Renewables Asset Manager, Commercial Strategy - REMOTE
Renewables Asset Manager, Commercial Strategy - Energy Storage
Locations: FULLY REMOTE (Anywhere in the USA)
This opportunity is with an industry-leading renewable energy venture and Independent Power Producer (IPP) backed by private equity. The company specializes in developing and executing utility-scale energy storage projects. Having accumulated over 9GW of projects in a short period, they are currently expanding rapidly.
Team and Focus: The Asset Management Division is relatively new and growing, focusing on energy storage/battery storage asset management, operations & maintenance (O&M), energy trading strategies, and real-time operations.
Role Overview: The Energy Storage Asset Manager will lead commercial asset management and technical engineering optimization for renewable energy battery storage assets across the U.S., supporting a nationwide utility-scale renewable portfolio. The role also involves pioneering the development and use of a proprietary battery storage management platform.
The company is committed to expanding renewable infrastructure and offers comprehensive compensation, including a competitive salary, open PTO policy, flexible hours, health benefits, and a transparent leadership team.
Responsibilities:
- Manage daily operations of utility-scale battery storage assets across ISO/RTO regions to ensure optimal performance post-COD.
- Review and advise on commercial agreements such as PPAs, O&M, interconnection, leases, project finance, and entity structures.
- Lead asset-based accounting initiatives, collaborating with the accounting team on budgets.
- Provide technical expertise on design, contractual terms, warranties, and risk assessments to project teams.
- Offer commercial insights on P&Ls, energy deal structures, and cash management to project teams.
- Plan outages, switching, and maintenance activities to minimize downtime.
- Oversee compliance with NERC/FERC and ISO/RTO requirements, managing third-party service providers.
Qualifications:
- Experience in utility-scale renewable asset or portfolio management, with a strong emphasis on commercial asset management. An engineering background is a plus.
- Proven success in asset management, including financial performance optimization, O&M management, and energy platform experience (renewables, solar, wind, BESS, etc.).
- Strong background in P&Ls, budgeting, energy deal structures, PPAs, and cash management.
- Experience managing third-party O&M contractors and service providers.
- Knowledge of NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO compliance, outage management, and switching procedures.
- Familiarity with SCADA systems and plant control systems.
- Ability to review and understand commercial agreements is highly advantageous.
- Ideal candidates may have held roles such as Sr. Portfolio Manager, Asset Manager, Asset Management Lead, or related positions in renewable or clean energy companies.