Technical Asset Manager, Lithuania

Do you want to be on the frontline of the renewable energy business and be part of a team who manages photovoltaic (PV) plants? Does it motivate you to look for ways to optimize the production of solar plants and be responsible for Technical Asset Management activities in Lithuania? Then you might be our new colleague!

European Energy is a green company with exponential growth. We develop, construct, and operate solar- (PV) and wind plants globally, as well as Power-to-X projects. Our six core values are the foundation of everything we do: In it together, Trust and Courage, Ambition, Excitement, Inclusion, and Agility.

Your new department
As our new Technical Manager located in Vilnius, you will be part of the Technical Asset Management team located in Denmark, which consists of four engineers and a student assistant. You will also be working in close collaboration with the Commercial Asset Management Lithuanian team in Vilnius and the rest of the office there, which is in total 17 people. The Vilnius office has been newly refurbished and has a pleasant working atmosphere.

Your new role
Our Solar Technical Asset Management Team is responsible for the technical management of our renewable energy projects of photovoltaic plants in South America and Europe. Our main goal is to optimize our operating assets with a focus on production, revenue, relevant preventive maintenance, effective incidence response, and compliance on behalf of institutional investors or European Energy itself as IPP (Independent Power Producer).

As our new Technical Asset Manager, you will be technically responsible for our solar farms in Lithuania. You will oversee the daily operation of a portfolio of PV assets and you will handle day-to-day technical activities, monitor service and reporting, as well as ensuring technical optimization and stakeholder management at multiple levels.

European Energy has a significant project development pipeline in Lithuania and expects to have 78 MW of solar plants operating assets in Lithuania during 2023 increasing to about 1 GW in 2026.

Responsibilities:

• You will supervise and optimize the operation of a portfolio of solar farms located in Lithuania on behalf of institutional investors.
• You will ensure positive relationship management between investors and third-party contractors, such as maintenance providers, technical experts, grid operators, electricity traders, and power suppliers.
• You are responsible for the technical OPEX budget and technical optimization through data analysis and KPI management.
• You coordinate and maintain compliance with the project construction and operational contracts, local permits, environmental and legislative requirements.
• You contribute to internal Business Case development and Technical Asset Management Department strategic tasks.

Your Profile:

• 3 to 5 years of work experience, ideally with trackable experience with Renewable Energy power plants’ operations, maintenance, and/or reporting activities.
• You hold a Bachelor’s and/or a Master’s degree in Electrical-, Mechanical-, Civil, or Environmental Engineering.
• You are confident working with Microsoft Office tools
• You are fluent in Lithuanian and English.
• You have a driver's license.
• You will be able to travel to HQ, Denmark monthly to meet with your team.

We are looking for you, who has an analytical mindset, a natural curiosity to constantly optimize our operating assets, and creativity to improve the status quo. You know the details of the projects’ contracts and can keep a holistic overview of your assets.

You have an eye to see if issues may arise and effectively act on them, based on your technical and data-driven approach. And you find it natural to spar with your team and involve relevant stakeholders to continuously ensure the optimal production of the wind farms.

With us you get

• You will be part of a rapidly growing company within the green transition.
• Knowledge sharing is important for us, may it be our weekly Monday meeting with global news presented by the executive management or may it be our weekly Solar team Stand-Ups and technical group meetings, or many other occasions.
• Social activities are a strong point with us, where weekly breakfasts, monthly Friday get-togethers, common sports activities, and of course the annual company trip.

The Company

European Energy is a Danish privately owned company founded in 2004. We are a “vertically integrated” company with services ranging from development, construction, operation, and financing to divestment onshore and offshore wind- and photovoltaic (PV) plants globally. Further, we work with the development of future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X. We are aiming for a solid collaboration with local stakeholders and want to involve all parts of the process.

We now have more than 600 employees with 39 nationalities represented in 20 countries. We all work for our common goal to be the most innovative company within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.

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Workplace: Vilnius, Lithuania

Travel activities: Yes, monthly visits to headquarters in Copenhagen (DK) and local site visits.

Manager: Wolfgang Fuchs, Senior Manager, Technical Asset Management

Apply: Send your CV including your motivation for the job via the link to the right. We invite for conversations continuously, so please send your application as soon as possible.

Contact Person: Talent Acquisition Specialist, Mette Sommerlund Thomsen, [email protected]

Salary Level Lithuania: 4000 – 5000 EUR gross per month depending on experience.

Our working environment is built on mutual respect for the varied strengths and talents of our employees, with a flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial thinking at its foundation. Our employees value our flexible working culture, permitting better reconciliation of work and personal life. We are a team, whether it is in the workplace, on our company trips or during our weekly company training sessions. At European Energy, you will not only gain great colleagues, but also new friends from every corner of the globe.