Asset Management Operations Director

NextGenEnergyJobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs in Greater London is seeking a Senior Manager/Director to lead Asset Management governance and portfolio operations across funds, assets and platforms.

You will oversee directorships, supplier performance, risk reporting and continuous improvement, working with technical, finance, legal, data and investment teams to drive value.

The role requires 10–15 years in renewables, strong stakeholder influence, and the ability to turn broad priorities into clear ownership and milestones.

Qualifications

• Senior Manager or Director level with 10–15 years’ experience in renewable energy or comparable infrastructure.
• Experience in asset management and portfolio operations or COO-type roles.
• Track record of building portfolio-wide processes and operating frameworks.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders across technical, finance, legal, data, and investment teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the core operating framework for Asset Management across funds, assets and platforms.
• Oversee governance, directorships and other Asset Management governance arrangements.
• Act as senior Asset Management representative for data and reporting systems; ensure tools meet requirements.
• Drive supplier and contractor performance framework; manage qualification and KYC processes.
• Oversee supplier onboarding and assurance processes.
• Own the Asset Management risk-management framework and reporting.
• Lead lessons-learned and continuous-improvement processes.
• Provide oversight of central processes relying on Asset Management input (contract management, assumption books).
• Identify changes in market conditions and develop practical proposals to adapt.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance

Portfolio operations

Data reporting

Job description

Help us make a big green dent in the universe.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the core operating framework for Asset Management, including clear standards, ownership, governance and reporting across funds, assets and platforms
• Oversee governance, directorships and other Asset Management governance arrangements
• Act as the senior Asset Management representative for data and reporting systems, ensuring tools and processes meet business requirements and are adopted effectively. This is not a technical product-owner role
• Drive consistent implementation of the supplier and contractor performance framework, including the contractor management standard, supplier reviews, competency assessment, PQQ and KYC processes
• Oversee supplier onboarding and assurance processes, ensuring they are practical, proportionate and consistently applied
• Own the Asset Management risk-management framework and consolidated risk reporting, improving visibility, escalation and follow-through on material risks
• Lead the lessons-learned and continuous-improvement process, ensuring recurring issues are translated into changes to standards, guidance and working practices
• Provide oversight of key central processes that rely on Asset Management input, including precedent contract management, assumption books and other investment or operational standards
• Identify where changing market conditions, technology or operating models require Asset Management to adapt, and develop practical proposals to support that change

Requirements

• Senior Manager or Director level, with 10-15 years’ experience in renewable energy or comparable physical infrastructure
• Experience in asset management, followed by experience in a portfolio operations, transformation, operational excellence or COO-type role
• A track record of building or improving portfolio-wide processes and operating frameworks - not solely managing individual assets
• Demonstrable delivery of systems such as contractor governance, operational risk reporting, supplier assurance, management information or cross-functional improvement programmes
• Strong understanding of how renewable assets are operated, including third-party asset management, key suppliers, contractual frameworks, operational risks and governance requirements
• Commercial judgement and pragmatism: able to distinguish between controls that genuinely protect value and unnecessary bureaucracy
• Experience working across technical, finance, legal, data, fund-management and investment teams, with the credibility to challenge and influence senior stakeholders
• Strong programme-delivery skills, with the ability to turn broad priorities into clear owners, milestones, decisions and evidence of adoption
• Comfortable working in a hands-on role, including resolving detail where needed, while retaining the judgement to focus effort on the issues that matter most
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain operational issues and recommendations clearly to senior management, Boards and investors