Commercial Asset Manager

Orenda•New York, NY

3d•$130,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Orenda is seeking a Commercial Asset Manager to own each asset's commercial life. As leader of Commercial & Regulatory, you will be the commercial and contractual owner of every BESS asset in the fleet, responsible for its P&L, contracts, warranty claims, permits, insurance, and relationships with landlords, the utility, and municipal entities. This role involves building the Commercial & Regulatory function from the ground up, establishing an obligations register, claims discipline, procurement and payment controls, and monthly business reporting. You will administer OEM Long-Term Service Agreements and vendor contracts, and manage the commercial aspects of third-party maintenance invoices. The ideal candidate is a commercially disciplined operator who effectively manages warranties and contracts, and maintains positive relationships with stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent qualification through progressive commercial and contract management responsibility
7+ years in contract or commercial management within energy, infrastructure, or construction, including 3+ years as the accountable owner of contracts or a portfolio where the obligations, the claims, and the consequences were yours.
Claims taken through to resolution: has personally prepared, filed, negotiated, and closed warranty or contract claims, and can walk through the evidence file that won one.
P&L or budget ownership with monthly forecasting, variance reporting, and the credibility that comes from never presenting an unexplained number.
Contract literacy under pressure reads and enforces SLAs, liquidated damages, caps, and exclusions; redlines effectively with counsel and knows which terms are worth the fight.
Vendor performance management: has converted SLA failures into credits, corrective action, or exit not absorbed them.

Nice To Haves

BESS or renewables vendor landscape familiarity: OEM LTSAs, storage warranties, performance guarantees
NYC landlord, real-estate, or utility coordination experience
ConEd VDER or NYISO commercial construct exposure
Insurance program administration experience
Previously built a commercial, contracts, or procurement function from scratch

Responsibilities

Own and manage the P&L for the assigned portfolio of BESS sites: budget construction, monthly budget versus actual (BvA), forecasting, and variance explanation
Serve as primary commercial owner for all OEM Long Term Service Agreements (LTSA) and major equipment warranties: obligations administration, quarterly business reviews, SLA enforcement, escalations and credits
Initiate, file, and manage all commercial warranty claims to recovery, on validated data packages assembled by Central Operations with Asset Integrity RCA
Own all vendor contracts: NOC, CMMS, HV/MV subcontractor, fire services, FDNY consultant from signature through renewal, renegotiation, or exit.
Own controllable opex and approve all non-maintenance invoices — rent, property taxes, utilities, insurance, contracted services — against contract.
Manage site-level agreements including leases and interconnection agreements through renewal.
Maintain the commercial risk register: contract disputes, regulatory changes, and stakeholder risks tracked with named mitigation owners.
Coordinate with Construction and Development on every incoming project: confirm all contracts, warranties, permits, insurance, and obligations are in hand and clean before commercial takeover.
Start hands-on across the portfolio, then build and lead the commercial team (portfolio, contracts and warranty, compliance) until it performs nearly all the work.
Act as the single point of contact for property owners; manage all commercial and planned coordination with Con Edison and municipal entities
Manage insurance policy renewals and claims; ensure administrative compliance with all site permits (DOB, FDNY) across the portfolio
Process third-party maintenance invoices for payment upon the Site Operations Manager's technical approval; run the PO/procurement workflow and delegation-of-authority discipline
Produce the monthly business reporting pack and decision/issue log with the Director; maintain the document and obligations systems the department depends on.
Coordinate with the three peer managers: pay only maintenance invoices carrying the Site Operations Manager's technical approval and contract the vendors they oversee; use the Principal Engineer's RCA findings as claim evidence and log their technical risks in the commercial risk register; and initiate warranty claims from the Central Operations Manager's data packages while drawing on their performance and revenue data for the P&L and reporting.