Senior Renewable Asset Portfolio Manager

SunStrong Management; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SunStrong Management is seeking a Portfolio Manager III to own the long-term performance of a renewable energy asset portfolio in Houston. You will serve as owner representative across operations, OEMs, service providers, and internal stakeholders, defining strategy and driving portfolio-wide improvements.

The role requires deep knowledge of solar assets and O&M contracts, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex financial impacts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• 8–12+ years of experience in solar and/or BESS operations, asset management, or O&M.
• Deep knowledge of solar assets, OEM warranties, RMAs, and service agreements.
• Strong understanding of availability, PI, MTTR, and performance drivers.
• Commitment to safe industrial work practices and site safety.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Own portfolio-level performance across availability, production, reliability, and lifecycle cost.
• Identify underperformance trends and lead cross-site root cause analysis.
• Drive corrective strategies that measurably improve energy yield and asset health.
• Translate operational issues into financial and risk-based impacts for ownership.
• Serve as escalation point for chronic performance issues.
• Act as primary point of contact for OEMs (inverters, trackers, BESS, monitoring platforms).
• Enforce warranty, service-level, and performance obligations.
• Lead OEM escalations for chronic failures, systemic defects, and RMA delays.
• Coordinate technical reviews, failure analyses, and corrective action plans.
• Challenge OEM recommendations when they conflict with owner interests.
• Ensure preventative maintenance activities are scheduled and executed per contractual obligations.
• Oversee completion of preventative maintenance within required timeframes.
• Identify and manage additional services such as washing and vegetation control.
• Optimize maintenance spend to maximize ROI and minimize production loss.
• Analyze system performance and maintain accurate performance reports.
• Identify root causes of underperforming systems.
• Recommend corrective actions and long-term mitigations.
• Report monthly on performance guarantees, when applicable.
• Maintain accurate work order documentation.
• Interpret contracts to ensure accurate understanding of production requirements.
• Report on site and portfolio financial performance as needed.
• Track costs related to production losses and corrective maintenance.
• Support OpEx vs CapEx decision-making.

Skills

Availability

MTTR

Performance drivers

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Solar assets knowledge

OEM warranties

RMAs

Safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

SunStrong Management is seeking a Portfolio Manager III to own the long-term performance of a renewable energy asset portfolio in Houston. You will serve as owner representative across operations, OEMs, service providers, and internal stakeholders, defining strategy and driving portfolio-wide improvements.

The role requires deep knowledge of solar assets and O&M contracts, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex financial impacts.