Utility Asset Manager

About the role

The Utility Asset Manager plays a crucial role in the efficient operation and maintenance of substation assets. This position is integral to the success of the company's profitability and strategic growth initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support the Asset Management team with required reporting, data collection, and deliverables.
• Manage and organize documentation for the Utility Asset Management team.
• Provide inputs to annual Asset Management budget and monitor actual performance against budget for assigned sites.
• Collaborate with the Facility Operations team on assigned sites to develop strategic plans to achieve both our owners' and investors' financial and investment goals.
• Review and advise on organizational documents, agreements, and contracts to ensure document accuracy, protection of company interests, and legal, tax, and other regulatory compliance.
• Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements are met for owners, lenders, investors, and government entities for assigned sites.
• Collaborate with peers to stay abreast of outstanding operational issues across the portfolio.
• Affiliate with engineers and technicians to perform root cause analyses and drive solutions and corrective actions for unplanned events within the substation.
• Track, upload, and verify the accuracy of documentation pertaining to periodic maintenance of substation equipment.

Requirements

This is an individual contributor position tasked with building positive working relationships with team members, partners, company affiliates, owners, investors, and other stakeholders. Essential qualifications include 2 or more years of utility, renewable energy, or other energy-related asset management experience, demonstrated experience working effectively across all levels of the organization, and the ability to travel up to 40% of the time or as needed to support relationship-building and team management.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of utility, renewable energy, or other energy-related asset management experience.
• Experience managing energy assets.
• Demonstrated ability to read and translate service agreements.
• Established relationships with leading utility partners and O&M providers.
• Knowledge to assist in establishing and maintaining substation safety procedures for personal protective equipment (PPE), lockout/tagout practices, and safe clearance protocols.
• Ability to identify energized and de-energized equipment within a high-voltage substation.
• Technical acumen to read, translate, and apply the information contained in owner's equipment manuals and substation drawings.
• Thorough understanding of electrical safety procedures and codes.

Skills

Thought leadership and decision-making skills, strong business and strategic planning capability, excellent communication skills, and the ability to apply analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills in a fast-paced, changing, and growing environment. Ability to motivate and persuade others to drive organizational change, experience managing across multiple departments, and attention to detail required to manage both projects and people within established timelines.

Benefits

QTS offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible scheduling to accommodate the needs of the role and the company.