Technical Asset Manager, Mechanical & Solar Systems

Redaptive • Denver, CO

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Redaptive is an Energy-as-a-Service provider that funds and installs energy-saving and energy-generating equipment. The Technical Asset Manager, Mechanical & Solar Systems is responsible for allocating maintenance spending across HVAC, mechanical, process, and solar photovoltaic assets to maximize system availability and energy output, execute customer contract obligations, and deliver the financial outcomes assumed in those contracts.

The role is part of the Customer Experience & Support team and covers Redaptive’s full portfolio. It works with project, operations, and customer-facing teams, as well as third-party maintenance contractors. When a recommended decision exceeds the contracted maintenance budget, the manager builds the business case, leads internal approval, and oversees execution. The position is based in Denver, Colorado, and follows a hybrid work model. Travel of up to 25% is expected, including overnight stays.

Requirements

• Engineering background or equivalent hands-on experience with HVAC, mechanical, or solar systems.
• Experience managing operations and maintenance (O&M) or service contracts and budgets.
• Project or vendor management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build financial business cases, including lifecycle-cost and repair-versus-replace analyses.
• Sound judgment when contracts, data, or priorities conflict, with the ability to reach defensible decisions.
• Ability to communicate articulately and adapt technical detail to audiences ranging from executives to facility operators and contractors.
• Excellent organizational, time-management, and prioritization abilities to manage multiple sites and projects simultaneously.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5–10 years of combined engineering, asset management, and project or contract experience; the company weighs the scope of decisions owned over total years of experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with performance guarantees or energy service contracts.
• Familiarity with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Process equipment experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or similar credential.

Responsibilities

• Allocate maintenance spending to maximize uptime and energy output for individual assets and the overall portfolio.
• Quantify the return on spending options based on availability gained, energy output protected, and failure costs avoided.
• Make repair, replace, or defer decisions using condition data, remaining useful life, and lifecycle cost.
• Own spending decisions within contracted project maintenance budgets.
• Interpret executed customer contracts and translate maintenance obligations, performance guarantees, and budgets into asset-level plans.
• Ensure Redaptive meets contractual maintenance, uptime, and performance commitments.
• Resolve unclear contract language and conflicting priorities through documented, defensible decisions.
• Track warranty coverage and pursue warranty claims.
• Build business cases for spending beyond budget and lead the internal approval process.
• Evaluate current spending against future failure costs, warranty exposure, and guarantee penalties.
• Protect contract margin by managing maintenance costs and performance risk within underwritten assumptions.
• Report asset performance, spending against budget, and forecast risk to leadership.
• Manage maintenance contractors by defining scope, negotiating pricing, tracking performance, and handling escalations.
• Advise project, operations, and customer-facing teammates on contract and equipment scenarios.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Annual bonus, subject to company and individual performance.
• Equity plan participation.
• Company-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
• 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting.
• Flexible Time Off.
• For Denver-based employees: reimbursed parking, free RTD pass, and free McGregor building gym.

What This Job Offers

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