Asset Manager, Europe

You are an experienced asset manager with excellent financial and operational knowledge, who has been exposed to the grid services industries, preferably BESS, supplemented by strong contract management, technical, and administrative skillsets.

What you will be doing at Generate Capital as an Asset Manager - Europe:

• Thoroughly understand the financial and operational aspects of each facility and identify opportunities for performance improvements, actively keeping abreast of current market trends, technological developments, and strategies employed by other owners to ensure that Generate Capital’s asset management is on the cutting edge
• Lead the identification and implementation of strategies for further optimization, both operational and commercial
• Manage short-term and long-term costs and produce highly accurate forecasting for asset P&Ls
• Working closely with Accounting and FP&A to ensure the accuracy of asset financials, assist in responding to audit requests, and produce monthly variance analysis
• Assist with onboarding new assets to your portfolio, including documentation, and ensuring that other internal stakeholders receive necessary information and deliverables
• Identify and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and partners relevant to your portfolio, including but not limited to incentive program managers, customers, vendors, and financing counterparties, and manage disputes and other issues as needed
• Become a subject matter expert in all material contracts associated with your portfolio, utilizing and helping improve upon Generate Capital’s framework for contract compliance and risk management
• Track equipment and performance/availability warranties in a structured and scalable manner. As needed and in conjunction with O&M contractors, identify possible warranty claims, compile supporting documentation, and lead the claim process. Use findings of this process to champion continuous improvement in Generate Capital’s contracting and procurement practices
• As needed, create and run RFPs or otherwise source appropriate vendors to serve the portfolio’s requirements, focusing on building relationships with best-in-class providers and creating market-leading strategies and structures
• Assist in due diligence and formulation of operating assumptions for possible new additions to Generate Capital’s portfolio
• Develop and implement a long-term plan for maximizing the performance of your portfolio
• Work with the Information Technology team to develop data-driven tools for assessing the performance of your portfolio and monitor emerging risks and opportunities
• Support the boards of the portfolio assets, and in due course act as non-executive board director responsible for governance
• Drive organization and optimization of internal Generate processes to contribute to a best-in-class asset management program

Candidate qualifications & core characteristics:

• A demonstrated passion for, or commitment to, our mission
• 5+ years’ experience in asset management/operations, preferably with some exposure to BESS, gas peakers or other grid support assets.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and follow-through
• Strong written and oral communicator capable of “code switching” to meet the needs of a given situation
• Prior experience as an asset P&L owner
• Experience in plant management from a commercial and business administration perspective
• Must have strong knowledge of GAAP project accounting, financial controls, and budget development
• Must have significant experience as a commercial lead including dispute resolution, contract negotiation, budget negotiation, and business development/origination
• Experience in managing or supporting asset board governance
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite. Prior exposure to Salesforce or other CRM helpful.
• Ability to manage multiple objectives simultaneously and prioritize appropriately
• Strong analytical skills
• Unimpeachable integrity and glowing references
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including empathy, intuition, and listening as well as strong writing, editing, and basic design
• High level of self-awareness and humility, with excitement about confronting uncomfortable situations or new challenges
• Intellectual agility, curiosity, and creativity; problem-solving is your default mode
• Entrepreneurial spirit: flexibility, comfort with risk, recognition that “perfect can be the enemy of the good”

Generate Capital is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.