Asset Engineer - Onshore Wind and Energy Peaking
- Posted 13 November 2019
- Salary £50,000
- LocationLondon
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
- Contact NameJessica Brisley
Job description
The Opportunity
Exciting opportunity within a well established and fast growing Energy and Infrastructure Investment company looking to grow their Asset Management function. The company operate a portfolio of solar, wind and gas peaking assets with a combined value of £1billion.
The Asset Management department are seeking to grow their technical team, and are looking for an asset engineer to run their day-to-day operations, renewable energy portfolio with a key focus on onshore wind and gas peaking.
The Role
- Managing and having oversight of technical issues across the portfolio, ensuring that output is maximised while maintaining commercial discipline
- Managing service providers including, but not limited to, site operators, EPCs, manufacturers, external asset managers
- Providing ad-hoc support to the Investment Team on asset acquisitions
- Driving ongoing optimisation strategy to enhance long term performance and returns
- Ensuring complete and accurate record keeping, satisfactory completion of contract milestones; resolving insurance claims, pursuing warranty claims and similar
- Acting as first point of contact with the O&M providers and monitoring and managing O&M performance
- Managing grid outages by liaising closely with the grid and distribution network operators
- Ensuring EPC compliance and completing contractual milestones and standards
The Person
- Deliver high quality outcomes
- Work to a high degree of accuracy whilst simultaneously striving for constant improvements in work patterns and processes
- Ability to work under pressure
- A team player
- Candidates that question the norm, and applications from outside the sector are encouraged
- The role will suit all levels of experience, from school leaver/graduate to several years of relevant experience