Asset Manager

Amp Americas • Chicago, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 2011, Amp Americas builds, manages, operates and maintains RNG production facilities that convert dairy waste into carbon-negative hydrogen, renewable transportation fuel and power. The vertically integrated company leverages over a decade of unique expertise and specialized experience in carbon-negative fuel development, operations, services and marketing to deliver comprehensive, turn-key solutions that address greenhouse gas emissions and seek to improve air, land and water quality. Visit ampamericas.com.

The Asset Manager is a client facing role with responsibility for all aspects of business and operations management for assets owned and/or operated by Amp. The Asset Manage role will organize and oversee annual budget and expense preparation for review and approval, prepare and communicate performance reports for internal and external audiences, and utilize her/his engineering and project management skills in the evaluation, business case development, and execution of capital projects. This role provides ongoing oversight to ensure that the efforts of the Operations Management, Operations Engineering, and HSE support teams are aligned relative to schedule, operating performance, profitability objectives, and overall compliance with safety and environmental permits. Finally, this role will play an important role in the optimization and growth of the Operations business unit as well as support or lead other initiatives from time to time that may be prioritized in an entrepreneurial environment. This position reports directly to the Senior Asset Manager and may also be assigned to other responsibilities consistent with the business needs of Amp.

Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to relay messages across all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage multiple, often conflicting, priorities in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Strong quantitative aptitude to develop clarity from large volumes of data
• Passion for impact-oriented business, sustainable agriculture, and the energy transition
• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in quantitative discipline from competitive university
• Major in engineering, math, or a science discipline
• 5 years in operations or operations support function within a RNG/Manufacturing/Petroleum industry
• Distinctive problem-solving ability
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills including power point presentations
• Distinctive poise and credibility for tenure
• Strong relationship building skills at all levels of the organization
• Positive attitude and resilience in the face of challenging circumstances
• Flexibility, intellectual curiosity, and a strong desire to win
• Data Management and Visualization (Excel, PowerBI) – [SQL, Snowflake – experience preferred]

Nice To Haves

• SQL
• Snowflake

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the onsite operations team to ensure safe and efficient operations of the facility
• Monitor and challenge the operational performance and optimization metrics to achieve the asset’s highest possible availability and EBITDA
• Work with internal and external resources to develop strategies that optimize performance, maximize revenue, increase value, and reduce risk and market exposure of the facilities
• Effectively fulfill and execute internal and external reporting requirements
• Develop tools to improve efficiency of reporting and analysis and drive meaningful insights into the business performance
• Organize and oversee internal and external forecasts, annual budgets, financial and operational variance reports, and other ad hoc reports as needed
• Facilitate collaboration amongst organizational cross-functional teams to find resolutions for any operational, financial, commercial, or technical issues
• Support business development initiatives and growth of the Operations business unit as well as support or lead other initiatives from time to time that may be prioritized in an entrepreneurial environment
• Conduct analysis to provide meaningful, actionable insights to improve profitability (increase operational efficiency, reduce plant downtime, reduce operating expense, etc.)
• Proactively suggest areas for further analysis to generate ideas for improvements
• Work directly with Operations and Engineering to understand operational constraints and equipment failure mechanisms to define, design, and develop analytic recommendations

Benefits

• health
• dental
• vision
• disability
• life insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• paid company holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level