Renewables Asset Manager, Commercial Strategy - Energy Storage
Locations: FULLY REMOTE (Anywhere in the USA)
This is an opportunity to join an industry-leading renewable energy venture and IPP with strong private equity backing, focused on developing and executing dynamic utility-scale energy storage projects. The company has accumulated over 9GW of projects and is currently expanding rapidly.
The Energy Storage Asset Manager will join a growing Asset Management Division, a creative team focused on energy storage/battery storage asset management, O&M, energy trading strategies, and real-time operations.
This role involves leading commercial asset management and technical engineering optimization initiatives for innovative renewable energy battery storage assets across the nation, supporting a utility-scale renewable energy portfolio. Additionally, the role includes pioneering the build-out of a proprietary energy storage management platform.
The company offers comprehensive compensation packages, including a competitive salary, open PTO policy, flexible work hours, health benefits, and the chance to work with a transparent executive team.
Responsibilities:
- Manage daily operations of utility-scale battery storage assets nationwide to ensure optimal performance post-COD.
- Review and recommend on commercial agreements such as PPAs, O&M, Transmission Interconnection, Leases, Project Financing, and Entity Structures.
- Lead asset-based accounting initiatives in collaboration with the accounting team to develop and analyze operational budgets.
- Provide technical expertise to project development and EPC teams regarding design, contractual terms, warranties, and risk assessments.
- Offer commercial expertise on P&Ls, budgeting, energy deal structures, PPAs, and cash management.
- Plan operational outages, switching, and maintenance to minimize downtime.
- Oversee operational compliance with NERC/FERC and ISO/RTO requirements through third-party service providers.
Qualifications:
- Experience in utility-scale renewable asset management, portfolio management, or operations, with a strong emphasis on commercial asset management; engineering background is a plus.
- Proven success in asset management/engineering, including financial performance optimization, O&M management, and energy platform experience.
- 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, or ISO/RTO operational compliance, outage management, and switching.
- Familiarity with SCADA Management and plant control systems.
- Ability to review and understand commercial agreements is a plus.
- Ideal candidates have held roles such as Sr. Portfolio Manager, Asset Manager, Asset Management Lead, Sr. Asset Engineer, or similar in renewable or clean energy sectors.