Associate Asset Manager (Wind)

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Job Title: Associate Asset Manager

Reports To: Senior Asset Manager

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

1. Engineering, science, or math degree or other equivalent technical qualifications.

2. Advanced Excel skills (understanding of macros, visual basic)

3. Experience using Python or SQL for data analysis

4. Understanding of the wind or solar industry. Asset Management, O&M, Construction or Consultancy.

5. Understanding of remote monitoring systems on plant and equipment.

Purpose of the Associate Asset Manager

To support the management of Solar/Wind assets/SPVs by ensuring best practices for safety, quality and environmental performance, whilst enhancing the overall returns and value of each project and complying with all of the applicable contractual agreements.

You will manage asset management activities carried out on the project; this will involve working with the different departments within Bluefield and also working with external contractors, landlords, advisers and stakeholders to provide a solid asset management function across all of Bluefield's assets.

The role will involve the use of data and reporting platforms and ad hoc analysis using both platforms and other data analysis tools.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Support the management of the site SPVs to ensure that all assets are in compliance with:
   1. Statutory requirements for Health, Safety and Environmental performance,
   2. Local planning authority requirements,
   3. Grid company connection conditions and power purchase agreements,
   4. O&M contracts and other agreements in place.
2. Optimise project performance:
   1. Monitor contractor performance during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance with a view to ensuring all contracted SLA's are met or bettered,
   2. Review and enhance maintenance strategies and activities with a view to reducing down-time,
   3. Review regular and other reporting provided by the contractors and ensure any issues are being suitably addressed,
   4. Build strong relationships with contractors,
   5. Identify and establish the necessary KPIs to monitor the performance of each assets.
3. Identify equipment faults, carry out diagnoses and troubleshooting activities with support from O&M or the Monitoring Team.
4. Prepare and assist in the preparation of regular asset management reports on each asset.
5. With support from O&M's and monitoring team diagnose and remedy operational problems.
6. Visit company sites to assess status and conditions of the wind and solar farms.
7. Manage:
   1. Spare parts management
   2. Management of insurance claims
   3. Management of warranty claims
   4. Review of site performance calculations
   5. Recording and review of key deadlines under project contracts
   6. Scheduling and co-ordination of Planned preventative maintenance
   7. Site budget creation
   8. Site strategies
   9. Site specific projects and major works
8. Maintain data security and confidentiality by using information within the parameters of the job role, any applicable SLAs, the company data policies and / or privacy notices and the statutory guidelines set out within the GDPR and any associated UK legislation, in particular data that is generated by CCTV or that may be classified as personal data.
9. Comply with all required fire, health and safety requirements for the environment in which you are working, including making yourself aware of the current applicable policies and risk assessments and acting accordingly, and attending any required training.
10. Any other reasonable task as requested by a Manager, Partner or Director of the business.

Interactions within the Bluefield Group

1. Communicate information as required within the team.
2. Collaborate with the Engineering team as necessary.
3. Attend team meetings, company meetings, handover meetings and appraisals as required.

Job Location

Bristol Central and frequent UK and NI travel. Hybrid working available. Min. 3 days in office.

There may be opportunities to travel overseas on occasion and this may be required for training purposes. You are required to visit company sites within the UK; this requires you to be able to drive.

Hours of Work

37 ½ hours per week, Monday to Friday 9:00 am until 5:30 pm. Flexible working is available.

Our Behaviours:

Our behaviours are important to us at Bluefield. They define our culture and act as a guide for us all in understanding how we approach our interactions with each other. Success isn't only measured by what we achieve, it is also measured by how we achieve our goals and deliver solutions.

Act Courageously

We push ourselves out of our comfort zone.

We know pushing our boundaries can be challenging, but we don't let our fears hold us back.

We choose to act, even when we feel uncomfortable in doing so.

We speak up, share our ideas and stand up for what we believe in.

As a team we are open to the perspective of others.

Collaborate

We work together to achieve our shared purpose.

Every member of our team offers something different and unique, yet we are united in our passion and purpose.

We support each other, learn from each other's strengths and support each other's development.

We seek out diverse views and perspectives and respect the voices of others, even when we do not share the same opinions.

Empower

We have permission to act.

What we do takes confidence - we believe in ourselves and our ability to make decisions.

We take the lead and with the support of our colleagues, we decide for ourselves the best way to do things.

If we make mistakes we learn from them and grow through feedback that we seek from others. We build trust in each other.

Act Courageously * Collaborate * Empower: To Deliver Solutions

Bluefield Services Limited reserve the right to vary or amend this description as required to meet the changing needs of the business. Any such changes will be reasonable and will be communicated to employees.