Director, Utility Asset Management

Role Overview

• Provide leadership and support to the Asset Management team including oversight and creation of annual Asset Management budget and monitoring actual performance against budget
• Track utility asset performance against original planned goals and objectives and financial and operational goals
• Collaborate with the Facility Operations team to develop strategic plans to achieve both our owners' and investors' financial and investment goals
• Collaborate with the Facility Operations team to perform regular reviews of portfolio properties and ensure physical aspects of the portfolio meet owner, lender, and investor requirements
• Assist in the development and monitoring of compliance programs as needed
• Support Facility Operations during planned and unplanned outages with technical guidance and management of third-party utility O&M providers
• Provide assistance with associated warranty claims against OEM and EPC providers as needed
• Manage quality programs required for OFCI utility equipment
• Review and advise on organizational documents, agreements, and contracts to ensure document accuracy, protection of company interests, and legal, tax, and other regulatory compliance
• Provide ongoing portfolio analysis and recommendations as needed, including income, expenses and capital projects
• Collaborate with HR to optimize recruitment, training, compliance, performance management, compensation, and company culture, ensuring strong employee relations and organizational effectiveness
• Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements are met for owners, lenders, investors, and government entities
• Prepare annual budgets for all portfolio properties and entities
• Stay abreast of outstanding operational and management issues across the portfolio
• Lead preventative maintenance program to ensure assets within the supervised portfolio meet company requirements
• Review and understand management agreements and other related documents pertaining to existing and new or proposed projects and provide input as requested

Requirements

• Ten or more years of utility or other energy-related asset management
• Four or more years of people leader experience
• Four or more years of experience operating high voltage substations
• Demonstrated experience working directly with executives and collaborating effectively across all levels of the organization
• Experience managing an extensive portfolio of work across large regions
• Able to travel up to 50% of the time or as needed to support relationship-building and team management
• Master’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or comparable experience (preferred)
• Fifteen or more years of utility or other energy-related asset management (preferred)
• Six or more years of people leader experience (preferred)
• Experience managing large energy assets (100+ MW) (preferred)
• Established relationships with leading utility partners and O&M providers (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate MOMA agreements >$25 million in value (preferred)

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• flexible spending and HSA accounts
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• paid volunteer days
• employee assistance program
• tuition assistance
• parental leave
• military leave assistance
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• wellness program
• other company benefits
• bonus eligible
• may be eligible for equity