Control Room Operator

Location: Rome EUR, Italy
Reports to: Director of Remote Operations

Role Overview

The Control Room Operator plays a key role in supporting the Operations Supervisor to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations across a diverse portfolio of power generation facilities. This role is responsible for maximizing revenue delivery, coordinating real-time responses to alarm conditions, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory and contractual obligations.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and operate a wide range of large and small generating assets using multiple monitoring and control platforms.

• Evaluate complex operating conditions against regulatory and contractual requirements, including operating contracts, O&M agreements, transmission and scheduling guidelines, and business practice manuals.

• Support O&M compliance during equipment changes by enforcing change management policies and safeguarding Generator Owner interests.

• Monitor equipment not yet under O&M jurisdiction, identify high-priority alarms, and provide risk mitigation recommendations to commissioning teams.

• Operate multiple power plant control systems, understand the behavior and capabilities of each technology, and predict grid responses to control actions.

• Implement voltage schedules in line with operating agreements and contracts.

• Initiate and document alarm response plans, ensuring timely communication of all required notifications to owners, transmission providers, and scheduling entities.

• Perform root-cause and failure analysis using historical data (e.g., inverter trips, MV equipment failures, control system faults), ensuring accurate outage classification and reporting.

• Collaborate with maintenance teams to balance contractual obligations, outage impacts, and revenue optimization, always maximizing fleet value.

• Maintain the operator log to track outages, alarms, control actions, contractual changes, and interactions with regulatory bodies.

• Provide contractually required notifications of equipment failures and performance issues.

Experience & Qualifications

Experience

• 6+ years of experience in power plant operations.

• Solid technical knowledge of plant processes, electrical systems, and SCADA.

• Proven ability to analyze equipment performance and resolve performance issues.

Behavioral Skills

• Strong coordination skills, with a focus on safety, quality, and schedule adherence.

• Problem-solving ability, both independently and in collaboration with teams.

• Comfortable working in high-pressure environments with direct impact on safety and reliability.

• Fluent in Italian and English; knowledge of French is an advantage.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency with MS Excel, Word, Project, and Outlook.

• Experience with CMMS platforms (e.g., Salesforce).

• Knowledge of electronic power system protection equipment.

• VBA and/or SQL knowledge is an advantage.

Education

• Degree in power systems engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent apprenticeship training.

• Relevant industry experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.