Asset Manager - Immediate Start

We are looking to hire a focused Asset Manager to join our awesome team at Lightsource BP Renewable Energy Investments Limited in Madrid.
Growing your career as a Full Time Asset Manager is a terrific opportunity to develop productive skills.
If you are strong in cooperation, critical thinking and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Asset Manager at Lightsource BP Renewable Energy Investments Limited today!

Asset Manager

Lightsource bp Lightsource bp is a global leader in the development and management of solar energy projects. We are a 50:50 joint venture with bp with a mission to help drive the world’s transition to low carbon energy. With solar set to increase tenfold in the next 20 years, we are well-positioned to capitalize on this growth. By joining the Lightsource bp team, you will ‘be the change’ on the world’s energy transition to a more sustainable future. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit as we continue to push the boundaries of an ever-changing energy landscape. By choosing a career with us, you can expect a challenging and fulfilling role surrounded by people who are passionate and have brilliant ideas about sustainable technology, innovation and making the world a better place.

 

Our Values Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values are guiding principles for everything we do. Creating and maintaining a long term, continuously safe and healthy environment is our top priority. Integral daily management of the Lightsource bp large-scale solar plants in the UK, 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.

 

General management requirements

 

· Contribute to develop policies, processes and procedures to ensure all relevant

procedural/legislative and contract requirements are fulfilled

· Managing a Portfolio of 15 sites for a capacity of ~100MW all located in UK

· Maximize total return for each asset through the analysis of system efficiencies

and identifying opportunities for improved performance

· Establish a collaborative relationship with the EPC & O&M contractor with the

aim of maximising the safe asset performance and operation.

 

Daily Asset Management operation

 

· 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 and monitoring            

 

· Performance review of the sites as well as analysis of potential optimisation 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 of 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[1]ordinate potential contract modifications

· Overall management the energy sales done by Energy sales Management team and approve and monitor all payments of the plant

· Accounting an A/P

· Invoice collection sign off

· Recommendation on required unbudgeted cost

· Assist Energy Sales team with FIT/ROC and market electricity revenue collection

· Facilitate hand-off from project management to operational management

· Solar Companies project documentation management

· Develop compliance calendar, manage and monitor compliance in all contracts and activities

 

 

EXPERIENCE

 

· 2-3 years’ of experience in the role preferably in the UK market

· The ideal candidate worked for financial investors active in the renewable spaceinternationally, and IPP or a vertically integrated developer

 

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

 

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

 

· Engineering MSc or Finance/Business Admin MSc

Benefits of working as a Asset Manager in Madrid:

● Company offers great benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Attractive package