Senior Commercial Asset Manager

Astute People; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Job summary

Astute People in London is seeking a Senior Commercial Asset Manager for our climate-focused investor client’s portfolio in the battery storage sector. You will own commercial performance, oversee trading activity, and manage contract relationships across the assets.

The role requires 3+ years in energy trading or regulated markets, strong experience with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and proven leadership of a small team. Competitive salary plus benefits and a performance bonus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in energy trading, optimisation, or regulated markets.
• Strong experience with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
• Proven experience managing and developing a small team.
• Degree in a numerical, technical, financial, or scientific discipline.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial performance and revenue optimisation across the portfolio.
• Manage trading activity, bidding, and energy market participation.
• Oversee route-to-market counterparties and contract management.
• Lead monthly reporting, budgeting, and commercial performance analysis.
• Manage revenue reconciliation and finance coordination activities.
• Oversee regulatory compliance and participation in market schemes (e.g. CM/DC).
• Support insurance strategy, new revenue opportunities, and investor reporting.

Skills

Energy trading

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

BESS knowledge

Education

Numerical/technical/financial/scientific degree

Job description

Astute's Renewables Team is exclusively partnering with a leading climate-focused real assets investor in the battery storage sector to recruit a Senior Commercial Asset Manager for its London office.

The Senior Technical Asset Manager role comes with a salary depending on experience plus benefits.

Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Commercial Asset Manager role

Reporting to the Head of Operations and Asset Management you will:

• Own commercial performance and revenue optimisation across the portfolio
• Manage trading activity, bidding, and energy market participation
• Oversee route-to-market counterparties and contract management
• Lead monthly reporting, budgeting, and commercial performance analysis
• Manage revenue reconciliation and finance coordination activities
• Oversee regulatory compliance and participation in market schemes (e.g. CM/DC)
• Support insurance strategy, new revenue opportunities, and investor reporting

Professional qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in energy trading, optimisation, or regulated markets
• Strong experience in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) is essential
• Proven experience managing and developing a small team
• Degree in a numerical, technical, financial, or scientific discipline
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills

Personal skills

• Strong commercial leader with ownership mindset
• Analytical and structured in approach
• Proactive and solution focused
• Comfortable in fast-paced, evolving markets
• Strong communicator across internal and external stakeholders

Salary and benefits of the Senior Commercial Asset Manager role

• Salary depending on experience
• Bonus driven by performance
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Healthcare
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

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.