SOLAR ASSET MGMT ANALYST
EDP Renewables is a global leader in the renewable energy sector and currently operates in more than 25 markets. With eight offices and several sites, at EDP Renewables North America, we are experienced developers and operators of renewable energy. Our portfolio includes wind farms, solar parks, energy storage projects, and green hydrogen solutions throughout the continent. We are ranked among the top 5 in the U.S. in operational renewable energy capacity.
Our company is part of EDP, a global energy group present in around 30 markets with a particular emphasis on renewable energies. With more than 45 years of experience, we have been consolidating a relevant presence on the world energy scene based on the commitment to be all-green by 2030, leading the energy transition. With more than 13,000 employees around the world, we are committed to using our energy and heart to drive a better tomorrow.
What you will do
Role Overview:
EDPR NA Distributed Generation (EDPR DG) is a rapidly growing company dedicated to overseeing solar photovoltaic projects across the United States. Our Asset Management team optimizes system performance, generates reports, manages contracts, and oversees maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure the safe and efficient operation of our projects.
The Asset Management Analyst will provide asset management support to ensure all commercial and operational obligations are met. This role involves maintaining a database of key project information, onboarding new projects, managing contracts and compliance tasks, and supporting the broader asset management team.
Main responsibilities:
Performance Optimization:
- Track portfolio performance and recommend optimization strategies.
- Perform financial and technical optimization analyses of asset portfolios.
- Support and maintain project-level budgets and budget reporting. Conduct variance analysis on operating expenses to identify deviations, rectify errors, and apply lessons learned.
- Participate in ad-hoc analyses of historical and forward-looking asset performance with the Asset Management team.
Operation and Maintenance:
- Oversee maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting activities to ensure the safe and efficient operation of solar photovoltaic projects.
- Maintain records of maintenance activities and ensure compliance with operational standards.
- Coordinate with service providers to address and resolve operational issues promptly.
- Monitor system performance and continuously improve time-to-acknowledge.
Project Onboarding:
- Coordinate the integration of new assets into the portfolio and streamline the handover process.
- Onboard new projects into existing databases, reviewing agreements and contracts for deliverables, contractual requirements and key data.
- Coordinate and track efforts to ensure timely progress and satisfactory resolution of issues with service providers.
Reporting & Invoicing:
- Assist with incentive procurement/billing, regulatory reporting, and PPA billing.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely reporting obligations.
- Notify relevant staff and resolve issues when milestones are missed or trigger events occur.
- Maintain internal documents and records of customer requests, work performed, inventory, and other O&M information.
Compliance and Administration:
- Administer asset/land owner obligations and interests under project and financing agreements.
- Manage business-related licenses, permits, regulatory requirements, reporting, and transactions with regional authorities, banks, tax assessors, and other external parties.
Employment type
Full Time
Work site
Hybrid Work Schedule (3/2)
What are we looking for
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, or a related field
- Solar experience highly preferred
- 1 – 2 years of relevant asset management experience preferred (preferably solar).
- Understanding of Microsoft products and/or complementing products preferred.
- Competency in Analytical Problem Solving and Strong Communication skills.
Travel:
25% - 50%
Behavioral Requirements:
- Ability to perform duties in a collaborative working environment
- Proven ability to learn new software programs
- Strong statistical and analytical skills
- Excellent problem-solving ability and high attention to detail
- Written and oral communication and presentation skills
- Ability to be self-motivated
Physical demands & working conditions:
- Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment
- Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
- Lifting: Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds
- Vision/Hearing: Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
- Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary
Equal opportunities for all
Our vision is that each person combines their unique characteristics and experiences to fulfill our mission of creating new energy for the planet. We are an inclusive employer, ensuring all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and value all people, and we are committed to fostering a sense of belonging for each person who is part of the EDP group.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. EDP makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For further information, please review this notice from the Department of Labor: EEO is the Law poster (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster). You may have additional rights pursuant to recent amendments to federal labor laws. Please review these protections from the EEO is the Law Supplement (https://www.eeoc.gov).
Salary hiring range: $75,000 - $85,000
Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry and are one part of many compensation, benefits, and other reward opportunities we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect most of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors.
The range above is for the expectations as laid out in the job description. However, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate. The salary range above is for the posting location specified. As a company, we have a location-based strategy, which means the salary range could be lower or higher than this if the role is hired in another location.
Need more reasons to apply?
As a top employer we:
- Empower our employees through a positive and innovative work environment that promotes collaboration and agile decision-making;
- Respect and value each person, providing a flexible, healthy, and inclusive workplace with a range of attractive benefits;
- Provide a meaningful work experience and prepare our people for future challenges through different opportunities for development and internal mobility;
Our efforts have resulted in several distinctions over time, highlighting the EDP group's strong positioning and its dedication and commitment to attracting and retaining the best talent:
- Top employer certification by Top Employers Institute
- Part of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
- Global certification as a family-responsible company by Fundación Másfamília
- Top 100 Workplaces by Houston Chronicle
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