Senior Wind Asset Manager — Hybrid Role

Clearlight Energy; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Clearlight Energy seeks a commercially minded Asset Manager to maximize value across a portfolio of utility-scale wind assets. You will own performance, budgeting, and optimization, coordinating with operations, finance, and external stakeholders.

The role requires deep wind operations knowledge, financial acumen, and a data-driven approach to drive efficiency, profitability, and project execution in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in renewable energy asset management, with significant exposure to utility scale wind assets.
• Strong understanding of wind operations, performance metrics, and asset optimization strategies.
• Demonstrated financial and commercial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial performance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day asset management of a portfolio of utility scale wind generation assets.
• Own overall asset performance, including availability, energy production, revenue, EBITDA, and budget delivery.
• Monitor operational KPIs and identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, and profitability.
• Lead financial optimization initiatives to ensure assets meet or exceed investment objectives.
• Manage operating budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and long-term business planning.
• Oversee contractual obligations, including O&M agreements, TSAs, PPAs, interconnection agreements, and landowner and stakeholder agreements.
• Partner closely with operations and technical teams to resolve performance issues and minimize downtime.
• Assess market exposure, curtailment risks, pricing impacts, and revenue enhancement opportunities.
• Support lender, investor, and internal reporting requirements.
• Lead cross functional initiatives related to major maintenance events, capital projects, and asset lifecycle planning.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with operators, counterparties, ISOs/RTOs, consultants, landowners, and other external stakeholders.
• Support the integration, optimization, and performance improvement of newly acquired wind assets.

Skills

Asset management

Renewable energy

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Finance/Economics/Business

Tools

SCADA systems

Forecasting software

Job description

Clearlight Energy seeks a commercially minded Asset Manager to maximize value across a portfolio of utility-scale wind assets. You will own performance, budgeting, and optimization, coordinating with operations, finance, and external stakeholders.

The role requires deep wind operations knowledge, financial acumen, and a data-driven approach to drive efficiency, profitability, and project execution in a hybrid work setting.