Operational Asset Manager

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Operational Asset Manager (OAM) will play a key role in driving value for Pivot Energy’s distributed generation assets and for all associated stakeholders. To deliver this value, the Operational Asset Manager will leverage operations & maintenance (O&M) oversight and production data evaluation to optimize site performance.

This is an opportunity to become a part of an energetic and fast-paced company, working in one of the best industries, and with ample opportunity for career growth. Traveling domestically to job sites ranges from 15-20% of work hours. All employees are required to follow safety standards and wear all personal protective equipment in designated areas.

• Manage all operational facets of active solar PV distributed generation site operation within assigned sub-set of assets:
• Manage subcontractors and oversee internal reporting systems to ensure portfolio assets are performing at or above forecasted production
• Monitor and challenge the operational performance of solar assets to achieve the projects’ highest possible availability
• Identify, evaluate, and implement optimization tactics for asset performance improvement
• Monitor and evaluate corrective actions required for maximum asset performance
• Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual operational reports for sub-set of assets for all reporting entities as required
• Review annual preventative maintenance reports and identify follow-up activities required
• Manage operational costs to determine budgets

• Support new site onboarding:
• Review and approve site commissioning documentation
• Collect, review, and log all as-built documentation into associated management platforms
• Review contractual obligations for ongoing operations and synthesize compliance requirements in the task management platform

• Support Financial Asset Management team:
• Provide supporting documentation as needed for insurance renewals, claim management, payments, invoices, property tax, permitting, regulatory requirements, and other compliance obligations
• Coordinate with the Financial Asset Management team to prepare accurate cash flow forecasting
• Complete quarterly budget reviews for projects in the assigned portfolio
• Provide quarterly operating reports for assigned sub-set of assets

• Minimum two (2) to four (4) years of related experience, preferably experience in the solar energy or other renewable energy industry
• Working knowledge of solar equipment, technologies (legacy and emerging), design, and plant operations
• Ability to read and interpret solar site plans and electrical diagrams
• Experience in asset management, including contract compliance, budgeting & forecasting, production data evaluation, and stakeholder reporting
• Demonstrated energy industry research
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track & execute large volumes of on-going compliance obligations
• Strong collaboration skills with ability to work across teams are highly desirable

• Solar engineering experience (PVsyst, Helioscope, etc.)
• Understanding of Renewable Energy Credits
• Understanding of Community Solar and Commercial & Industrial Solar
• NABCEP certification (any category)
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30
• Data Management in various platforms, including SmartSheet and Salesforce

ABOUT PIVOT

Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and

families.

We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities.

As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work”, we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving society, and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community, our employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment. Learn more in our annual ESG Report.

At Pivot, our core values guide our work internally and externally:

·       Impact – We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people, communities, and the planet

·       Balance – Put family first; work hard/have fun

·       Determination – Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge

·       Professionalism – Impress everyone we touch, be a team player

·       Honesty – Be truthful and transparent, externally and internally

·       Kindness – Create an environment where kindness, empathy, and vulnerability are embraced

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT

At Pivot, we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, rooted in mutual respect, that supports a workforce of different generations, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building, celebrates each other’s successes, and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot. 

Pivot invests in company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices, such as employee allyship building, cross-cultural communications, and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.

EEO STATEMENT

Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes, empowers, and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.