Asset Management Associate

Country USA City AUSTIN Workplace location AUSTIN-GAINES RANCH LOOP(USA) Employer company TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC Domain Finance, Operations Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 6 years

Context & Environment

🔧 Your Impact

As an Asset Management Associate, you are a part of TotalEnergies’ asset management team, responsible for managing the long-term financial and commercial performance and compliance of a portfolio of DG and Utility Scale solar, storage, and wind assets. The position will work closely with key internal and external stakeholders to manage the commercial, contractual, regulatory, and reporting obligations of the assigned projects to ensure compliance and maximize return on investment for the various project investors. 

Activities

🌱 Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the team serving as the general manager and commercial lead for a portfolio of operating assets, bringing an ownership mindset and 360-degree perspective to bear for decision making and ensuring there is a single point of accountability for project activity and results. 
• Monitoring of project level profit & loss (P&L) activities to ensure that the projects are delivering expected financial returns.
• Coordinating closely with accounting team to ensure monthly accruals, GL entries, and internal reporting are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Preparing performance reporting and variance analysis and explanations for internal and external audiences.
• Assisting with the preparation and processing of PO’s and invoice payments for project expenses.
• Administering all project level financing agreements including execution of construction loan draws, lease payments and investor cash distributions.
• Overseeing fulfilment and compliance of all project-level contracts including the PPA, LGIA, O&M, EPC and financing agreements.
• Interacting with key project level stakeholders including cash and tax equity investors, offtakers, landowners, contractors and various regulatory bodies
• Performing analyses to evaluate potential actions aimed at reducing operating costs and/or driving revenue improvements across the operating portfolio.
• Supporting cross-functional teams in resolution of material issues affecting assigned assets (e.g. commercial disputes, warranty claims, environmental or regulatory violations).
• Monitoring and driving PV plant operational performance by working closely with the operations team to identify and prioritize improvement initiatives.
• Overseeing project level compliance with all regulatory and environmental requirements, ensuring that all filings are completed accurately and on-time.<