Technical Wind Asset Manager

Wind Asset Manager (Technical) 

Remote or Hybrid working (Stockbridge, Edinburgh). 

Excellent & negotiable salary, dependent on experience. 

Locogen are looking for an experienced, technically minded Wind Asset Manager to join our innovative, renewable energy company.  

Locogen’s vision is a world powered 100% by renewables; where everyone has access to affordable, sustainable energy and clean air. We’re a multidisciplinary renewable energy company; offering our clients consultancy, design, development, build and management of renewable and low carbon assets.    

We have grown significantly over the last few years, both in the size of our team and the scale and scope of the projects we engage in. Our work is innovative and varied including utility scale projects, industrial behind-the-meter systems and community scale schemes.  

We cover Wind, Solar PV, Renewable Heat, Battery Storage (BESS) and Hydrogen.   

We have big ambitions for the next few years, and we need a new Asset Manager to help us achieve these.  

About our Technical Wind Asset Manager role: 

You will be working in a small Asset Management team looking after our clients’ wind portfolios and some of our own assets. You will proactively manage wind assets ensuring they operate effectively and efficiently whilst maximising our clients’ profits.

We are ideally looking for someone who has technical ability across turbines, components and layouts who is comfortable working with clients and stakeholders.  This might suit someone from an O&M background or someone doing a similar role at the moment.  

Key duties and accountabilities of our position: 

• Take a leading technical role in the performance analysis and operational management of renewable energy assets.

• Responsible for: SCADA and performance monitoring; reporting; regular site inspections; managing O&M providers; responding to faults and complaints; managing operational contracts; and providing operation control according to industry best practice standards.

• Provide guidance to the AM team members and technical support to clients and contractors.

• Review and assess the performance of assets, identifying root causes of potential underperformance and recommending cost effective solutions.

• Lead in the development of innovative technical solutions to improve performance from operational assets to exceed our clients’ expectations.

• Maintain the highest levels of health and safety standards within the team and across our operational assets.

• Act as the main point of contact for key stakeholders (clients, contractors, landowners, local authorities, utility representatives and residents) for the assets that you manage and support the team with the assets they manage (where required).

• Act on behalf of key clients and portfolios; providing oversight as to project and commercial performance. Clearly communicate the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to external stakeholders.

• Manage successful onboarding with existing and new clients and maintain in-depth knowledge of client operations and requirements.

• Provide appropriate finance and accounting support to the HoD, Commercial AM and Financial Analyst in ensuring the commercial success and profitability of the division.

The experience that we are looking for someone to have: 

• Asset management experience in the renewable energy sector, with a speciality in wind asset management.
• Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of wind plant performance analysis.
• Strong commercial awareness and a deep understanding of the commercial terms of renewable energy asset contracts, including PPAs, EPC contracts, warranties, performance guarantees, etc.
• Appropriate health and safety certification (e.g. CITB, SMSTS, Working at heights, etc).
• Knowledge of SCADA systems and data interfaces.
• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in an engineering related subject.

What is it like to work at Locogen?  

We are a multidisciplinary team of friendly, innovative, and creative people who are passionate about renewable energy. We are informal, non-hierarchical, inclusive, open, and collaborative. Locogen is a place where everyone can grow, develop and do innovative and interesting work.    

   

We love what we do and believe in empowering and trusting each other to deliver. We learn from our experiences, take accountability, and hold others to account. We are client focused and inspire each other to do the best we can. We like a chat and value communication with each other and our clients.   

  

Some of our benefits:  

• Flexible working hours: core hours are 10am – 4pm - if you make up your weekly hours then we don’t mind how you manage your time.
• ‘Digital nomad’ policy: ability to work from anywhere for up to four weeks a year (subject to agreement)
• 34 days holiday.
• Ongoing professional and personal development opportunities – training, memberships, and educations costs covered. Private Health insurance.
• Life Assurance, Critical Illness, and Income Protection options.
• Growth Shares Scheme.
• Pension at 10% (5% employee/ employer contribution split). We are flexible on if employees want to opt out or contribute more of their salary.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• EV Car Scheme.

No candidate will meet every single desired criterion. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified, and you think you can bring value to the role then we'd love to hear from you.   

We are not using agencies to recruit for this role so please apply to us directly.