Technical Asset Manager, Solar - Remote, USA

The Technical Asset Manager will manage the technical operations of a set of solar projects. This includes but is not limited to managing daily monitoring and dispatch, performance reporting, budgets, spare parts, invoice approvals, project onboarding, service level agreements with O&M vendors, performance improvement, and special projects like repowers or major repairs. The Technical Asset Manager will work with a commercial counterpart to optimize asset performance.

What you will be doing at Generate Capital as a Technical Asset Manager, Solar: 

• Actively manage the O&M on, performance of, and reactive service to a subset of the overall portfolio.
• “Own” the portfolio’s operations including mowing, washing, plowing, preventive and reactive maintenance.
• Manage O&M vendor contracts to the SLAs for monitoring obligations, response times, and cost control.
• Administer all contractual guarantees. This may include performance and/or availability guarantees with multiple parties.
• Report monthly on performance KPIs, major loss drivers, and status of open cases.
• Work in Generate’s existing systems for performance monitoring, case management, and reporting.
• Perform cost-benefit analysis and implement recommended optimization strategies.
• Manage all equipment warranties, warranty claims, and spare parts inventory.
• Scope, price, and manage O&M special projects as they arise (DAS migrations, major repairs, etc.).
• Negotiate and manage new contracts as necessary.
• Source, transform, and harvest insights from data sets large and small.

Candidate qualifications & core characteristics:

• A demonstrated passion for, or commitment to, our mission
• 3+ years of experience in solar operations and maintenance, performance analytics, or technical asset management
• 3+ years of experience managing vendors, service level agreements, and contracts
• Familiarity with reading and interpreting PVSyst reports. Experience operating PVSyst and performing capacity tests is preferred but not required.
• Previous DAS/SCADA experience in multiple platforms
• Demonstrated …