Asset Manager Storage, Sunderland

Energise Your Career, Accelerate a Net-Zero Future #RenewablesJobs The opportunity As an Asset Manager, you will take on a key role in managing and optimizing the performance of our renewable energy assets, ensuring they operate in line with our business plan and strategic objectives. By working closely with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) providers, you’ll drive efficiency, maximize returns, and unlock opportunities for continuous improvement. Your responsibilities will span operational, commercial, and financial aspects of a diverse portfolio of renewable technologies, where your expertise and proactive approach will contribute to their success.We’re on an exciting journey to establish ourselves as a distinctive and recognized leader in renewable energy across the UK and Ireland. With a bold ambition to expand our operational portfolio to around 5GW by 2030, this role offers the chance to be part of a transformative mission shaping the future of sustainable energy.Pay, benefits and culture If you’re looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a Net Zero future – then you’re in the right place’ Our passion for embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change helps us continue to grow successfully. We’re committed to helping all of our people thrive during their time with us, recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment. Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits. We’ll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home. We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need. What you’ll be doingYou’ll ensure the contractual compliance with all commercial agreements as well as stakeholder relationships to include; equity investors, OEMs, Independent Engineers, O&M providers and landowners. As applicable, in coordination with the O&M teams, monitor and challenge the operational performance and optimisation metrics to achieve the portfolio’s highest possible availability of generation. Prepare and manage internal and external forecasts, internal and external budgets, financial and operational variance reports, and other ad hoc reports as needed, relevant to their allocated sites. Develop & manage processes and procedures that outline the expected standards for managing the assets. Work with project teams during site development stages to ensure projects owner’s considerations are addressed. Assure that the project successfully transitions from the construction phase through co-ordinating operational readiness with all stakeholders. Facilitate collaboration amongst organisational cross-functional teams as conditions necessitate finding resolutions for any operational, financial, commercial or technical issues. Interface with EDF Renewables internal teams such as Performance, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Development, Operations and Maintenance to optimise major repairs, contingency plans, necessary capital investments, payback periods, project returns and life extension options. Profit & Loss Responsibility of assigned renewable energy assets. Ensuring accurate and timely management reporting across the portfolio Ensuring forecasts are accurate, consistent, robust and delivered in a timely manner to meet our MTP schedule.Assisting in designing and implementing asset management IT systems Maintaining data management systems. Maintain a healthy audit programme across all activities.Receiving and reviewing monthly O&M reports. Managing compliance with insurance policies.Managing compliance with other contracts such as Trade Point Control & Power Purchase Agreements and, where needed, action contractual rights (e.g. warranty claims).Providing support to the Development team on asset acquisitions or origination, representing Operations in taking new projects to investment decision.Accountable for the operational assumptions book for new sites development and conduit amongst Operations, Development and Construction to promote effective continuous improvement and embedding of operational knowledge into the newly developed sites. What do you need to be great at this role? University Degree qualified in either Engineering or Business discipline, but with strong experience in asset management of generation assets. Experience in an Energy company, Advisory or Investment group looking after a group or portfolio of assets or sites, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience. High level of numeracy and some data analytics Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Demonstrable commercial/contract management experience and understanding of contract obligations.Must be a team player and able to demonstrate experience successfully dealing with peers, management, cross functional groups, project stakeholders and unaffiliated third parties. Willingness to learn and support others with flexibility and “can do” attitude.Understanding of energy markets, policy & regulation and knowledge of renewable generation specific applications and opportunities. Able to work effectively in Microsoft software programs, including but not limited to Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint. Prior project management experience administering energy projects and/or project financing of renewable energy projects. Fast learner who is able to gain a quick understanding of operability and performance expectations of any company’ renewable energy technologies. Closing date for applications: 5th December 2024 with interviews taking place soon after Why EDF Renewables? At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives. It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland’s most diverse generator of renewable energy. To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we’re working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector. If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us. Join us, and let’s do good together.