Renewable Energy Asset Manager

Çalık Renewables; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Çalık Renewables is seeking an experienced Asset Manager to drive technical, commercial and financial performance of its Polish renewable energy assets. You will act as owner-side representative through the operating lifecycle, focusing on long-term asset value, performance and cash generation.

The role requires leadership across cross-functional teams, in-depth knowledge of asset management for renewable assets, and the ability to optimize O&M, contracts and regulatory compliance within Poland.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in energy or infrastructure, with 3+ years in renewable asset management or owner-side roles.
• Fluent Polish and professional working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize technical, operational, commercial and financial performance of assets.
• Monitor KPIs like production, availability and performance ratio; identify root causes and actions.
• Manage O&M contracts, warranties and performance guarantees.
• Provide asset-level reporting for budgets, forecasts and financial planning.
• Support asset refinancing, investments, and M&A-related operational input.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance, Legal and Commercial.

Skills

Asset management

Renewable energy

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SCADA

Job description

Çalık Renewables is an international renewable energy investor and operator with a growing portfolio across multiple markets. In Poland, our operating portfolio includes approximately 255 MWp of utility-scale solar PV assets, while further growth opportunities, including energy storage, continue to be evaluated. The Asset Manager will join the owner-side Operations organization and play a central role in maximizing the performance and long-term value of the Polish portfolio.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and business-minded Asset Manager to drive the technical, commercial and financial performance of our operating renewable energy assets in Poland. The role will act as the owner's representative throughout the operating lifecycle, with a clear focus on maximizing long-term asset value, operational performance and cash generation.

The Asset Manager holds overall owner-side accountability for the performance and long-term value of the assigned assets, working cross-functionally with Commercial/Trading, Finance, Strategy & Business Development, Legal, HSEQ and other internal functions. Specialist functions bring their own expertise; the Asset Manager brings these together into a single owner-side view of each asset and is accountable for the resulting performance and value outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Asset Performance & Value Management

• Own and continuously optimize the technical, operational, commercial and financial performance of assigned renewable energy assets.
• Monitor production, availability, performance ratio/efficiency, losses, downtime, curtailment and other relevant operational KPIs; identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Drive technical performance improvement across the PV portfolio, using PR and degradation trends, inverter- and string-level loss analysis and recurring failure patterns to set improvement priorities and pursue performance-guarantee and warranty entitlements.
• Challenge and manage third-party O&M providers against contractual KPIs and SLAs, review performance reports, follow up corrective actions and address underperformance.
• Identify and implement value-creation initiatives that improve production, availability, cost efficiency, reliability and long-term asset value.
• Maintain an integrated asset performance view and provide clear management recommendations based on operational and financial data.

Financial & Business Performance

• Prepare and manage annual budgets, forecasts and asset business plans in coordination with Finance and relevant internal functions.
• Monitor asset-level revenues, OPEX, CAPEX, EBITDA and cash-flow performance against budget and forecast; investigate variances and drive corrective actions.
• Own asset-level performance reporting to management and provide the operational and commercial basis for financial reporting, forecasting and valuation activities carried out with Finance.
• Provide asset-level input to refinancing, investment, acquisition and other financing-related initiatives in coordination with Finance.

Commercial & Contract Management

• Manage the owner-side performance of key operational contracts, including O&M, OEM/service agreements, lease agreements, warranties and performance guarantees.
• Own the owner-side definition and evaluation of O&M and asset-monitoring arrangements, and drive the development of stronger owner-controlled monitoring and data capabilities.
• Monitor asset-level execution and contractual compliance of PPAs and other energy sales arrangements with Commercial/Trading.
• Safeguard asset-level revenue and settlement streams in the Polish market, including guarantees of origin, redispatch/curtailment settlement and any applicable support-scheme obligations, in coordination with Commercial/Trading.
• Monitor asset-level contractual obligations and support renewals, performance-related claims, liquidated damages and recovery actions together with Procurement & Contract Management, Legal and Commercial, as applicable.
• Own the asset-side technical and operational input into insurance and damage/compensation processes, including incident documentation, damage and root-cause assessment, quantification of business-interruption impacts where applicable, and tracking asset-related recovery actions to closure.

Stakeholder & Regulatory Management

• Act as a key owner-side contact for O&M providers, OEMs, DSO/TSO, URE and other authorities, landowners, lenders, contractors and external partners as relevant to the assigned assets.
• Ensure asset-level compliance with applicable permits, licences, grid-operator requirements, regulatory obligations and company standards.
• Coordinate regulatory reporting, audits, inspections and other compliance activities with the relevant internal functions.
• Maintain constructive stakeholder relationships and proactively resolve asset-related operational, contractual and regulatory issues.

Risk, HSEQ & ESG

• Identify and monitor operational, commercial, financial, regulatory and market risks affecting assigned assets and ensure appropriate mitigation actions are tracked.
• Ensure O&M providers and contractors comply with applicable health, safety, environmental and quality requirements, in coordination with the relevant HSEQ function.
• Support ESG, sustainability and other reporting requirements relating to assigned assets.
• Escalate material risks, contractual exposures and performance deviations in a timely manner.

Lifecycle & Strategic Initiatives

• Lead operational readiness and acceptance of new assets into operations, including readiness reviews, punch-list follow-up and structured handover of documentation, spares and warranties.
• Support M&A activities, due diligence processes and post-acquisition asset integration from an operational asset-management perspective.
• Contribute operational insight to portfolio optimization, repowering, life-extension, BESS integration and other value-enhancement initiatives where relevant.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
• Relevant postgraduate education or professional qualifications are considered an advantage.

Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the energy or infrastructure sector, including at least 3 years in renewable energy asset management, operations, commercial asset management or a closely related owner-side role.
• Proven experience with operational renewable energy assets, preferably utility-scale solar PV. Experience with BESS and/or wind assets is considered an advantage; experience in the Polish market is strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of the Polish renewable energy market, regulatory framework, grid-operator requirements and key interfaces with URE, DSO/TSO and energy-market participants.
• Demonstrated experience managing or overseeing O&M/service contracts, contractor performance and warranties, and supporting contractual claim processes with relevant internal functions.
• Strong financial acumen, including the ability to understand project financial models, budgets, forecasts, cash flows and key asset-level financial KPIs.
• Understanding of PPAs, energy sales arrangements and asset-level revenue drivers; direct trading execution experience is an advantage but not a requirement.
• Fluent Polish and professional working proficiency in English.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate technical and financial data into clear business actions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; familiarity with SCADA, asset-management platforms, Power BI or similar analytical tools is an advantage.
• Strong stakeholder-management, communication and negotiation skills.
• High level of ownership and accountability, with demonstrated ability to independently manage the performance of multiple operational renewable energy assets and work effectively in a cross-functional and international environment.
• Willingness to travel regularly to project sites across Poland.

What You Can Expect

• A true owner-side asset-management role with direct responsibility for the performance and long-term value of renewable energy assets.
• Exposure to a growing portfolio, with the opportunity to be involved in energy storage and new technology projects as they move from evaluation into operation.
• Real decision-making scope: ownership of asset budgets and business plans, and a direct role in shaping the O&M and monitoring model for the Polish portfolio.
• The opportunity to help shape asset-management practices, performance standards and lifecycle processes in Poland.
• Close collaboration with international technical, commercial, financial and corporate teams.