Asset Manager - BESS

Mint Selection have partnered with one of the UK's leading grid balancing IPPs to recruit an Asset Manager in London, to drive performance optimisation, support contract negotiation and management, and own internal data driven reporting on their operational BESS portfolio.

Our client develop, build, own and operate a range of balancing technologies. Over the past few years, they’ve built subsequently the largest Battery Storage projects in Europe. Whilst Battery Storage is their core business, they are also involved in Hydrogen, PSH and Bioenergy fuelled thermal power plants.

Key Responsibilities

• Own asset/portfolio performance routines: KPIs, availability, outages, root-cause follow-up and continuous improvement plans
• Coordinate inputs across OEMs, O&M providers, grid/market-facing counterparts and internal SMEs to ensure issues are resolved and learnings embedded
• Provide budgeting/forecasting inputs for OPEX and lifecycle activities; track performance versus plan

Commercial & contract management (core focus)

• Manage key operational contracts and obligations (O&M, warranties, service agreements, insurance interfaces, compliance deliverables)
• Run supplier governance: service reviews, performance scoring, claims, variations and improvement plans
• Support procurement and re-tender activity where relevant, ensuring commercial protections and long-term performance outcomes remain strong

Data, analytics & reporting uplift

• Help deliver a pragmatic asset management reporting toolset (KPIs, automated packs, dashboards, “single source of truth”)
• Translate operational data into actionable insight (performance drivers, exception reporting, trend analysis and early warnings)
• Work closely with internal data/analytics resources and/or specialist consultants to deliver tooling upgrades; then help maintain and improve the solution post-implementation

Stakeholder management

• Build strong relationships across Asset Management, O&M, Project Delivery, Finance, Legal and leadership
• Represent Asset Management in cross-functional forums; maintain alignment across teams and avoid duplicated or parallel workstreams
• Support future growth initiatives (new markets, new technologies) by developing scalable processes and repeatable reporting

Asset onboarding & transition into operations

• Supporting the operational readiness workstream for new assets, ensuring a structured transition from project delivery into BAU operations
• Partner closely with Project Delivery / Construction / Commissioning teams to define and execute handover requirements and acceptance criteria
• Coordinate internal and external counterparties (OEMs, O&M providers, insurers, compliance bodies and other stakeholders) to ensure assets enter operations in a controlled, audit-ready way
• Ensure operational contracts, KPIs, reporting packs and supplier governance are in place from day one

Governance, risk & compliance

• Maintain strong operational governance: risk registers, compliance tracking, insurance notifications and audit-ready documentation
• Promote high HSEQ standards through effective contractor management and adherence to site and company policies

Requirements

• Experienced renewable energy Asset Manager (Solar PV, Wind, BESS, Thermal etc.) with a strong technical-commercial split.
• Strong commercial understanding and contract negotiation & management capability.
• Experience supporting new asset onboarding / handover (operational readiness, transition from delivery to BAU)
• Data-literate: comfortable shaping dashboards and packs and working with analysts/engineers to turn raw data into decisions (Power BI or similar strongly preferred)

Please get in contact for a confidential discussion.