Asset Management Specialist

Asset Management Specialist

Description:

We are seeking an experienced Asset Management Specialist to manage large-scale solar plants in Australia. This role is responsible for ensuring best practice for safety, quality and environmental performance, whilst enhancing the overall returns and value of each project and complying with all of the applicable contractual agreements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a portfolio of up to 5 sites with a capacity of ~1000MW in Australia
• Maximizing total return for each asset through analysis of system efficiencies and identifying opportunities for improved performance
• Establishing a collaborative relationship with EPC & O&M contractor to maximize safe asset performance and operation
• Building strong team relationships and establishing effective communication and collaboration working practices with client-owners
• Supporting divestment initiatives as required and in line with business strategy

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day operations of the Asset Management organization providing guidance, encouraging teamwork and facilitating related professional work processes in order to achieve high performance standards
• Review and manage all SPVs contracts for SPVs obligations and other contract party respectively, including insurance

Performance Monitoring

• Performance review of the sites as well as analysis of potential optimization projects/actions
• Regular review of site performance on monitoring platform
• Monitor and control all financial budgets
• Monthly review of operational and financial KPIs, identification of improvement opportunities
• Support Financial manager with analysis of P&L variance and CF Forecast and Solar plants Budget
• Preparation of stakeholders reporting
• Responsible for managing the sub-portfolio from commercial, financial and technical perspective; dealing and managing internal and external stakeholders including external clients

Contract Management

• Oversee main contractors (including EPC and O&M) to ensure compliance with relevant obligations
• Manage contractual process, such as PAC-IAC-FAC, with the EPC Contractor in coordination with the Technical department
• Monitor and influence all maintenance and operations and maintenance activities for the assets
• Maintain and grow good relations with all contract parties. Manage and co-ordinate potential contract modifications
• Overall management of the energy sales done by Energy Sales Management team and approve and monitor all payments of the plant
• Accounting and A/P
• Invoice collection sign off
• Recommendation on required unbudgeted cost
• Assist Energy Sales team with FIT/ROC and market electricity revenue collection
• Facilitate onboarding from project management to operational management
• Solar Companies project documentation management
• Develop compliance calendar, manage and monitor compliance in all contracts and activities
• Review and manage all SPVs contracts for SPVs obligations and other contract party respectively, including insurance

Skills and Qualifications

• Knowledge of Australia and global renewables market (large-scale solar PV and Battery storage)
• Understanding of key contracts to manage and awareness of critical stakeholders to manage for a based solar or Battery asset
• Knowledge of the Solar (and BESS preferably) asset lifecycle
• Technical knowledge (preferable but not essential) of large-scale solar and Battery assets
• Strong process orientation and technical IT skills support automatization of processes
• Proficiency in SAP financial systems

• 5 years' of experience in the role preferably in the solar market
• The ideal candidate may have worked for financial investors active in the renewable space internationally, and IPP or a vertically integrated developer
• The ideal candidate will have proven track records delivering FAC processes / O&M handovers

Personal/Work Skills

• Team working skills
• Problem solving and proactive attitude
• Detailed oriented and well organised
• Able to work efficiently and effectively under the pressure of tight deadlines
• Fluency in English is essential
• Effective track record in managing successfully sites from remote location
• Driving license is advantageous given the requirement to attend site visits
• Process oriented
• Strong technical IT skills (Excel, PowerBI, etc.)

Education And Qualifications

• Degree level in a subject applicable in the renewable industry

Why You'll Want to Work for Us

• We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect
• We offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits
• Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there's a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development