Asset Manager

Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd; Drakelow Park; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Progression opportunities

On-call allowances

UK-based renewable portfolio exposure

Job summary

Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd is hiring an Asset Manager for Edenbridge, Kent, to oversee a portfolio of renewable energy assets and ensure reliable performance. The role focuses on asset availability, KPI tracking, and proactive fault management, with close collaboration to engineers and subcontractors.

The successful candidate will drive performance reporting, liaise with asset owners and clients, and support ongoing growth of the renewables operations function in the UK.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Asset Management within renewables.
• Experience with utility-scale renewable assets (solar PV or battery storage) is preferred.
• Strong understanding of asset performance metrics and reporting.
• Experience coordinating with customers, asset owners and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational performance of a portfolio of renewable energy assets.
• Monitor asset availability, performance ratios, and KPIs; coordinate corrective actions.
• Act as a point of contact for customers and asset owners; provide performance updates.
• Coordinate fault response activities and ensure SLA adherence.
• Work with engineers and subcontractors to maximise asset uptime.
• Analyse data trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Produce performance reports for internal stakeholders and investors.

Skills

Asset management

O&M operations

Stakeholder coordination

Data analysis

Driving licence

Tools

CMMS platforms

Data reporting tools

Job description

Asset Manager

Edenbridge, Kent | £40,000 - £55,000 + Benefits

Astute's Renewables team is partnering with a rapidly growing renewable energy asset owner and O&M provider to recruit an Asset Manager for its expanding operations team in Edenbridge. The Asset Manager role comes with a salary of £40,000 - £55,000, genuine career progression opportunities, and the chance to play a key role in shaping the future of a growing asset management function within the UK renewables sector. If you're an Asset Manager, Renewable Energy Operations professional, or O&M specialist looking to join a business where you can influence processes, make a tangible impact on asset performance, and develop alongside a growing team.

Responsibilities and duties of the Asset Manager role

• Manage the operational performance of a portfolio of renewable energy assets, ensuring contractual performance guarantees and client expectations are met.
• Monitor asset availability, performance ratios and operational KPIs, identifying underperformance and coordinating corrective actions.
• Act as a key point of contact for customers and asset owners, providing updates on site performance, faults, outages and remedial activities.
• Coordinate fault response activities and ensure service level agreements are achieved across the portfolio.
• Work closely with engineers, coordinators and subcontractors to maximise asset uptime and operational performance.
• Raise and manage purchase orders, quotations, spare part requirements and other asset-related commercial activities.
• Analyse operational data and performance trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Produce performance reports and updates for internal stakeholders, clients and investors.
• Utilise and contribute to the development of the company's bespoke asset management and O&M systems.
• Support the continued growth and development of the Asset Management function as the portfolio expands.
• Participate in future on-call or weekend support arrangements as operational requirements develop.

Professional qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years' experience in Asset Management, Technical Asset Management, O&M Operations, Operations Support or a similar role within the renewable energy sector.
• Experience managing utility-scale renewable energy assets, ideally within solar PV or battery storage environments.
• Strong understanding of asset performance metrics, availability guarantees and operational reporting.
• Experience dealing directly with customers, asset owners and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate engineers and service providers in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Experience using asset management, monitoring or CMMS platforms.
• Good commercial awareness with an understanding of service delivery and contractual obligations.
• A relevant technical or engineering background would be advantageous.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Personal skills

• Commercially minded and customer focused.
• Comfortable communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Highly organised and capable of managing multiple priorities.
• Proactive and solutions-driven when responding to operational issues.
• Able to work effectively in a growing business where responsibilities may evolve over time.
• Confident working closely with engineers and operational teams.
• Ambitious and motivated by the opportunity to help build and shape a growing department.

Salary and benefits of the Asset Manager role

• £40,000 - £55,000 depending on experience.
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing renewables business.
• Potential additional payments for future on-call responsibilities.
• Opportunity to work on a growing portfolio of UK renewable energy assets.
• Significant influence over processes, systems and the future direction of the Asset Management team.
• Flexible working arrangements available following onboarding and subject to operational requirements.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.