The Opportunity

My client are seeking an Asset Manager for their Wind Energy Assets in UK. The suitable candidate should have ~ 10 years of industry experience and at least 5 years as an Asset Manager. This role has responsibility for managing large scale onshore wind projects from a: commercial, financial and technical basis. Someone with a contractual and stakeholder management mindset is key for this role.

Key Responsibilities

The role will require the successful candidate to directly manage and take responsibility for my client’s portfolio across the UK (currently consisting of ~ 1000 MW of wind projects in total). Through close working relationships with the O&M teams, you will pursue optimising the performance and returns, whilst also looking to identify continual improvements. You will also oversee a variety of operational, commercial and financial matters associated to the running of their operational portfolio and a diverse mix of technologies.

Duties will include:

Taking complete responsibility for a portfolio of Wind energy projects including:
HSE governance
Aligning with internal stakeholders (e.g. Finance, Legal, Origination, Technical etc) across the business to enhance performance of projects
Responsibility of project finance
Leading the production of reports outlining financial performance, risks and technical issues
Enhancing current asset management practices and procedures
Ensuring wind portfolio risks and issues are managed, mitigated and reported appropriately
Leading on O&M / asset management strategy for existing and new projects to optimise P&L over time
Managing and ensuring both commercial and technical compliance with technical O&M contracts, land leases and other wind farm contracts
Preparing, agreeing and managing budgets
Ensuring operational payments are managed over time
Procurement, management and negotiation of all project contracts / work packages
Support the Origination Team on project development.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

The successful candidate will:
Demonstrate experience in asset management within the renewables industry.
Significant experience in O&M of wind assets, specifically onshore wind (as a facility engineer, technical advisor)
A sufficient understanding of project finance documents and financial reporting
Excellent communications skills
Ability to review and reassess priorities in response to challenging situations and deadlines
Appropriate engineering or relevant qualification

Package

Competitive salary + benefits