Senior Business Analyst, Asset Management - Battery Storage

Company Overview 

Plus Power is an energy storage market leader, with a market-leading 10+ GW portfolio across more than 25 US states and Canadian provinces that will transform North American electric grids into cleaner and more versatile critical infrastructure.

Standalone energy storage is rapidly transforming the North American energy markets, because it is cheaper than new natural gas plants, faster to build than fossil peakers or transmission, and able to perform diverse energy services. Plus Power partners with electricity system operators, utilities, and investors to originate, develop, finance, own and operate standalone energy storage projects that provide critical services to the wholesale electric market. Plus Power’s team applies an intentional mindset to energy storage development by using a data-driven approach to development and operations.

At Plus Power, we are focused on solving hard climate problems, profitably.  We are growing fast, and value candidates who, like us, share a focus on setting high expectations, owning and learning from mistakes in the spirit of radical transparency, and are committed to internal partnering as a key element of our ideas meritocracy. Our team praises Plus Power’s culture and excels through our game-changing mission and supportive ecosystem.

About the Role 

Plus Power recruits outstanding energy industry professionals who are driven to develop, build and operate assets safely and reliably to decarbonize the power markets while growing their careers. Our team looks for data-driven and fact-based mindsets, engaging and collaborative behaviors, and personal growth-focused professionals.     

In order for the global energy system to make the transition from a carbon-based grid, to a renewable energy grid, large scale energy storage must be introduced into the electricity system to balance intra-hour supply and demand.  Energy storage is the enabler of high penetration variable renewable generation like solar and wind. 

We are looking for a Senior Analyst to join the Asset Management Team. This qualified individual would work under the guidance of the Head of Asset Management to support the data and analytics that drive asset management decisions and will support asset managers in day-to-day portfolio management. The Asset Management team is focused on the financial, commercial, and technical operations of our portfolio of stand-alone battery energy storage systems operating across the United States. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Coordinate closely with multiple departments to provide data and information on asset insights 
• Manage various data sources to consolidate and generate commercial and technical monthly operating reports across full fleet of assets 
• Manage the outage and planning coordination and approval process, across markets, asset management, and field teams 
• Work with Asset Management and other departments to support the preparation of annual operating budgets and reporting 
• Proactively create content to educate stakeholders regarding contractual areas of the project 
• Support Asset Management reports, KPIs, and presentations for senior management, and external stakeholders/investors on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis 
• Analyze variances in data, implement data check mechanisms, and resolve or explain data variances 
• Coordinate Asset Management activities associated with resource registration regulatory requirements 
• Review and document contract compliance obligations including PPAs, Interconnection Agreements, O&M, CM, LTSA and SPA, Land, Credit, and Limited Liability Company Agreements, among others 
• Manage data rooms and folders to provide organized access to internal and external parties. 
• Interface with vendors, market entities, and support third-party contracts 
• Act as Asset Management’s data expert to ensure consistent and good quality data for reporting, ensuring the Asset Management Team has access to real-time and historical BESS asset data 
• Support Asset Managers, as needed, and handle ad-hoc tasks as they arise 

Skills & Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Energy Asset Management, or equivalent degree program 
• Minimum of two (2) years’