliminating the need for fossil fuels in heavy industry and powering a sustainable future. The company’s AI-enabled, modular concentrated solar technology aims to cost-effectively deliver near 24/7 carbon-free energy in the form of heat, power, or green hydrogen fuel at scale – for the first time in history.

In November 2020, TIME included Heliogen’s HelioHeat™ technology on its Best Inventions of 2020 list. In April 2020, Fast Company selected Heliogen as a recipient of a 2020 World Changing Ideas Award for its technology. The company won the Energy category.

Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company focused on decarbonizing industry and empowering a sustainable civilization. Powered by AI, computer vision, and robotics, Heliogen’s concentrating solar thermal solutions turn sunlight into heat, steam, power or green hydrogen fuel to help industries such as mining, cement, steel, and transportation transition to clean energy. For ambitious business and technology professionals seeking to have a meaningful impact on climate change and the health of humanity and our planet, Heliogen offers the opportunity to address global challenges through collaboration with a world-class, dynamic team of forward-thinking leaders. 

About this role:

The Test Facility Site Manager will support the day-to-day management of Heliogen’s Lancaster Test Site working closely with our engineering and manufacturing departments.

In this role, you will:

  • Oversee and manage a diverse team of engineers, technicians, and plant operators
  • Assist with the development of a state of the art solar thermal testing facility
  • Oversee the execution of a wide range of testing up to and including the operation of a full scale solar thermal receiver and associated heliostat field

What's essential:

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience of people management
  • 10+ years of experience at a power generating or industrial process facility (that includes hands-on process engineering, plant start-up and commissioning, plant troubleshooting, and process optimization)
  • Experience with process instrumentation and controls
  • Experience with selection and installation of process fluid handling equipment - pumps, blowers, piping, and ductwork
  • Experience with electrical distribution up to 5kv
  • Strong organizational ability (including ability to manage deliverables and timeline for execution) to achieve project goals
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient with MS Word, Excel, or similar applications

Desirable:

  • Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering backgrounds with chemical process industry experience preferred.
  • Experience with implementation of new technologies.

California only full-time salary range between $140,000 - $170,000 + equity + benefits.

Heliogen was created at Idealab, the leading technology incubator, and became a public company (NYSE: HLGN) in December 2021. For more information about Heliogen, please visit heliogen.com. 

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