Associate, O&M Cost Strategy

<h2 class="lumesse-section-header lumesse-section-header-0 jdesc-section-header"> </h2> <h2 class="lumesse-section-header lumesse-section-header-0 jdesc-section-header"><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);">What The Role Is</span></h2> <p>The O&M Cost Strategy Associate supports the development, analysis, and continuous improvement of Operations & Maintenance (O&M) cost models across Clearway’s renewable energy portfolio. This role focuses on building and maintaining data-driven cost insights, supporting forecasting activities, benchmarking O&M spend, and assisting cross-functional teams in evaluating operational performance and future cost trends.</p> <p>The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in renewable energy operations or power generation, hands-on experience with financial or operational modeling, and knows how to communicate technical findings across a range of audiences — from engineering and procurement to finance and business development. A solid foundation in renewable energy or power generation and fluency with tools like Power BI are key. Familiarity with AI-assisted workflows is a plus.</p> <p>If you're motivated by the energy transition and want a role where your analytical work directly supports one of the largest clean energy portfolios in the country, we'd love to hear from you.</p> <p>*This job posting is open to Scottsdale, San Diego, Houston, Denver, and San Francisco offices*</p> <p>If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications but see yourself contributing, please submit your resume</p> <h2 class="lumesse-section-header lumesse-section-header-1 jdesc-section-header"><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);">What You'll Be Doing</span></h2> <ul> <li>Develop and maintain bottom-up cost estimating models for wind, solar, and storage assets across all project phases (greenfield, operating, repower, and M&A).</li> <li>Use statistical and forecasting tools to model maintenance spend and equipment risk profiles.</li> <li>Collaborate with internal stakeholders (O&M, engineering, procurement, FP&A) to validate O&M cost assumptions.</li> <li>Support internal teams (business development, procurement, O&M, capital market, etc.) with data requests, cost breakdowns, and scenario analysis.</li> <li>Assist in preparing cost assumptions for annual budgeting and long-range planning processes.</li> <li>Analyze historical O&M costs to identify trends, cost drivers, and opportunities for efficiency.</li> <li>Develop and enhance Power BI dashboards to connect multiple data streams and visualize key model inputs and outputs.</li> <li>Use AI tools to automate routine data processing tasks a