Technical Asset Manager, Mechanical & Solar Systems

Redaptive • Denver, CO

5d • 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. The role executes Redaptive’s contractual obligations to customers and supports the financial outcomes anticipated by those contracts, which may cover equipment operating for 10 years or more.

The position 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 action exceeds the contracted maintenance budget, the manager develops the business case, leads internal approval, and follows the decision through execution. The role is based in Denver, Colorado, under Redaptive’s hybrid work model, and expects up to 25% travel, 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.
• A record of building 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.
• Articulate communication skills and the ability to adjust technical detail for audiences ranging from executives to facility operators and contractors.
• Strong organization, 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.

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 portfolio.
• Quantify spending options by assessing 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.
• Translate executed customer contract obligations, performance guarantees, and budgets into asset-level maintenance plans.
• Ensure maintenance, uptime, and performance commitments in customer contracts are met.
• 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.
• Assess current spending against future failure costs, warranty exposure, and guarantee penalties.
• Protect contract margin by managing maintenance costs and performance risks within underwritten assumptions.
• Report asset performance, budget spending, and forecast risks 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.
• Healthcare and dependent-care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting.
• Flexible Time Off.
• For Denver-based employees: reimbursed parking, free RTD pass, and access to the McGregor building gym.

What This Job Offers

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