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ABOUT ZENOBE

Our goal is to make clean power accessible, to accelerate the shift to zero carbon power and transport.

We’re transforming grids to enable the take up of more renewables, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, repurposing electric vehicle batteries for clean portable power and using proprietary software and data analysis to optimise operational performance for our customers.

We have 225 MW of operational and under construction grid scale battery capacity and over 30% of the UK’s EV buses, and are expanding our operations in Australia, New Zealand, US and Europe. We’re a rapidly growing company looking for talented people to join us.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Zenobē Energy was established to enable the transition to full zero carbon, non-polluting power and transport systems through the intelligent use of energy storage.

We are looking to recruit an experienced energy asset management leader to take responsibility for the operation and maintenance part of the asset lifecycle of our expanding portfolio of over 1.2GW battery energy storage assets, and a fleet of electric vehicles expected to grow to over 3000 units by 2025, as well as the associated balance of plant and charging infrastructure worldwide. The Director of Asset Management will manage the operation and maintenance of this portfolio of assets from a commercial, financial and technical point of view.

Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer, this role will be at the heart of realising the success of this portfolio by leading a team and working with key stakeholders to enhance the overall returns and value of each project and comply with all of the applicable contractual agreements, whilst maintaining best practice for safety, quality and environmental performance.

The Director of Asset Management will be responsible for contract management and general commercial management of projects and ensuring that our service providers perform fully and in line with our contractual arrangements with them. They will also develop and maintain relationships with investors, local partners, landowners and other stakeholders.

A TASTE OF THE DAY TO DAY

• Accountable for health, safety and environment during the operation and maintenance of the assets.
• Accountable for security (including cyber security) during the operation and maintenance of the assets.

• Implement an Asset Management strategy that optimises whole life asset value

• Lead and manage the Asset Management team and manage the recruitment, development and retention of personnel

• Implement best practice asset management in the portfolio, working closely with functional teams across the business to optimise long-term commercial and technical performance

• Own business plans, budgets, capital projects and other initiatives on existing assets

• Manage customer relationships to ensure delivery of customer SLAs, high levels of customer satisfaction and Zenobe’s reputation in each market

• Accountable for the asset information system including data analytics from assets and sites to enable predictive maintenance, lower operating costs, improve asset uptime and ensure compliance with asset warranty conditions

• Manage contractor performance during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, including disputes, with a view to ensuring all contracted SLA's are met or bettered
• Accountable for ensuring compliance with local planning authority requirements, grid company connection conditions, financing requirements, power purchase and route to market agreements, regulation and company policy

• Manage and ensure both commercial and technical compliance with all contracts, warranties, and agreements

• Ensure portfolio risks and issues are managed, mitigated and reported appropriately

• Manage and create accurate and timely stakeholder reporting, including reporting to investors, lenders and internal stakeholders.

• Be proactive in identifying value accretive opportunities on existing assets

• Build and maintain relationships with all parties involved in project development and construction to ensure lowest total lifecycle cost

• Work alongside the legal and delivery team on due diligence for acquisitions and disposals

• Ensure learnings on asset performance are captured and fed back into the business

• Accountable for securing Asset Management ISO 55000 accreditation to a timescale agreed with the Board.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We realise that certain groups of people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. To be absolutely clear: if you like the look of this job and think you could do it well, we encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience. Above all, Zenobē is looking for collaborative, flexible, empathetic people who are interested in creating and promoting practical routes to a zero carbon world.

• A successful track record of senior level leadership in asset management and operations and maintenance in battery energy storage , renewable energy or similar industries.
• Can demonstrate proactive leadership of health, safety and environment including good knowledge of legislation and standards
• Knowledge of UK grid codes, energy market rules, and compliance requirements
• Commercially excellent - with ability to spot what matters and bring clarity to efforts in the team
• Strong contractual and stakeholder management expertise
• Sound working knowledge of project finance (e.g. asset reporting requirements, covenants, ratio tests) and financial reporting.
• A recognised Engineering Qualification at Degree level or equivalent financial / technical demonstrable experience.

WORKING AT ZENOBE

We’re passionate about sustainability and are proud to offer Team Zenobē a pioneering and collaborative working environment. We encourage our people to take ownership of their career progression and celebrate those that can think outside the box.

If you’d like to join our community of likeminded people hit the apply button now, we’d love to hear from you!

WHAT WE OFFER

Charge your career at Zenobē and receive

• Up to 20% annual bonus for being awesome
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance, for you and the family
• £1500 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Plus more

Lots of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexitime and hybrid working. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but please talk to us about the flexibility you need and let’s see how we can make it work.

OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our people are our strongest asset and the key determinant of our success, and we value a range of skillsets and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We work to provide equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, where everyone is fairly treated in the application process and through their career at Zenobē. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Zenobē, please let us know when you apply.