Renewable Energy Asset Manager, Denmark/Sweden

Renewable Energy Asset Manager, Denmark/Sweden

Would it motivate you to work directly with renewable energy assets to ensure they operate optimally and be part of accelerating the green transition? As an Asset Manager in European Energy, you have responsibility for the technical operation of a portfolio of assets, including troubleshooting and managing various challenges.

European Energy is a green energy company in exponential growth. We develop, construct, and operate solar, wind, and Power-to-X projects globally. Our core values are the foundation of everything we do: In it together, Trust and courage, Ambition, Excitement, Inclusion, and Agility.

Your New Team

The Asset Management department consists of 92 colleagues, in total, based in Denmark, Germany, the UK, Poland, Lithuania, and Brazil. We are responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of power-producing assets, offering asset management services for internal and external assets, and providing power sales services.

You will be part of our Technical Asset Management team, which plays a key role in the technical operation of our solar and wind parks. We work closely with our in-house Commercial Asset Management team, O&M team, EPC team, Project Development team, and Innovation team to ensure optimizations of operational assets with a focus on performance optimization and cost minimalization.

“In Asset Management we have a great focus on knowledge sharing, holding weekly meetings both based on technologies (wind, solar, and PtX) and countries in which we operate and manage the assets. These meetings are a great opportunity for everyone to share experiences and ideas to keep improving.” (Leonardo Gibellini, Senior Manager, Technical Asset Management)

Your New Role

As a Technical Asset Manager, you will be responsible for the daily operation of our own and third-party portfolios of renewable energy assets in Sweden. Our Asset Portfolio in Sweden has grown over the past years and is currently managed from Copenhagen, Denmark. To facilitate future growth and strengthen the team working with our Wind and Solar Assets, we are looking for an experienced colleague to join us at our office in Växjö, Sweden, or Copenhagen, Denmark.

Your focus will be on handling day-to-day technical activities, performance analyses, and reporting of our solar and wind parks. Your stakeholder management and close collaboration with the technical contractors, asset owners, landowners, authorities, and neighbors will improve asset performance and customer satisfaction. Together with your future asset management colleagues, you will work on improving portfolio performance and asset management procedures.

Scope of Work

• QSHE – lead a strong culture of safety; prioritize health, safety, quality, and environment; ensure our QSHE values flow through all aspects of a project; adopt a mindset of continuous improvement and transparent reporting on all aspects of QSHE both internally and with project partners and stakeholders
• You build and maintain relations with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, managing the relationships with and between customers, insurance companies, authorities, EPC, O&M, lenders, banks, and neighbors
• You ensure that the assets comply with legal, mechanical, electrical, safety, and environmental regulations, both contractually and locally
• You are responsible for general contract management, including risk management, compliance, and reporting
• You supervise and focus on optimizing the technical operation of wind and solar PV projects, including full responsibility for OPEX budget and technical performance through data analysis and KPI management
• You coordinate with O&M and service providers of assets to manage the operation and maintenance of the sites, requiring technical reporting, O&M contract negotiations, and QHSE management of works
• You manage relationships between investors and third parties, including landowners and local communities

Prerequisites to Succeed in the Job

• You hold a bachelor's degree as a minimum in Renewable Energy, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Civil Engineering, alternatively have equivalent vocational training
• You have 2+ years of work experience in the renewable energy sector with a solid technical background. An in-depth understanding of the technical operation of PV plants or wind turbines is essential
• You have experience in the Swedish renewable energy sector and proven knowledge of Swedish health, safety, and environmental regulations, as well as national regulations
• You have experience with reviewing contracts and contract management
• You have solid Microsoft Office 365 and data analysis skills
• You write and speak Swedish and English at a professional level
• A commercial understanding and interests are of benefit

As a person, you are proactive and a good communicator. You possess a natural urge to optimize operating projects. You know the details in our contracts, and you are good at keeping an 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. Finally, you find it natural to coordinate with your team and involve relevant stakeholders to continuously ensure the optimal production of our wind, PV, and hybrid farms.

We Offer

• We promote a collaborative, inclusive, diverse, and supportive culture where you can grow, develop, and contribute to a profitable, growing, and successful global group
• We have an entrepreneurial and agile approach to our work. In daily life, it means it is not far from thought to action, and when you are given a mandate, we trust in your abilities
• We have a shared vision for the green transition, and what we do as a company, we do together.
• We organize social events, network opportunities, and annual company trips for all colleagues globally, where we connect and promote an engaged and vibrant workplace together
• We offer remote work options and flexible working hours

European Energy at a Glance- The Power of Tomorrow Today

European Energy is an international company founded in 2004 with headquarter in Copenhagen. We operate from the development, design, financing, construction, operation, and selling of wind- and solar farms on land and off-shore globally. As part of this, we are also very active in M&A activities across the full value chain. Further, we work with developing future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X, CO2 emission, and battery storage.

We now have more than 780 employees with 41 nationalities represented in 23 countries, and we are growing rapidly in both Copenhagen and across our global offices. We all work for our common goal to be the most innovative partner within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.

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, on social events, 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.

Reporting to: Director, Head of Technical Asset Management Europe (N/W/S) Martin Kolkenbrock

Location: Växjö, Sweden or Copenhagen, Denmark, with flexible and hybrid opportunities

Application: Please be aware that European Energy does not receive applications via e-mail or LinkedIn messages. To be considered for a job, we kindly ask you to upload your CV directly via the "apply" button on the right.

Deadline: Due to the summer holidays we will reply to applications at the beginning of August and we expect to invite for interviews in the middle of August.

For more information: Contact Martin Kolkenbrock, [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your application!