Asset & Contract Manager, Renewable Energy

SolarAfrica Energy Pty Ltd

Irene

On-site

ZAR 800,000 - 1,000,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

SolarAfrica Energy Pty Ltd in Gauteng (Irene) seeks a Commercial Asset Manager to safeguard customer relationships, contractual performance and financial outcomes across our renewable energy portfolio. You will lead contract management, customer experience, and cross‑functional collaboration with operations, finance and project delivery to optimise asset value.

Reporting to the Asset Lead: Onsite, you will monitor SLAs, support budgeting and forecasting, drive KPI tracking with the Technical

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, management, law or a related field.
At least three years’ proven experience in customer management, preferably in an asset-based business.
Strong contract interpretation and management capability, with a sound understanding of financial management, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
Proficiency in MS Office; experience with CRM, asset management, monitoring or reporting systems is advantageous.
Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel for customer visits.

Responsibilities

Contract management: Manage SPV and customer contracts, monitor and report on obligations and SLAs.
Customer experience and relationship management: Take over the relationship at deal signature, act as the primary customer contact, resolve issues promptly, and maintain strong relationships through engineering, project delivery, operations and maintenance, including at least four customer visits per year.
Cross-functional coordination: Lead collaboration with operations, engineering, finance and project development teams to deliver excellent service, coordinate activities, resolve technical issues and improve asset performance.
Financial management and reporting: Analyse asset performance and financial metrics; ensure accurate, timely business, customer and stakeholder reporting; complete customer billing by the third business day of each month; and support budgets, forecasts and financial reports.
Asset optimisation and data management: Work with the Technical Asset Manager to establish and track KPIs, improve maintenance strategies, increase uptime and efficiency, reduce downtime, and maintain secure and confidential project data.
Health and safety: Comply with all applicable fire, health and safety requirements, attend required training, and act in accordance with policies and risk assessments.
Perform any other duties associated with the role or any other reasonable request by management.