Utility Asset Manager

QTS Data Centers•Cedar Rapids, IA

13d

About The Position

The Utility Asset Manager is responsible for planning, budgeting, overseeing, and documenting substation operations and maintenance. This role contributes to the overall performance of a state or region of the company, including ensuring profitability targets are met and company-wide processes and procedures are designed, implemented, and followed. This position reports to a Manager or Director of Utility Asset Management but works across all departments to promote company culture, drive profitability, and sustain growth. This is an individual contributor position tasked with building positive working relationships with team members, partners, company affiliates, owners, investors, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

2 or more years of utility, renewable energy, or other energy-related asset management.
Demonstrated experience working effectively across all levels of the organization.
Able to travel up to 40% of the time or as needed to support relationship-building and team management.

Nice To Haves

Four or more years of utility, renewable energy, or other energy-related asset management.
Experience managing energy assets.
Demonstrated ability to read and translate service agreements.
Established relationships with leading utility partners and O&M providers.

Responsibilities

Support the Asset Management team with required reporting, data collection, and deliverables.
Manage and organize documentation for the Utility Asset Management team.
Provide inputs to annual Asset Management budget and monitor actual performance against budget for assigned sites.
Track Utility Asset performance against original planned goals and objectives, financial and operational goals.
Collaborate with the Facility Operations team on assigned sites to develop strategic plans to achieve both our owners' and investors' financial and investment goals.
Review and advise on organizational documents, agreements, and contracts to ensure document accuracy, protection of company interests, and legal, tax, and other regulatory compliance.
Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements are met for owners, lenders, investors, and government entities for assigned sites.
Collaborate with peers to stay abreast of outstanding operational issues across the portfolio.
Assist in performing regular reviews of grounds, buildings, and property, and ensure physical aspects of the supervised region meet company standards.
Review, understand, and help negotiate Operations & Maintenance agreements and other related documents pertaining to existing and new or proposed projects.
Collaborate with engineers and technicians to perform root cause analyses and drive solutions and corrective actions for unplanned events within the substation.
Track, upload, and verify the accuracy of documentation pertaining to periodic maintenance of substation equipment.