Solar Asset Manager

Exus Renewables North America; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 105,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Exus Renewables North America seeks a Solar Asset Manager to oversee a fleet of Solar/BESS assets, manage budgeting, and ensure contractual compliance. You will travel up to 20% to job sites and coordinate with site managers and O&M teams to optimize portfolio performance.

The role requires 5+ years in asset management, strong financial and technical reporting, and the ability to translate operations data into commercial decisions for investors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in asset management of Solar/BESS assets.
• Strong understanding of plant operations, financial reporting, and technical reporting.
• Experience translating technical matters to commercial and financial analyses.
• Ability to read, understand and implement legal contracts.
• Proven ability to communicate with investors and partners.

Responsibilities

• Project manage all aspects of the portfolio and coordinate with internal and external teams.
• Maximize and optimize portfolio profit and performance.
• Ensure compliance with project financing and contractual obligations.
• Oversee reporting such as monthly/quarterly reports and compliance filings.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial performance and risk profile of assets.
• Support ISO market rules and assessment of new market design regulations.

Skills

Asset management

Solar/BESS assets

Budgeting

Contract management

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field

Job description

The Solar Asset Manager has the overall responsibility to manage a fleet of Solar and BESS plants, including but not limited to commercial, budgeting, contractual compliance, and overall project management.

This role requires up to 20% of travel to job sites outside of the corporate office.

Asset Management

• Be the main point of contact for investors and project equity partners.
• Project manage all aspects of the portfolio.
• Interact with proper internal and external teams to:
• Maximize profit of the portfolio.
• Optimize the performance of the portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with all aspects of the portfolio
• Oversee and timely delivery of appropriate reporting as required by project financing and compliance entities.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive commercial awareness of projects and driving the asset to achieve superior financial performance on behalf of the investors.
• With help of site managers and O&M providers, be involved in day-to-day decisions of project operations.
• Develop and maintain a strong sense of project’s profit and loss statements and budget variance and being able to clearly communicate the drivers behind project financial performance.
• Assess project risks and ensuring appropriate risk mitigations are put in place to protect from adverse situations.
• Identify opportunities to improve the financial performance or risk profile of assets and develop a plan and execute on those opportunities.
• Support/oversee/develop as needed, any Asset Management / Operations reporting activities including, monthly project reports, quarterly reports, compliance reports and other reporting activities as required.

Contract Management & Optimization

• Provide contract management services for key commercial contracts (such as O&M contract, PPA, Interconnection Agreement, LLCA, Land Leases, etc.) for the portfolio, including contractual compliance by responsive parties, negotiating new contracts and amendments, handling contract questions or disputes, and interfacing with contract counterparties as required.
• Manage the on-going contract compliance obligations in the company's Project Agreement Compliance Tracker. Ensuring that compliance task owners perform periodic updates, compliance assessments and compliance implementation.
• Providing business services for portfolio including interfacing with insurance, tax, legal, accounts payable, IT, etc. as needed .
• In conjunction with Commercial department, understand any ISO market rules and the impacts on the assets and assessing new or changing market design regulations.
• If required, in conjunction with site personnel and other internal teams, manage the NERC compliance requirements of the project, including any regular filing.
• Interact with Asset Optimization, Commercial, and accounting groups to drive continuous improvements from technical and financial perspectives.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field required.
• 5+ years’ experience in asset management of Solar/BESS assets, or related role/field.
• Deep understanding of plant operations, financial, and technical reporting of Solar/BESS assets.
• Experience with technical operational matters and translating them to commercial and financial analyses and decision making.
• Ability to read, understand and implement legal contracts.

About Exus Renewables North America

Exus Renewables North America is a leading independent developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, dedicated to advancing clean energy solutions across the United States. With offices in Pittsburgh, New York, and Albuquerque, and over 100 employees in the US, Exus NA focuses on developing, repowering, and managing renewable energy assets, contributing to the nation's decarbonization efforts and driving sustainable growth in the U.S. renewable energy sector.