Operations & Maintenance Performance Analyst

3 days ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Connexbluetech Full time R80 000 - R120 000 per year


Job Overview

The O&M Performance Analyst is responsible for monitoring, analysing, and optimizing the operational performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants.

This role plays a key part in ensuring that solar assets operate efficiently, reliably, and in line with contractual performance guarantees. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical background, experience with solar monitoring platforms, and a good understanding of PV system components and operations.

This position is vital to maintaining plant uptime, maximizing energy yield, and supporting long-term asset value. The senior engineer will be based in Cape Town and reports to the O&M HOD.

Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor the real-time and historical performance of PV assets via SCADA, monitoring platforms (e.g. SoalrEdge, VCOM, etc.).
  • Analyse PR (Performance Ratio), energy yield, availability, irradiation, and losses across portfolios.
  • Compare actual vs expected performance based on P50/P90 forecasts and weather data.
  • Detect anomalies and underperformance (e.g. inverter failures, soiling, string outages).
  • Generate weekly and monthly O&M performance reports.
  • Prepare KPI dashboards for internal teams and external stakeholders (owners, asset managers, etc.).
  • Track compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and technical KPIs. Investigate causes of downtime, alarms, and losses.
  • Work closely with field technicians and site teams to resolve technical issues. Escalate critical or recurring faults for engineering review.
  • Maintain clean and structured databases for performance data.
  • Support data ingestion and integration from various data sources (SCADA, weather stations, CMMS).
  • Contribute to the development of automated tools, alerts, and analytics models. Recommend improvements in preventive maintenance strategies based on data trends.
  • Support warranty claim documentation through evidence-based fault tracking.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

  • Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
  • Good communication skills ability to translate data into actionable insights. Time management and ability to prioritize tasks across multiple sites Proactive, self-driven, and collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams.
  • Knowledge of SCADA systems.
  • Understanding of South African grid codes
  • Knowledge of PV system design, grid-tied inverters, string-level monitoring, and MV/LV systems.
  • Qualifications/Requirements
  • Diploma in Engineering or Computer Science.
  • At least 3 years experience in plant performance monitoring or solar PV asset management.

Experience in Meteocontrol VCOM is compulsory


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