Head of Asset Management - Energy Storage as a Service

Energy Dome; Milano; In loco; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading company in energy storage seeks a Head of Asset Management to leverage operational CO2 Battery assets for profitability and efficiency. This role involves driving technical and commercial efforts while building a dedicated Asset Management team. Significant career development opportunities are anticipated.

Servizi

Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses

Stock option plan

Inclusive work environment fostering creativity and innovation

Competenze

• Minimum 10 years experience in Asset Management within energy sector.
• Operational expertise in Asset Software and Contracts.
• Demonstrated leadership managing teams and budgets.

Mansioni

• Maximize operational CO2 Battery assets value while ensuring reliability and compliance.
• Coordinate internal teams to maximize efficiency & revenue.
• Establish an Asset Management function starting with the first operational asset.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Formazione

STEM Degree

Experience in Electricity Sector

Descrizione del lavoro

Energy Dome is the owner and developer of CO2 Battery technology, a ground-breaking innovation which uses carbon dioxide in a closed loop thermodynamic process to provide efficient, affordable long duration energy storage (LDES) for intermittent renewables - the key to enabling decarbonization of the global power system.

The CO2 Battery is already proven in operation at Energy Dome’s MW-scale demonstration project in Sardinia, Italy, and the company is expanding rapidly with first full-scale (20MW / 200MWh) commercial projects already under construction or awarded in Italy, the United States, and India. The company has a robust pipeline in USA, EU, UKm Australia, Chile, and other key LDES markets.

The CO2 Battery is a standardized, modular product which uses off-the-shelf industrial components with well-established, global supply chains, enabling Energy Dome to rapidly scale-up and accelerate widespread adoption of the technology in key global markets.

Energy Dome offers the CO2 Battery to the market both as a technology supplier (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and under an “energy storage-as-a-service” or Build-Own-Operate (BOO) business model. The BOO arm is experiencing significant growth with projects moving into operation phase, as well as a significant backlog of projects in development and under contracting. This key service line will cater to customers that prefer not to own and operate CO2 Batteries themselves, but prefer to enter into long term capacity offtake agreements with Energy Dome.

We are now looking for a :

Head of Asset Management (Energy Storage as a Service)

to join our team and take responsibility for maximizing the value of operational CO2 Battery assets, whilst keeping them safe, reliable and compliant. The role will drive all technical, commercial, operational and financial efforts associated with the Asset Management function in close coordination with many internal and external shareholders. The Head of Asset Management will build the Asset Management function with a team of Project Asset Managers, Operations & Maintenance and Contract Managers that coordinate and support the commercial and contractual elements associated with maximizing operational efficiency and revenue for all of Energy Dome’s operating assets.

Since the company is growing quickly, Energy Dome anticipates that significant career and professional development opportunities will emerge for the selected candidate.

Role Location :

Energy Dome is the owner and developer of CO2 Battery technology, a ground-breaking innovation which uses carbon dioxide in a closed loop thermodynamic process to provide efficient, affordable long duration energy storage (LDES) for intermittent renewables - the key to enabling decarbonization of the global power system.

The CO2 Battery is already proven in operation at Energy Dome’s MW-scale demonstration project in Sardinia, Italy, and the company is expanding rapidly with first full-scale (20MW / 200MWh) commercial projects already under construction or awarded in Italy, the United States, and India. The company has a robust pipeline in USA, EU, UKm Australia, Chile, and other key LDES markets.

The CO2 Battery is a standardized, modular product which uses off-the-shelf industrial components with well-established, global supply chains, enabling Energy Dome to rapidly scale-up and accelerate widespread adoption of the technology in key global markets.

Energy Dome offers the CO2 Battery to the market both as a technology supplier (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and under an “energy storage-as-a-service” or Build-Own-Operate (BOO) business model. The BOO arm is experiencing significant growth with projects moving into operation phase, as well as a significant backlog of projects in development and under contracting. This key service line will cater to customers that prefer not to own and operate CO2 Batteries themselves, but prefer to enter into long term capacity offtake agreements with Energy Dome.

We are now looking for a :

Head of Asset Management (Energy Storage as a Service)

to join our team and take responsibility for maximizing the value of operational CO2 Battery assets, whilst keeping them safe, reliable and compliant. The role will drive all technical, commercial, operational and financial efforts associated with the Asset Management function in close coordination with many internal and external shareholders. The Head of Asset Management will build the Asset Management function with a team of Project Asset Managers, Operations & Maintenance and Contract Managers that coordinate and support the commercial and contractual elements associated with maximizing operational efficiency and revenue for all of Energy Dome’s operating assets.

Since the company is growing quickly, Energy Dome anticipates that significant career and professional development opportunities will emerge for the selected candidate.

Role Location :

Milan

Regular travel required (>

30%) including HQ (Milan) and to project sites

Reports to :

• COO, Energy Storage as a Service

Interacts with :

• Internally : Engineering, Sales
• Externally : Customers, Contractors, Suppliers, relevant authorities

Areas of focus :

• Availability : Develop and implement asset strategies to ensure long-term performance, safety, and profitability with a focus on reliability and availability.
• Stakeholder management : Manage Asset-Level Interfaces with internal teams, external partners, and service providers.
• Asset Readiness : Define and execute Operations & Maintenance procedures for planned and unplanned outages, with a high degree of operational control over the asset for customers with a focus on high quality, reliable information.
• Operational excellence : Minimize frictions in handover from project delivery into operations, ensuring assets meet operational and commercial goals.
• Performance accountability : Drive asset performance balancing safety, reliability and operational efficiency.
• HR Coordination : Be directly responsibile for the Plant Directors located in each Energy Dome's plant, in Italy and abroad.

Key responsibilities :

• Establish an Asset Management function starting with the first operational asset in Italy, laying the groundwork for a global asset management fleet
• Coordinate closely with internal teams such as Product Engineering, Project Engineering, Development, Commercial / Sales, Finance, and 3rd Party Operation & Maintenance contractors, to maximize operational efficiency & revenue for all operational Energy Dome BOO Projects
• Ensure availability of assets for customers, with final responsibility for Operations & Maintenance strategy, budget, implementation, planned outage schedules, and responding to unplanned outages
• Team closely with Engineering personnel to anticipate, identify, diagnose and trouble-shoot operational performance challenges on an asset-by-asset basis
• Establish and implement effective asset reporting frameworks, with responsibility for developing and tracking Key Performance Indicators for asset operations and performance
• Optimize asset performance to meet commercial contracts and maximize profitability in long term offtake contracts
• Responsible for development and management of project annual budgets, third party service contracts, invoice tracking and approval
• Develop monthly financial reports for financial stakeholders (e.g. project finance lenders, insurance, etc) working with Finance and Accounting departments
• Supporting procurement activities associated with Supply Chain, Engineering , Operation & Maintenance teams
• Develop requirements and maintain inventories for all projects
• Track warranty claims and ensure processes in place to minimize time to repair
• Building relationships and set expectations with key third party Asset Management, Operation & Maintenance and Energy Management service providers
• Work closely with Engineering to set and improve incident response for real time events
• Refine and execute Health and Safety procedures to optimize safety and uptime
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to plan and schedule maintenance and testing activities, and minimize impact to plant availability
• Standardize and document Standard Operating Procedures and processes for Asset Management and incorporate lessons learned
• Drive regulatory compliance and safety performance in coordination with legal, site managers, contractors, development partners, and other teams
• Support the wider BOO team (Commercial, Development, BOO Project Management) in due diligence, contracting, commissioning and operations of projects in contracting and construction phases

Qualifications :

• A minimum of 10 years relevant work experience in Asset Management within the energy sector and in assets operating in the electricity sector. Much have asset level experience in at least one of the following : thermal power, energy storage, hydro, renewables, and oil and gas.
• Operational expertise in Contracts, Operation & Maintenance, Asset Software, Application Engineering
• Demonstrable leadership having managed teams and budgets at the asset level
• Ideally experience in working with novel technologies with a problem-solving mindset to embrace challenges in partnership with Product and Project Engineering teams
• Experience operating assets and meeting availability guarantees with fixed revenue streams (Tolling, Floor and Profit Share, Optimization, etc.)
• Commercial experience and in-depth knowledge of and involvement with power purchase agreements, tax equity agreements and other standard and non-standard contract terms
• Experience engaging with transmission system operator and utility stakeholders
• Experience managing operating generation facilities
• Network of service providers and industry leaders in Operations & Maintenance
• Excellent negotiation and contract management skills with external vendors and stakeholder management skills of internal teams
• Strong communicator and leader that can drive teams towards accountability, results and foreseeing issues in advance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences
• STEM degree
• Ability to develop processes, procedures and playbooks to codify best practice across the firm

Languages :

• Proficient English is essential; other languages viewed favorably especially Italian and / or Spanish

Interpersonal skills :

• A team player and strong communicator who can quickly alternate between working autonomously and in wider teams
• Ability to positively influence stakeholders and build trust
• Entrepreneurial self-starter who can drive commercial opportunities and is comfortable working in a rapid scale-up environment
• Strong commercial awareness
• Open minded, with strong communication skills and ability to work with all levels of an organization to get things done.
• Ability to survive and thrive when challenged with ambiguity and competing priorities

Benefits :

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses, including joining Energy Dome’s stock option plan.
• An exciting and inclusive work environment fostering creativity and innovation.

Energy Dome S.p.A is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.