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Are you passionate about sustainability and making a positive impact? We’re seeking dedicated individuals who share our mission to create a lasting impact in our community.
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AVAILABLE POSITIONS
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter to support@adon1.com.
*Applicants must currently reside on O’ahu and have valid U.S. work authorization.
Project Manager
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii (On-site)
Type: Full-Time
Adon is currently seeking a Project Manager to lead and support our business. This role is a cornerstone of our organization and critical to the operational success of our mission to build the next generation of energy infrastructure.
We’re looking for a talented, driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about renewable energy and sustainability. The ideal candidate is a quick learner, capable of multi-tasking, and highly detail-oriented. Most importantly, they have a deep appreciation for doing the job right the first time.
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversee end-to-end project delivery—from site assessment, permitting, and design through procurement, construction, and commissioning.
- Develop, present, and manage project budgets, schedules, and resource planning, ensuring scope, cost, and timeline alignment.
- Collaborate with internal engineering, procurement, and field teams to keep projects moving efficiently through each stage.
- Track and report on project progress through weekly updates, monthly projections, and budget forecasts.
- Actively manage risk, schedule deviations, and scope changes, ensuring proper documentation and timely corrective actions.
- Interface with clients, utilities, vendors, subcontractors, and local authorities to coordinate milestones and resolve issues.
- Ensure all permits, licenses, and inspections are obtained and passed in a timely manner.
- Lead or support the commissioning process, ensuring system performance standards and compliance are met.
- Manage all necessary project documentation—RFIs, RFPs, submittals, change orders, as-built plans, and close-out packages.
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts, helping refine internal systems, templates, and workflows.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- 5+ years of project management or project engineering experience in solar, battery storage, or related construction projects.
- Experience managing turnkey renewables projects in a fast-paced environment is highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of construction drawings, permitting processes, utility interconnection, and contract management.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
- Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills, with a bias toward proactive coordination.
- Highly organized and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and independently.
- Familiarity with Hawaii-specific permitting and energy codes is a strong plus.
- A valid driver’s license and a clean driving record are required.
- Car required.
Financial Analyst, Commercial & Industrial Energy
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii (On-site)
Type: Full-Time
You’ll be the analytical engine behind sourcing, underwriting, and financing large commercial & industrial (C&I) solar and battery storage projects (no geographic restriction). Partnering with sales, delivery, and external capital providers (including mid-size pensions/OCIOs/insurance), you’ll build models, evaluate risk/return, shape capital stacks (equity/debt/transferable tax credits), and prepare crisp materials that move deals from screening to close.
Job Responsibilities
1) Underwriting & Valuation
- Build and own project finance models (P&L/cash flow, DSCR, IRR/MoIC) at P50/P90 with sensitivities (capex/opex, degradation, price/basis, curtailment).
- Size and optimize capital stacks: equity, construction/term debt, and IRA tax credit transferability (price, timing, indemnities).
- Run market- and tariff-specific cases (e.g., ERCOT merchant/hedged, ISO participation, behind-the-meter savings).
- Produce investment memos and one-page screeners with clear go/no-go criteria.
2) Due Diligence & Execution Support
- Coordinate technical, commercial, legal, and environmental DD; track open items and close conditions.
- Evaluate contracts (LOIs, EPC, O&M, interconnection, leases/host agreements) for bankability and lender/LP requirements.
- Create data rooms; manage version control; respond to investor/lender DDQs.
3) Capital Markets & Investor Support
- Build comparable deal comps and return benchmarks for pensions/OCIOs/insurance.
- Prepare equity and credit-transfer packages: sources/uses, waterfall, returns by tranche, sensitivities.
- Maintain a clean pipeline dashboard (stages, probabilities, critical path) and weekly forecast.
4) Reporting & Process
- Standardize model templates, diligence checklists, and close plans; document assumptions and exceptions.
- Post-close: set KPI baselines (availability, capacity, RTE, yield) and handoff packs for asset management.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Model Accuracy: Variance of actuals vs. modeled base case at COD + 90 days.
- Throughput: # of qualified deals advanced per quarter; average DD cycle time.
- Capital Efficiency: Reduction in WACC via structure/credit transfer pricing.
- Quality: Rework rate on models/memos; completeness of data rooms.
- Stakeholder Satisfaction: Positive feedback from investment partners/lenders.
Qualifications & Requirements
- 3–6 years+ in project finance, investment banking, PE/infra, or energy finance (renewables preferred).
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets modeling (debt sculpting, tax equity/transfer, macros a plus); comfort with probability cases/sensitivities.
- Familiarity with IRA incentives (ITC/PTC, transferability), debt LTV/DSCR norms, and EPC/O&M bankability.
- Clear communicator; strong memo and deck creation (Slides/PowerPoint); CRM hygiene (HubSpot/Affinity/Salesforce).
- Nice-to-have: Python for scenario runs, experience with ERCOT/merchant risk, and consultant/OCIO processes.
BESS Commissioning Engineer (Commercial & Industrial)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii / Remote
Reports to: Vice President of Operations
Type: Full-Time
You will lead onsite commissioning of commercial Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)—from pre-functional checks through utility/AHJ witness testing and handover. You’ll own test plans, protection/controls settings, telemetry/SCADA integration, troubleshooting, and the closeout package. Secondary duties include PV/inverter and switchgear commissioning on integrated C&I projects.
Planning & Setup:
- Review IFC drawings/SLDs, submittals, settings sheets, and ITP (Inspection & Test Plan).
- Build site-specific commissioning plans & scripts (pre-functional, functional, performance).
- Coordinator outages, permits, and witness tests with the PM, utility, and OEMs.
Commissioning Execution:
- Perform pre-functional tests: visual/torque, insulation resistance (megger), continuity, grounding, polarity/phase rotation, IR scans.
- Load and verify protection & controls settings (relays/PCS/inverters), BMS/EMS parameters, and nameplate data.
- Execute functional tests: trip checks, anti-islanding, volt-VAR/frequency-watt, droop/ride-through, EMS/PCS dispatch, alarms
- Run perfomance tests: BESS charge/discharge, round-trip efficiency, SOC calibaration/balancing, reliability run (e.g., 72-100 hr).
- Integrate and verify SCADA/telemetry (Modbus-TCP/RTU, DNP3; point0to-point checks, historian trends, alarm matrix).
Troubleshooting & Quality
- Diagnose and resolve issues across power, controls, and networking (firmware, comms wiring, IP addressing, time sync, CT/PT plarity).
- Open/close Non-Conformance Report (NCRs); drive Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) actions with OEMs/subs; maintain a live punch list.
Documentation & Handover
- Produce complete test reports with evidence (photos/trends), as-built updates, settings backups, and commissioning summary.
- Support utility/AHJ witness activities; secure sign-offs.
- Train customer O&M staff; deliver quick-reference guides and emergency procedures.
Safety & Compliance
- Lead safe work practices: LOTO, JHA/JSA, arc-flash PPE, energized work permits when applicable.
- Ensure compliance with NEC, NFPA 70E/855, UL 9540/9540A requirements, and site fire-life-safety plans
Required Qualifications
- BS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- 3-7 years commissioning or field engineering experience in BESS, inverters, or MV power systems (C&I or utility).
- Hands-on with test gear: torque tools, megger, multimeter, camp meter, IR camera.
- Familiar with protection relays (e.g., SEL/GE/Schneider), inverter/PCS settings, BMS/EMS, and SCADA point lists.
- Protocols: Modbus TCP/RTU (required); DNP3/IEC-61850 (desirable).
- Strong ability to read SLDs, wiring diagrams, and network drawings; create redlines.
- NFPA 70E & OSHA-10/30
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel
- Ability to work at heights/in confined spaces per site rules
Preferred
- PV inverter commissioning, net-metering/utility interconnection experience.
- Utility coordination (e.g., HECO) and AHJ witness test experience
- Experience with EMS platforms, historian tools, and remote monitoring
- Certifications: SEL University, NICET, First Aid/CPR, NETA Level II/III (or equivalent).
Soft Skills
- Clear communicator (field logs, customer updates, test reports).
- Demonstrates urgency and structured problem-solving, proactively escalating issues early with solution options
- Organized, detail-driven; comfortable leading multi-party onsite activities.