Asset Manager

Are you a result orientated team player with an analytical mindset with experience and interest in Wind Asset Management? We are looking for an Asset Manager to join the Onshore Asset Management team in the Netherlands.

The Asset Management team takes the owner’s perspective of the Onshore portfolio, and the individual assets and ensures that BA Wind Onshore optimises the lifetime profitability of our owned Onshore wind farms and wind farms we operate on behalf of an investor.

This is achieved by developing asset strategies, balancing cost, production, and risks, monitoring performance, and developing optimisation programs.

Asset Management is the central point of decision making for continuous improvements related to our wind portfolio in close cooperation with your counterparts in the O&M community. Balancing input from various internal and external sources to come to the best value adding decisions is a core element of our work.

What will you do?

As an Asset Manager you will be part of the Asset Management team in the Operations department of BU Onshore.

You will be reporting to the Head of Onshore Asset Management, and you will have the following key responsibilities:

• Closely monitor the risks, performance, and costs of onshore assets in the Netherlands.
• Create and maintain a network organization with Vattenfall colleagues and relevant external sources which are working closely with the sites.
• Manage PPAs and the interface to the trading organization and improve revenues streams.
• Take ‘Best-for-Vattenfall’ decisions related to owned sites within the companies mandate framework. These are often decisions where risk-reward analyses are required. For example: investments in upgrades or modifications, resolution of asset integrity issues.
• Work on strategic considerations around the operational model and support in other strategic initiatives across the fleet/organisation to manage risks and opportunities.

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Your profile as an Asset Manager

For this position we are looking for a candidate with relevant experience in asset management with a strong commercial focus. You need to be fluent in Dutch and English we urge you to not apply if you don’t speak Dutch fluently.

You have the following qualifications and competences:

• You have a bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience within functions as Asset Management or Operations, preferably within wind energy generation.
• Able to understand technical issues, but also well-developed commercial sense is required.
• Drive for improvement rather than maintaining the status quo.
• Ability to build business cases with risk-reward analyses for conscious decision making and prepare decision material for presentation to management.
• Command of Dutch and English is strong, both verbally and written.
• You enjoy working on international, multidisciplinary projects and teams and you are willing to travel.
• An ability to show leadership in Health and safety culture.

Our offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your application!