Solar Asset Management

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Downing Full time

About the team


Downing Infrastructure Asset Management manage over 600MW of energy assets across the solar, hydro, wind, reserve power, and storage sectors. A 35 strong dedicated team provide asset management services to the energy portfolio.


Role and responsibilities


This role will report to the persons in charge of the Rooftop and Ground Mount Solar Portfolios. The successful candidate will drive portfolio performance analysis and optimisation on the ground mount and rooftop portfolios in cooperation with the wider Solar team with support from the Data team and by working closely with contractors.


Your responsibilities will include:


  • Monitoring of asset performance and KPI variance analysis for proactive identification of issues affecting performance.
  • Project management of technical solutions aimed at maximizing long term performance.
  • Direct management of contractors against commercial and technical contractual requirements.
  • Review of contractor maintenance reports and activities against contract and best practices and ensure completion of any corrective works to a good standard.
  • Supporting the health & safety compliance across the solar portfolio by liaising between contractors and advisors, ensuring resolutions are being implemented in a timely manner, and ensuring H&S policies are being adhered to.
  • Performing audit site visits, where appropriate, and deliver inspection reports.
  • Onboarding new acquisitions into internal systems and asset management processes.
  • Providing support and advice to the wider team and driving team objectives.


Key skills and experience


The ideal candidate will have the following:


  • 1 to 2 years of experience as Asset Manager, O&M Manager and/or Solar Renewable Projects
  • Higher education with technical focus (Masters or equivalent in an Engineering, Numerical, or Renewable focused course)
  • Understanding of (technical) asset management methodologies and experience in technical aspects of renewables assets
  • Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills, able to establish effective communication channels with team members and relevant stakeholders.
  • A collaborative attitude, that actively participates and contributes to discussions.
  • Good time management and attention to detail, with the ability to execute tasks accurately and within established timelines.
  • Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and other relevant software to extract relevant data to support decision-making or assist in the preparation of reports and deliverables.
  • Proactive in identifying risks or opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains.
  • A goal orientated mindset, with strong negotiation skills necessary to achieve results.


Personal Profile


  • Passionate about what you do - you are always happy to roll up your sleeves.
  • Team player – have fun We do our best to cultivate an open, honest, hard-working but fun culture at Downing.
  • Detail-oriented and comfortable with parsing through large amounts of data, able to identify trends and draw conclusions from various data sources.
  • Focused on execution – you make things happen.
  • Eloquent – you can explain complex subjects in clear, simple, and relevant terms.


Additional details


All candidates must be eligible to work in the UK or have a working visa.


This role will be based in either London or Glasgow


We endeavour to reply to all individual applicants and will provide feedback for any candidates that reach the interview stage.


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