Senior Asset Manager

About the role

Senior Asset Manager at Lightsource bp, a global leader in utility-scale renewable energy projects, oversees the financial and operational performance of a portfolio of utility-scale solar assets. This role is ideal for candidates with extensive experience in renewable energy asset management.

Responsibilities

• Own the financial performance and P&L of a portfolio of utility-scale solar projects.
• Track revenue, operating expenses, and budget performance through variance analysis and forecasting.
• Manage relationships with tax equity investors, lenders, and financial stakeholders.
• Maintain debt compliance, liquidity forecasts, and reserve account requirements.
• Prepare financial and operational reports for leadership, lenders, and investors.
• Support strategic initiatives such as refinancing, portfolio optimization, and M&A diligence.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for offtakers, utilities, landowners, and service providers.
• Manage key project agreements including PPAs, O&M agreements, EPC contracts, interconnection agreements, and land leases.
• Identify opportunities to improve project value through contract management, cost optimization, and operational improvements.
• Manage warranty claims and coordinate with OEMs and service providers on equipment performance issues.
• Lead negotiations for amendments, renewals, and commercial agreements.
• Oversee daily operations of utility-scale solar assets to ensure safety, reliability, and compliance.
• Partner with O&M providers to monitor plant performance using SCADA systems and operational KPIs.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action planning for plant performance issues.
• Support project commissioning and transition from construction to operations.
• Ensure assets meet regulatory, environmental, and contractual requirements.

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in renewable energy asset management, project operations, or power generation.
• Experience managing utility-scale renewable energy assets, ideally solar or storage projects.
• Experience working with lenders, tax equity investors, utilities, and third-party operators.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex commercial and operational relationships.
• Strong understanding of utility-scale solar PV systems and asset performance analytics.
• Experience with P&L ownership, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis for energy assets.
• Familiarity with project agreements such as PPAs, EPC contracts, O&M agreements, and financing structures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

Skills

• Strong understanding of utility-scale solar PV systems and asset performance analytics.
• Experience with P&L ownership, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis for energy assets.
• Familiarity with project agreements such as PPAs, EPC contracts, O&M agreements, and financing structures.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation: $150,000 – $170,000 annually plus a 20% annual bonus.
• Health, dental, prescription, and vision care for US team members starting on your first day of employment.
• Retention bonuses.
• Four weeks of vacation and three weeks of sick leave annually, plus 11 paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with a 3% nonelective employer contribution.
• A hybrid working environment (Tuesday–Thursday in office; Monday and Friday remote).
• Monthly personal phone reimbursement up to $100.
• Monthly commuter benefit up to $150.
• Lifestyle Savings Account and additional benefits.