Technical Asset Manager Analyst

Posted 20 September 2018
Salary DOE
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
Contact NameHarry Norton-Steele

Job description

The Organisation

Here at The Green Recruitment Company we are working with a leading infrastructure and private equity fund investment manager. Currently they are managing assets of c.£3billion and possess an international office network, primarily focusing on renewable energy infrastructure investments.
 

The Opportunity

The Asset management team is responsible for the ongoing management and optimisation of the global energy infrastructure portfolio exceeding an aggregate capacity of c.1.5GW. This opportunity will allow you to work closely with a team of technical and commercial Asset Managers, ensuring  energy assets work to their potential.

The Individual

We are recruiting for Technical Analysts to support the Asset Managers. The Technical Analyst’s scope of work shall be but not limited to:  

  • Incident management and resolution including the closing out all logged incidents (including preventative maintenance); 
  • Support insurance claims (coordinate processing of claim, including sourcing of information and documents/supporting information from the Operational Compliance and Data teams);  
  •  Manage manufacturer warranties (and similar); 
  •  Handover of O&M contractors  
  •  Being the first point of contact with the O&M providers;  
  • Monitor and manage O&M performance; 
  •  Manage and recover Liquidated Damages payable under the O&M Contract • Manage grid outages by liaising closely with the Grid and Distribution Network Operators;  
  •  Manage Meter Operator including reviewing contractual arrangements; 
  •  Maintain high levels of security across the sites and dealing with incidents as they arise; 
  • Contributing to preventative maintenance and optimisation strategies; • EPC compliance and completion of contractual milestones and functional testing including FAC (punch list completion);  
  •  Coordinate H&S inspections and follow up (appointment of auditors/advisors, record and log post audit actions and completion of H&S actions by O&M or other. With support of Operational Compliance Team);  
  • Maintain filing and folder structures across the portfolio (with support of Operational Compliance Team);  
  •  Contribute and coordinate reports required by the various stakeholders across the portfolio; 
  •  Ad hoc technical queries on the portfolio  

 Requirements

  • A good technical understanding of solar assets (or similar) would be preferable;  
  •  A good balance of commercial, business and technical skills; 
  • Experience working as part of a team and independently; 
  •  Strong management skills and analytical experience; 
  •  Ability to communicate effectively in a clear concise way; and 
  • Contract literacy, i.e. ability/willingness to read key commercial contracts (e.g. EPC contract, O&M contract) and understand risk allocation and two way obligations between parties  

 Experience: 
 
All candidates will have an excellent academic history, be enthusiastic, keen to learn and enjoy being part of a busy team.