What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utility Scale Solar and BESS Asset Manager position at Consolidated Asset Management Services?
Description
The Solar and BESS Asset Manager plays a pivotal role in managing a diverse team of subject matter experts to deliver comprehensive asset management services for a portfolio of utility scale solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. This position is responsible for ensuring the operational, financial, and contractual success of the assets while aligning with the owner's strategic objectives.
The Solar and BESS Asset Manager will foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, ensuring open communication and creative problem-solving. This role oversees the execution of business plans, optimizes asset performance, and ensures compliance with project agreements, regulatory requirements, and owner expectations. Additionally, the Asset Manager will monitor key performance indicators, report to stakeholders, and represent the company in internal and external discussions to maximize profitability and return on investment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage a team of diversified subject matter experts to provide a full suite of asset management services to support a portfolio of utility scale solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems assets.
- Create a team environment oriented in trust, open communication and creative thinking resulting in a cohesive team effort.
- Manage the asset and administer owners' and the project companies' obligations and responsibilities under the project contracts while maximizing the value of the asset consistent with the owner's direction.
- Organize and implement a business plan that meets the objectives of the owners, project structure and contracts.
- Assure timely reporting of performance results by project personnel to corporate groups.
- Optimize all elements of the asset commensurate with the appropriate risk profile.
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators of the project and report to relevant business partners.
- Represent the company's interest at the project level to assure maximum profitability and return on investment including participation in and scheduling the budget processes.
- Maintain thorough awareness of commercial, financial and technical issues related to assigned projects.
- Oversee and coordinate with third party O&M providers to resolve plat issues and ultimately increase availability and decrease downtime.
- Lead internal review process to report on the current and forecast performance of investment.
- Provide support to project staff to resolve project, contractual, commercial or regulatory issues.
- Represent the project investment in internal discussions regarding status, future results, strategy and growth.
- Make decisions involving all aspects of plant level operations, commercial hedging and risk management, regulatory, governmental and local political outreach, property tax implications, finance and project debt considerations.
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