Head of Asset Management

Phillip Riley; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Phillip Riley seeks a Senior Asset Manager to lead a growing team across wind, solar and storage assets in Australia. You will drive safety, performance and commercial outcomes, overseeing on-site operations with contracted partners and a focus on whole-of-life value.

Based in Melbourne or Sydney, you will collaborate with the Head of Asset Engineering, travel to assets as needed and shape the asset management strategy to optimise risk, cost and returns across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in asset management, renewables preferred.
• Commercial contracts experience for maintenance services.
• Strong safety, environmental and health systems background.
• Understanding of wind turbine technology and battery storage.
• Knowledge of the National Energy Market in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Asset Management team to optimise performance and commercial outcomes.
• Implement long-term asset management strategies to manage risk and cost.
• Manage contracts for operations, maintenance and services.
• Prepare budgets, monitor costs and provide financial commentary.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and industry engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Asset management

Wind turbine tech

Solar assets

Battery storage

NEM knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

The Company

With a proven track record and extensive expertise across the project lifecycle, this company aims to be the leading developer, owner and manager of renewable energy generation assets in Australia. With 1.9GW of Operational Assets and a pipeline of over 5GW they are well positioned to achieve this.

The Role

This is a role that is central to the success of the company’s strategic ambitions. It is an opportunity to play a critical role within a leading Australian renewables business to help drive the energy transition in Australia. This company has 12 operating sites with an asset value of ~4.8bbn with two more under construction. The purpose of this role is to lead a team of asset managers through this period of growth to deliver fit for purpose asset management program outcomes across the fleet of renewable generation to ensure great safety outcomes and reliable and sustainable generation results. This role has a strong technical and commercial focus, using a small internal team and appropriate contracted support to ensure that the company’s diverse portfolio of renewable generation assets, are enhanced, operated, maintained and managed in a manner that optimises business results, whilst mitigating associated risks. Most assets are under long term operations and maintenance agreements with equipment suppliers. The focus in on achieving safety and production targets, controlling costs, compliance with regulations and establishing good flexible relationships with the teams on site and other local stakeholders. The role will work closely with the Head of Asset Engineering which is focussed on performance monitoring, reporting and engineering support for the portfolio. This role does require travel from the home location to various assets as required to meet business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Health, safety, and environment: Demonstrate Safety Leadership through regular safety conversations and interactions. Ensure all company HSE policies are adhered to in own work and working with employees, service providers, public and other contractors. Assist in maintaining systems to monitor and manage environmental, health and safety and regulatory compliance
• Leadership: This is a senior role in the company and is expected to demonstrate a high level of leadership by developing a high-performance culture, with open communication and staff engaged in the wider company strategic goals and objectives.
• Asset Management: Lead the Asset Management team to ensure the effective management of operational assets focusing on performance and commercial outcomes for the portfolio.
• Asset Management Strategy: Implementation and management of long-term asset management strategies to provide cost effective and flexible frameworks which address all key areas of risk to the financial performance of the asset base.
• Contractor Management: Manage all the contracts in place for the operations and maintenance, network connection and other services for all the operational assets
• Financial and Commercial Management: Economic performance of the operational asset base is critical to the sustainability of the company. This role will require a high degree of financial acumen, including ability to prepare budgets and control costs, review financial reports and provide explanatory comments, and modelling of investment proposals. Ensure all company cost control and financial management policies are adhered to as relevant to role.
• Stakeholder Management: Maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders
• Continuous Improvement: Ensure the team culture encourages innovation, exploration and development of opportunities to improve asset performance, including reacting to short- and long-term opportunities, with a view to whole of life shareholder returns. Working with the Head of Asset Engineering and team, lead the prioritisation and implementation of approved initiatives across operational assets.
• Compliance: Ensure assets maintain compliance obligations with respect to National Electricity Rules, Environmental Planning permits, PPA’s and any other regulatory and commercial requirements.
• Networking and engagement with industry participants generally: Staying informed about industry trends, global and macro factors influencing Australia’s energy transition, key competitor activities etc

Role Requirements

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in the asset management, desirable renewable assets
• Commercial Acumen, proven ability to manage complex commercial contracts relating to provision of maintenance services.
• Background in safety, environmental and health systems
• Understanding of wind turbine technology (existing and developing)
• Understanding of utility scale solar projects.
• Understanding of battery storage systems.
• Understanding of the National Energy Market in Australia
• Engineering degree or demonstration of successful Asset Management experience.

Additional information

• Key senior role within the business
• Strong asset portfolio across wind, solar & BESS
• Melbourne or Sydney based