Asset Management Director

Energy Vault; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company seeks an Asset Management Director to drive asset performance while leading a team. The role involves critical decision-making, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring alignment with fund priorities, all within the thriving renewable sector in London.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Unique company culture

Opportunity for personal development

Qualifications

• Experience managing technical teams and issue resolution workstreams is essential.
• Strong knowledge of the renewables market, including project contractual frameworks.
• Ability to collaborate under pressure on multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team for asset performance and profitability.
• Engage in issue management, risk management, and optimisation.
• Support new investment decision-making for the fund.

Skills

Commercial skills

Relationship management

Risk management

Numerical acumen

Education

Director level with c15 years' experience

Renewable fund manager experience

Job description

Help us make a big green dent in the universe. We're on a mission to drive the global renewable energy revolution, and we need many more people to help us make our vision a reality.

Octopus Energy Generation (OEGEN) is a leader in sourcing, investing in, and managing a wide range of utility-scale renewable energy assets. As we continue to expand our investment base, we are dedicated to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve.

Since our entry into the renewables market in 2010, OEGEN has achieved remarkable milestones, becoming a leading investor in onshore wind across mainland Europe, the largest investor in solar power in Europe, and recently venturing into offshore wind projects. Currently, we manage a global portfolio of over £7 billion in renewable energy assets.

Our operational portfolio consists of more than three hundred large-scale energy-generating companies. We take pride in our wind farms, solar power plants, and upcoming projects in energy storage and hydrogen. To support our ambitious growth plans and long-term ownership of energy assets, we are expanding our team.

About the role

We are looking for an Asset Management Director to drive asset performance within one of OEGEN’s core funds. Working with the broader asset management and fund management teams, the successful candidate will build a strong understanding of the fund’s strategic priorities and use that knowledge to direct asset management priorities accordingly.

Having set priorities, the successful candidate will be heavily engaged in execution, balancing their time across issue management, risk management, and optimisation workstreams. The candidate is expected to leverage third parties in the delivery of the above workstreams and ensure key supplier relationships are maintained. The role will also support new investment decision-making in the fund.

The role will be based in London, with flexibility and remote work options to accommodate your needs and maintain work-life balance. The role will report to the Head of Asset Management.

We strongly encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds. We firmly believe that diverse experiences lead to increased innovation, collaboration, and success. Throughout our selection process, we prioritise understanding your values and aspirations, ensuring a cultural fit with our team.

What you'll do

• Lead a team responsible for delivering asset performance and profitability for the representative fund.
• Work closely with Fund Product Head, who is ultimately accountable for fund performance.
• Using a deep understanding of the fund’s needs, prioritise time on the highest value areas across supplier management, issue management, optimisation, and risk mitigation workstreams.
• Key member of the Asset Board for the relevant fund, with significant delegated approval rights allowing significant decision-making autonomy.
• Lead stakeholder management for key approvals, alongside owning asset-level internal and external reporting. Expect to have a close working relationship with the fund Product Head.
• Call on others within the asset management team for support as required from central areas of expertise, notably technical and construction teams. Make decisions on using external support for delivery where necessary.
• Work with the asset management team to maintain relationships with critical suppliers and develop key market knowledge to support the delivery of asset performance.
• Provide support across new investments, construction, and operating assets. This includes being involved in risk identification and mitigation, contracting strategies and management, and assumption reviews.

What you'll need

• Director level, with c15 years' experience in commercial or financial roles within the industry. Preferably with relevant renewable fund manager experience.
• Excellent commercial skills, including significant experience owning material issue resolution workstreams. The individual should be able to demonstrate their ability to manage technical people and leverage wider finance and legal skill sets to drive performance.
• Have a deep industry network of trusted advisors who can provide support as required and possess sufficient gravitas to influence senior management within our supply chain.
• Strong knowledge of the renewables market, including experience with typical project contractual frameworks and how the industry operates.
• Experience working in renewable asset management with a good understanding of key technical assumptions, performance indicators, and risk management measures.
• Ability to collaborate and work under pressure to tight deadlines on multiple projects simultaneously.
• High commercial and numerical acumen, with a good understanding of key financial metrics.

Why else you'll love it here

• Wondering what the salary for this role is? On a call with one of our recruiters, this is always something we cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit! We will also ask your current salary - we want to let you know this upfront so you're comfortable talking about it on a call with us.
• Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

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