Student Assistant, Operations Management

Would it motivate you to work directly with renewable energy assets, ensuring they operate to the best of their ability and accelerating the green transition? Are you a committed and structured student looking to get hands-on experience with the technical aspects of operating solar parks? Then you might be our new Student Assistant in Operations Management.

European Energy is a green energy company in exponential growth. We develop, construct, and operate solar and wind projects globally, as well as Power-to-X. 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, Poland, Lithuania, and Brazil. We are responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of power-producing assets, offering asset management and operational services for both internal and external assets. Our Operations Management function is a part of the Asset Management department, focusing on the operation and maintenance of our solar projects in Denmark.

You will be an important part of our Operations Management team, which plays a key role in the technical operation of our solar parks. Together with our Operations Execution department, a committed team of colleagues working on site of our assets, you will secure the production of our assets.

How will you create impact?

As a Student Assistant in our Operations Management department, you will be working across the complete value chain of the O&M service function of European Energy. Supporting the team in the monitoring, dispatching, and reporting activities, you will not only get a detailed insight into solar park operations but also actively contribute to the green transition.

With a fast-growing portfolio of assets under management, you will help us improve processes and foster efficiency in our office-based workstreams. A core element of your work will be linked to the acquisition and usage of site data for internal and external reporting. With several hundred thousand data points collected on multiple levels, you will help to make data the core of our business decisions.

Key responsibilities include

• You will assist the Solar O&M Managers in their activities around our portfolio in Denmark
• You will monitor, analyze, and report on the performance of the operating solar parks
• You will help to improve our efficiency in the maintenance of the solar parks
• You will supervise maintenance campaigns and follow up on results and discoveries.

Prerequisites to progress in the job

• You are currently studying a Bachelor's or Master´s at university level or an equivalent institution within Technical, Environmental, or Renewables, or similar
• You have a genuine interest in the technical side of operating a solar park
• You are proficient in English, oral and written – if you speak Danish this is a benefit
• You are a confident user of common Microsoft 365 products and have first experience in PowerBI/Tableau
• You are friendly, curious, and eager to learn

With us, you get

• The opportunity to work closely with renewable energy assets and take part in directly accelerating the green transition.
• We have an entrepreneurial approach to our work. In daily life, it means there’s not far from thought to action.
• Knowledge sharing is important for us. We start every Monday with our global weekly morning meeting. Here the executive management and departments give us an update on projects and current focus areas.
• Opportunity to be part of our Next Generation Student Network, where our 80+ students across the company meet for social and academic events

European Energy at a glance – The Power of Tomorrow, Today

European Energy is a Danish privately owned company founded in 2004 with headquarter in Copenhagen. We operate all the way from development, design, financing, construction, operation and selling of wind- and solar farms on land as well as 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 development of future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X. We have a solid collaboration with local stakeholders and want to involve all parts in the process.

We are now 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 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, Martin Kolkenbrock

Location: Denmark, Søborg

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.