Ensunet Technology Group is a world-class provider of IT enterprise architecture solutions, specializing in post-merger integration in the lightning-paced, no-margin-for-error world of M&A. Functioning as a rapid-response tiger team, Ensunet serves global Fortune 500 enterprises, as well as clients in the public, government, and defense sectors.
Rate: DOE
Job Summary:
The Operations Manager for Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), with a background in Utilities, will oversee all operational aspects of PPAs, ensuring compliance, optimizing performance, and managing stakeholder relationships. This strategic role demands a deep understanding of both renewable energy markets and utility operations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Contract Management:
– Supervise the execution and administration of PPAs, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations.
– Manage amendments and renewals of existing agreements to align with operational goals.
2. Operational Oversight:
– Monitor PPA performance to achieve financial and operational targets.
– Implement strategies for optimizing PPA performance and profitability.
– Conduct regular performance reviews and audits to maintain operational efficiency.
3. Stakeholder Management:
– Act as the primary liaison for PPA partners, including energy producers, utility companies, and customers.
– Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
– Address and resolve issues or disputes promptly to maintain operational continuity.
4. Regulatory Compliance:
– Ensure all PPA activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
– Stay abreast of regulatory changes and adjust operational practices as necessary.
5. Financial Management:
– Develop and manage budgets for PPA operations, tracking financial performance and identifying areas for improvement.
– Collaborate with finance teams to ensure accurate billing and revenue collection processes.
6. Data Analysis and Reporting:
– Analyze performance data to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for operational enhancement.
– Prepare regular reports on PPA performance for senior management, utilizing data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making.
7. Team Leadership:
– Lead and mentor a team responsible for PPA operations, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
– Conduct performance reviews and provide professional development opportunities to team members.
Qualifications:
– Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field; Masters degree preferred.
– Minimum 5 years of experience in operations management, with a focus on the energy sector.
– Comprehensive knowledge of Power Purchase Agreements and the renewable energy market.
– Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively manage stakeholders.
– Proven track record of managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
– Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools.
– Demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities.
Competencies:
Communication Effectiveness – Articulate and present a friendly Customer Service experience in both phone and in person. Communicates effectively verbally and in writing; expresses self well in a group and one-on-one; Fosters trust by sharing information with others; Encourages open expression of ideas and opinions; actively listens to others and demonstrates understanding.
Teamwork – Identifies and cultivates relationships with key stakeholders representing a broad range of internal functions and levels; Brings substantive conflicts and disagreements into the open and resolves them collaboratively; Willing to look at all sides of an issue to arrive at goals that are mutually beneficial; Builds strong external networks with people in the industry or profession.
Judgment/Decision Making– Takes responsibility for decision-making; Makes decisions that are timely; Involves those who will be affected by the decision in the problem-solving process; Builds consensus; Generates various solutions and evaluates alternatives objectively; Willing to make and support unpopular decisions when necessary.
Innovation/Creativity – Generates new solutions by combining, changing, or reapplying existing ideas; Has good ideas and acts on them; Searches for new and better alternatives to improve performance; Strives to create value in new ways; Is aware of emerging trends and anticipates possibilities.
Motivation – Pursues goals and measures success in terms of results achieved; Focuses on whats important to the organization and drives for results; Is persistent in the face of complex challenges or when dealing with difficult people; Conveys appropriate sense of urgency; Achieves results with and through others.
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Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: From $30.00 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 40 per week
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Work Location: Remote