Do your team members see you as a role model and leader? Do you want to work for a company where your work matters? If so, we want you on our team!

Working under the direct supervision of the Asset Management team, the Solar Asset Specialist will support the monitoring, optimization, and maintenance of distributed energy assets, with a primary focus on commercial-scale solar projects. This role will be responsible for service report creation, asset monitoring, and ensuring a world class customer experience across the asset portfolio. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the Post Construction Services team, as well as sales, engineering, and operations, and external vendors to drive improvements, resolve issues, and deliver value to both internal and external stakeholders.

Our Solar Asset Specialist contributes to the team by:

• Leading and managing the O&M/service pricing by estimating internal costs (labor, material, equipment), soliciting vendor quotes, and applying the required margins and markups where required.
• Developing and maintaining detailed cost models and pricing tools to support accurate and competitive service proposals.
• Creating, maintaining, and delivering comprehensive service and performance reports for both internal stakeholders and external customers, including annual and monthly summaries.
• Supporting and providing inputs to service dispatch, warranty claim management, production guarantee administration, customer invoicing, and response time guarantee supervision.
• Engaging with clients to manage inquiries, set expectations, and provide updates on repair timelines and service activities through our service management system.
• Monitoring the performance of distributed energy assets (primarily solar- but may include CHP units and fuel cells), identify underperforming assets, and dispatch repair/service tickets as needed.
• Tracking project and portfolio performance, analyze system alerts, and resolve issues, recording detailed information in ticketing and monitoring platforms.
• Collaborating with vendors and partners to resolve programming issues, set up site alerts, and optimize asset management parameters.
• Leading or supporting continuous improvement projects to advance asset management objectives and operational excellence.
• Preparing and presenting effective presentations and reports to various audiences, including executives, customers, and partners.

The core components needed to be successful in this role are (i.e. must haves):

• At least 5 years of experience in a related renewable energy field - Preferred
• Experience in contract management related to energy facilities - Preferred
• Budgeting, forecasting, energy industry research, and team building are highly desirable.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in the Solar Industry or 3 years' experience in the Electrical Field
• Business Acumen: A demonstrated understanding of general business operations
• Coaching; Patience & empathy while coaching or transforming to a performing organization
• Quick Learner: Ability to rapidly learn and adapt that learning to drive customer focused solutions
• Problem Solving; A history of Critical Thinking & Systems Thinking
• Facilitation; A history facilitating temporary/short term cross functional teams to success
• Decision Making; Demonstrated ability to zoom in/out from a 30,000ft view, to the details and back as required to win
• Communication: Demonstrated ability to successfully communicate across all 'levels' of an organization
• Solutions-oriented; A history of passionately, persistently and proactively pursuing solutions
• Customer-Focused; A demonstrated passion for ensuring that customers are happy and displaying a genuine concern for their needs
• Team player: A history of cooperating and collaborating with others to achieve collective goals and deliverables
• Results driven; A history of persistence to meet or exceed goals, not allowing barriers to stand in the way; highly self-motivated, passionate and ambitious
• Team building: Ability to inspire, motivate, and guide others toward goals and success; promotes cooperation and builds an environment of trust, support and respect
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to be open and authentic, providing a vision and motivation that encourages and supports others to work toward a common mission
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record and reliable transportation
• High School Diploma or Equivalent - Required

The following are a definite plus, so if you've got any of these be sure to tell us!

• Electrical certification (Journeyman, Install, Low Voltage, etc.)

Our Team and Culture:

We offer a culture filled with collaboration, passion, reliability, trustworthiness and more! We don't just talk the talk but we actually walk to walk here and can show this through our employee feedback - check it our yourself to see what employees are saying:

• High level of employee engagement
• Trust in leadership
• Senior leaders listen and act
• Wellbeing
• Employees feeling valued
• Strong focus in health and safety
• Strategy & direction

What we do:

Digitalization and climate change mean organizations need to be more energy efficient and resilient to limit their impact on the environment while maintaining control of their energy spend

At Centrica Business Solutions, we deliver integrated energy solutions that balance profitability and sustainability.

By bringing together the right combination of technologies and approaches, we help organizations get the most value from their energy and energy infrastructure, helping them solve their energy challenges and harness new opportunities in a changing world. As an Energy Service Company (ESCO), our broad portfolio includes:

• Energy Efficiency Solutions including HVAC, lighting, controls, building envelope, water
• Solar and Energy Storage
• Electric vehicle and battery storage solutions

Our benefits and perks:

At Centrica Business Solutions, we ensure you are supported and valued. To help do this, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. Some of our benefits & perks include:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• HSA, with company match
• FSA/DCA
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k), with company match
• Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Employee Wellness Program
• Fitness Reward Program
• Employee Training and Development Opportunities
• Casual attire with professional and fun work environments
• Flexible/hybrid work opportunities
• Fungineering (We Engineer the Fun!)

Centrica Business Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Travel

• Frequency: Occasionally (15-30% of the time)