Solar Asset Manager (m/f/n) Queensland / Australia

Skills & Experience

Qualifications:

• Tertiary engineering degree or Relevant Trade Certificate preferred. Commercialeducation with relevant technical experience acceptable.
• Valid Driver’s Licence
• Relevant safety certifications

Experience:

• Experience in organisational management
• Experience working with trades, technicians and capability to interface with clients
• Experience in the field of and passion for renewable energies, preferably large-scale solarphotovoltaics installations.
• Proven experience to efficiently define and manage tasks of a maintenance plan.
• Experience within institutional investor environments including direct customerinteraction.
• Have a demonstrated understanding of contracts and contractual obligations.
• Experience in performance analysis of power assets

Skills:

• Ability to communicate complex technical as well as commercial topics across all levels ofa corporation from board room settings to on-site talks.
• Ability to plan and coordinate work and resources
• Ability to respond to and diagnose plant issues/faults
• Using software to manage and record site and project work
• Use SCADA to review alarms and performance of plant
• Ability to work with and manage site technicians, contractors and trades assistants (TA)
• Microsoft software – Word, Excel, Outlook
• Ability to make us of IT equipment (software and hardware) to connect to solar farmcomponent
• Ability to use software tools and methodologies to analyse plant performance to supportroot cause analysis

Personal Characteristics:

• Demonstrate strong organisation skills with excellent problem solving and effectivecommunication skills
• Be strategic in managing maintenance strategies.
• Be reliable, organised and team focused with a tenacious, can-do approach.
• Desire to achieve ownership of customer relations, site conditions and performance andexceed expectations
• Professional communication skills both verbal and written
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail
• Well-developed organisation skills

Tasks and responsibilities:

Asset Management:

• Supervising and overseeing the solar farm(s), ensuring that the scope of worksrequirements are met, reviewing progress and liaising closely with the Head ofOperations
• Managing the interface between clients, the solar farm asset, international internalresources, subcontractors, suppliers and other stakeholders such as investors,developers, grid operator, consultants, suppliers, authorities, etc.
• Monitoring and controlling/analysing the technical performance of the assets asrequired via SCADA and interfacing systems.
• Monitoring and reporting of operational KPIs and analyse data to identify trends andimplement measures accordingly.
• Planning, creating and organising onsite workflow and annual operation plans utilizingthe ENcome CMMS system.
• Continuously improving maintenance activities and operational processes.
• liaising with the client, other professionals, visitors, and members of the public
• involved with hiring team members
• coordinating and supervising team members
• managing plant, spares, equipment, vehicles, site inventory and warranty claims
• selecting tools and materials
• monitoring alarms and performance of the plant and equipment
• negotiating supply and subcontractor contracts as well as securing permits and licences.
• controlling site budgets and costs for the solar farm(s).
• corrective issues reviewed and communicated and coordinated in a timely manner.

Contract Management:

• Managing the O&M contract for the assigned solar farms from a technical andcommercial perspective.
• Delivering the Scope of Work according to the contract
• Identifying billable and non-billable parts of ENcome’s services
• Instructing accounting department on correct invoicing according to contract
• Preparing supporting documentation for invoicing

Documentation

• Documentation, folder configuration and data storage, in consistent and intuitivemanner.
• Interface function / Direct reporting lines
• Continuous reporting to Head of Operation-Supervise team members, Site Managers and/or Site Technicians of the assigned solar farm(s).oIncluding training in plant management tools used by ENcome (e.g. CMMS, Accounting, etc.)-Supervise, liaise and support technical services (such as vegetation management) for delivery of additional services for the solar farm(s).-liaising with the client, other professionals, visitors, and members of the public-Development and maintain good team dynamics
• Implementation of Performance Management measures where necessary using toolsprovided by ENcome Australia Management for direct reporting lines

Workplace Health & Safety

• Ensure site using Encome WHS processes
• Support Incident investigations and reviews
• Support, coordinate and review audit of WHS processes.

   

What we offer you:

• Varied and versatile work in a fast-growing company in a sustainable and promising industry
• Working in a young, international and highly qualified team with flat hierarchies
• Room for independent activities as well as for the development of personal knowledge and skills
• Flexible working hours, flexitime
• Home office possible

Interested?

Then, we would be pleased about your convincing application including information on your salary expectations and your earliest possible entry date!

Please send your application to au_officeen-comecom.