Senior Asset / Portfolio Manager (m/f/d) in Renewable Energies (Solar & Wind)

ENCAVIS Management GmbH & Co. KG; Delaware; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional & personal development

Health & well-being programme

Lunch offer

Mobility benefits

Modern office spaces

Job summary

ENCAVIS Management GmbH & Co. KG is seeking a Senior Asset / Portfolio Manager to take full ownership of a renewable energy portfolio across Europe.

You will lead governance, interface with Stern Energy and internal teams, and ensure shareholder value while managing MD mandates where appropriate. The role requires a strong background in asset management or project finance, English proficiency, and a proactive, structured leadership style.

Qualifications

• Degree in business administration, economics, industrial engineering or comparable field with financial/technical focus.
• 5-8+ years of experience in asset management, portfolio management or project finance in renewables/infrastructure.
• Strong financial modelling, P&L and cash flow management expertise.
• Experience with PPAs, O&M contracts and project financing frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, structured, entrepreneurial mindset and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own portfolio performance and value creation across renewable assets as asset owner.
• Serve as functional lead for the portfolio coordinating internal/external stakeholders.
• Represent shareholder interests at SPV level and manage director mandates as needed.
• Collaborate with Stern Energy for operational and technical management.
• Drive governance, risk management, and reporting across the portfolio.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Degree in business administration / economics / industrial engineering

Job description

What do we rely on at ENCAVIS? The sun. The wind. And on you.

Welcome to Encavis! Our world is all about the power of the sun, the wind and the more than 400 people across our group who are working together to shape the energy system of the future in order to ensure a sustainable energy supply for future generations.

ENCAVIS Management GmbH & Co. KG is the holding company of ENCAVIS GmbH, one of Europe's leading electricity producers from renewable energies. We operate a broadly diversified portfolio of over 330 onshore wind farms, ground-mounted solar plants and battery storage facilities in 13 European countries with an installed capacity of more than 5 GW. And best of all, we are continuing to grow! Our subsidiaries, Stern Energy SpA, which operates throughout Europe as a specialist in technical services for photovoltaic systems, and Encavis Portfolio Management GmbH, which specialises in supporting institutional investors, complement our portfolio.

What does this mean for you? The opportunity to make a difference, to shape and change things. As part of a multinational team that enjoys helping to make the energy transition a success.

Deine Aufgaben

As Senior Asset / Portfolio Manager, you take full ownership of a portfolio of renewable energy assets (Solar/Wind/BESS) across Europe, ensuring optimal performance as well as long-term value creation from an asset owner perspective.

You act as the functional lead for your portfolio, steering all relevant internal and external stakeholders and ensuring alignment across technical, commercial, and financial functions.In this role, you will represent the shareholder perspective at SPV level, including the assumption of managing director mandates within your portfolio.

You work in close partnership with our subsidiary Stern Energy, which is responsible for the daily operational and technical management of the assets, and collaborate closely with the internal Technical Asset Management function.

Your sunny outlook:

Portfolio Leadership & Governance

• Take full responsibility for the performance and value creation of a portfolio of renewable energy assets
• Act as the functional lead for your portfolio, steering and aligning all relevant internal departments and external stakeholders
• Assume managing director mandates in asset-level entities (SPVs), representing shareholder interests and ensuring proper governance
• Ensure full alignment between commercial, technical, financial, and regulatory requirements across all assets

Steering of Operations & Technical Management

• Act as the central interface between Stern Energy as the operational and technical service provider
• Ensure effective steering and performance oversight of operational activities in close coordination with Stern Energy
• Work closely with the internal Technical Asset Management team to align on technical strategies, performance topics, and optimisation initiatives
• Drive performance improvements by setting priorities, challenging outcomes, and ensuring consistent execution across the portfolio

Financial & Commercial Management

• Own budgeting, forecasting, liquidity planning, and variance analysis at asset and portfolio level
• Monitor financial performance and ensure delivery of business plan targets
• Review financial reporting, audits, and SPV structures, ensuring compliance with financing agreements
• Support refinancing, restructuring, and transaction processes where required

Contract & Risk Management

• Oversee and optimise key contracts (e.g. O&M, PPA, EPC, leases, insurance)
• Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and HSE requirements
• Identify, assess, and actively manage risks across the portfolio

Stakeholder & Investor Management

• Act as primary point of contact for investors, lenders, and key partners
• Ensure high-quality reporting and transparent communication
• Present portfolio performance, risks, and strategic recommendations to senior management and stakeholders

Functional Topic Ownership (Division-wide)

• Take functional ownership of key strategic topics (e.g. project financing, route-to-market / power sales, contract standards) across the Asset Management division
• Further develop standards, tools, and best practices in close collaboration with internal departments (Finance, Energy Markets, Legal, Technical)
• Act as internal expert and sparring partner for these topics

Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Drive strategic and cross-functional initiatives (e.g. optimisation programmes, repowering, digitalisation, process standardisation)
• Contribute to the continuous development of governance structures, processes, and tools within Asset Management

We'll get wind of that soon:

• Academic Background: You hold a degree in business administration, economics, industrial engineering or a comparable field with a strong financial or technical focus.
• Relevant Professional Experience: You bring at least 5-8+ years of experience in asset management, portfolio management or project finance within renewable energy or infrastructure.
• Financial & Asset Expertise: You have strong expertise in financial modelling, P&L and cash flow management, renewable asset economics and lifecycle optimization.
• Contract & Financing Knowledge: You are experienced in contract structures (e.g. PPAs, O&M agreements) as well as project financing frameworks, including financing agreements and transaction processes.
• Stakeholder & Leadership Skills: You are able to lead complex stakeholder landscapes without formal authority, align different interests and drive decisions across functions.
• Structured & Entrepreneurial Mindset: You combine a structured, solution-oriented working style with an entrepreneurial mindset focused on performance and value creation.
• Communication & International Exposure: You communicate confidently in English; German or additional languages are a plus (especially French and Dutch), and you operate effectively in an international environment.

What we offer:

Employee Assistance Programme

Individual counselling and coaching by the Fürstenberg Institute

Professional & personal development

Comprehensive onboarding, individual training opportunities, language courses, development programmes

Health & well-being

Health platform machtfit (including health budget), health weeks, free drinks and fruits

Culture & Collaboration

Small and large corporate and team events, Giving Back Week, Sustainability Working Group

Lunch offer

Subsidised meals in the office

Referral Bonus

Finder's Fee for new colleagues

Employee Discounts

Use of Corporate Benefits

Mobility

Takeover of the Deutschlandticket and subsidised JobRad

Modern workplaces

Modern, fully equipped office spaces in Neubiberg and Hamburg (located directly on the Elbe), featuring for example height-adjustable desks, ergonomic office chairs, on-site workshop rooms, and phone booths (“mini offices”) for private work or undisturbed meetings.

Office room for animals

Possibility to bring a pet to a specially reserved office if the care of a pet cannot be guaranteed

Retirement & Insurance

Employer subsidy for company pension scheme and occupational disability insurance, group accident insurance free of charge, subsidy for computer glasses

Work-Life-Balance

Flexible working & mobile office (up to 50%), 30 days holiday (+1 day each for Christmas and New Year's Eve)

Does that sound good?

Then we look forward to getting to know you!

Kontakt

Contact:

MelanieBöckler
People & Culture Business Partner
www.encavis.de