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Director, Operations & Maintenance Solar Operations

Pivot Energy

Job Location:

Denver, CO - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 145000 - 185000

Posted: 7 June 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 4 September 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Denver Preferred Remote Candidates Considered

Type: Full-Time Employee

Reports to: SVP Solar Operations

ROLE OVERVIEW

Pivot Energy is seeking an energetic seasoned leader to support the build-out and management of our Operations and Maintenance (O&M) department. Reporting to the SVP of Solar Operations you will take full ownership of asset operations process development and team building. This role is pivotal in shaping the operating cadence for a rapidly scaling portfolio of distributed solar and integrated storage (BESS) assets ensuring high availability and optimized financial performance.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

BESS & Solar Performance: Provide technical expertise in preventive and corrective maintenance to maximize uptime and round-trip efficiency for hundreds of solar and storage assets.
Lifecycle Asset Management: Oversee the portfolio from through the asset operating lifecycle utilizing robust operating plans and budgets to drive output.
Data Strategy & Systems: Drive the development of best-in-industry data and software tools to accommodate a scaling asset base. You will ensure data integrity across operating portfolio analytics and collaborate in the enhancement/integration of advanced monitoring platforms.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Construction Management Engineering and Finance to ensure a seamless handshake as assets move from construction into operations.
Service & Infrastructure: Build and manage a scalable system and oversee external service providers for both planned and unplanned service activities.
Contract & Vendor Management: Negotiate high-value O&M contracts and manage RMA processes for faulty components including critical BESS hardware.
Stakeholder Engagement: Strengthen relationships with landowners contractors and internal asset management teams.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Experience: 8 years in solar/storage O&M or asset management.
Technical Mastery: Deep understanding of BESS technologies solar equipment and system design.
Data Expertise: Proficient in solar and storage monitoring (DAS) platforms (e.g. AlsoEnergy SolarEdge) with the ability to interpret complex system drawings.
Financial Acumen: Demonstrated experience in budgeting contract negotiation and financial performance optimization.
Leadership: An ownership mentality regarding issue identification and resolution with a proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams.
Communication: Exceptional relationship-building skills with a customer-service mindset for both internal and external stakeholders.

PREFERRED COMPETENCIES

Engineering Background: Experience with PVsyst Helioscope or storage modeling software.

$145000 - $185000 a year

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The estimated base salary range for this position is $145000 - $185000 depending on relevant experience along with eligibility for the companys substantial bonus plan with a target bonus of 30% of annual salary (prorated in first year based on start date).

Pivot Energy is dedicated to providing a great work experience for all employees placing an emphasis on company culture and a focus on our people. To that end Pivot offers an outstanding benefits package that includes:

Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company

Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations

Company paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage

Generous parental leave

401(k) matching (after vesting period)

Work from home stipend for new employees

Public transit reimbursement

PTO for volunteering in the community

Charitable donation matching up to $500/year

Professional development and educational reimbursements

A complete list of all the benefits Pivot offers may be provided upon request.

Recruitment Agency Notice:

We appreciate your interest in partnering with us; however we are not seeking recruitment agency support for this role.

ABOUT PIVOT

Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops finances builds owns and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nations electricity increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and

families.

We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry and include robust community investment opportunities.

As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denvers Best Places to Work we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment thriving society and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental social and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community our employees customers shareholders and the more in our annual ESG Report.

At Pivot our core values guide our work internally and externally:

Impact We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people communities and the planet

Balance Put family first; work hard/have fun

Determination Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge

Professionalism Impress everyone we touch be a team player

Honesty Be truthful and transparent externally and internally

Kindness Create an environment where kindness empathy and vulnerability are embraced

DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT

At Pivot we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture rooted in mutual respect that supports a workforce of different generations races gender identities sexual orientations ability statuses religions and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building celebrates each others successes and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.

Pivot invests in company-wide trainings assessments and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices such as employee allyship building cross-cultural communications and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.

EEO STATEMENT

Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes empowers and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.

Required Experience:

Director

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