Manager, Portfolio Asset Management

AES group; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Corporation is seeking a Manager for its AES Clean Energy Operations team. This role leads asset management teams overseeing a substantial renewable portfolio, including solar, wind, and energy storage assets across a regional scope.

You will drive financial performance, governance, and strategic initiatives within a dynamic, fast-growing environment. Based in Louisville, CO, travel about 10% to sites and offices as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of renewable energy industry experience.
• Experience leading teams and coaching others.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead asset management teams across the East region including solar, wind, and storage assets.
• Oversee fleet P&L, budgets, and variance analysis for regional portfolio.
• Coordinate financial, commercial, compliance, risk management and O&M activities.
• Develop and implement process improvements and automation to increase efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

Skills

Renewable energy experience

Team leadership

Financial acumen

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS in business, finance, or economics

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you ready to be part of a company that's not just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company with a team of 8,300 employees across 12 countries. AES has been ranked #1 by BloombergNEF in renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricity for millions of people worldwide. We are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work™ rankings across the markets where we operate. AES was also named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices. Our spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute’s Edison Awards in the twenty-first century, a distinction honoring global leadership in advancing the electric power industry. If you're ready to be part of a company that's not just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you. We're not just building a more sustainable future, we're powering it.

AES Clean Energy (“AES CE”), a subsidiary of The AES Corporation, specializes in developing, owning, and operating utility scale PV solar projects, distributed generation PV solar projects, PV solar projects combined with battery energy storage systems (BESS), stand‑alone battery energy storage projects and wind generation projects. AES CE currently has over 10 GW of solar, wind and storage projects in operation in the U.S., with an additional 4,500+ MW in construction, contracted or in development. With a business goal to grow our operating portfolio by 2-3GW a year, and a development pipeline to support achieving that goal, now is an amazing time to join the AES CE team as it continues its exponential growth. AES’s mission is to accelerate the future of energy, together.

• Safety First
• Self-starter
• Innovative Thinker
• Driven by Excellence
• Team Player
• Accountable

If these characteristics describe key elements of who you are as a person, we want you as part of our team on this next phase of our exciting journey!

The AES CE Operations team is hiring a Manager with extensive renewable asset management experience to lead teams of 2-6 Sr. Portfolio Asset Managers, Portfolio Asset Managers, and Analysts.

The Manager will provide leadership, coaching and development to their team responsible reporting, oversight, and coordination for a region greater than 2GW of financed renewable energy assets. This individual will be responsible for fleet decision making, Senior Leadership presentation, and other experienced leadership deliverables. The Portfolio Asset Management team is critical in the operation of a large fleet of renewable and energy storage projects across the United States to ensure optimal financial performance of the company’s rapidly growing fleet. Team responsibilities will include project reporting and coordination of financial, commercial, compliance management, risk management and mitigation, and administrative tasks as well as coordination and oversight of the operations and maintenance of the assets.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible to lead asset management teams for our East region of operational solar, wind, and storage systems
• Enhance and automate core processes and interaction with other teams within AES Clean Energy Owner’s Representative tasked with managing AES Clean Energy’s interest in a large portion of the operational fleet, responsibilities will be inclusive of team representation to both internal and external stakeholders/senior leadership
• Oversee and represent fleet financial matters (P&L responsibility), oversee and present annual budget metrics and continually track/explain variance to budget, relevant to the regional teams managed
• Support resolution or mitigation of material commercial workstreams
• Lead team to collaborate with various teams to identify revenue increasing and risk mitigation opportunities

Leadership and Asset Management Experience

• Candidate must have experience managing teams and achieving collective goals to meet corporate targets
• Candidate must be experienced in compliance and commercial obligations pursuant to project governing documents and have a proven track record ensuring strict compliance to contracts not limited to Power Purchase Agreements, Hedge Agreements, Interconnection Agreements, land leases, Financing Agreements, and LLC Agreements
• Candidate must have the ability to manage deadlines and ensure team performance meets the expectations for those deliverables
• Candidate must have experience successfully preparing compliance reports, leading internal and external calls, and owning complex workstreams related operational renewable energy systems

Desired Experience and Skills:

• 5+ years of relevant renewable energy industry experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead workstreams and teams while coaching and mentoring others
• Exceptional organizational, decision making/problem solving, analytical and time management skills.
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated with exceptional presentation and communication skills and ability to work with little supervision
• Strong learning skills and extensive industry experience
• Strong commercial mindset and financial background
• Proven ability to organize and prioritize work, creative thinker, and able to manage relationships with colleagues and contractors
• Strong understanding of project finance, legal contracts, and accounting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Office
• Able to demonstrate experience dealing successfully with peers, subordinates, senior management, and unaffiliated third parties
• Passion for renewable energy industry and demonstrates intimate knowledge of the renewable energy market, and the ability to stay current with changing technologies, regulations, and trends influencing the continued adoption of renewable energy.

Education:

• BA/BS degree required with concentration in business, finance, accounting, economics, and/or other quantitative fields
• MBA or similar Masters degree preferred

Working Conditions:

• Based in Louisville, CO Travel will be required between offices and some travel to sites. Approximately 10% travel.

Compensation:

• Commensurate with experience; competitive.

E-Verify Notice:

AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Accelerating the future of energy, together Our people are our energy and have transformed AES into the type of energy company that the world needs today and in the future. Coming from all walks of life, our people share a passion for improving lives by advancing the energy sector through innovation, collaboration and action. We are working in an industry that requires new thinking and ways of working together to create solutions that are both economically and environmentally viable, not just one or the other. We are looking for passionate people to join us in our mission to accelerate the future of energy.