Team Lead - Technical Asset Management PV (m/f/d) in Renewable Energies

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About ENCAVIS

Welcome to Encavis! Our world is all about the power of the sun, the wind and the more than 400 people across our group who are working together to shape the energy system of the future in order to ensure a sustainable energy supply for future generations.

ENCAVIS Management GmbH & Co. KG is the holding company of ENCAVIS GmbH, one of Europe’s leading electricity producers from renewable energies. We operate a broadly diversified portfolio of over 330 onshore wind farms, ground‑mounted solar plants and battery storage facilities in 13 European countries with an installed capacity of more than 3.8 GW. Our subsidiaries, Stern Energy SpA – a specialist in technical services for photovoltaic systems – and Encavis Portfolio Management GmbH – specialising in supporting institutional investors – complement our portfolio.

What This Means For You

This role is not about daily plant operations. It focuses on governance, performance oversight and long‑term value protection of our solar portfolio from an asset owner point of view.

Responsibilities

Asset owner responsibility: overall technical responsibility for the solar portfolio from an asset owner perspective, with a clear focus on technical KPIs (e.g. availability, performance), risk mitigation and long‑term asset value.
Leadership & technical competence centre: build, structure and lead a technical competence centre within Asset Management, integrating existing internal resources and continuously strengthening solar know‑how across the organisation.
Governance, standards & scalability: define technical standards, KPIs, reporting structures and governance frameworks to drive harmonisation, scalability and high‑quality output across the portfolio.
Close collaboration with operational, local Technical Management (without daily execution): steer, supervise and challenge O&M providers in close collaboration with the local Technical Management in the corresponding country markets – ensuring delivery excellence without taking over day‑to‑day operations.
Production budgets & forecast ownership (portfolio level): own and govern annual production budgets and performance forecasts at portfolio level, ensure consistent variance analysis (actual vs. budget/forecast) and initiate corrective actions through operational entities.
Portfolio optimisation incl. revamping & repowering: evaluate, prioritise and accompany value‑creating optimisation projects such as revamping, repowering and complex technical upgrades – covering technical assessment, business case support and execution oversight.
Technical due diligence: asset owner lead for technical due diligences related to acquisitions, repowering strategies and portfolio optimisation measures when required.
Interface & sparring partner: close collaboration with Investment, Asset Management, Engineering and Legal; act as technical sparring partner for management and shareholders.
Compliance & HSE oversight: ensure portfolio‑wide compliance with technical, regulatory and HSE requirements through appropriate governance and control mechanisms.

Qualifications & Experience

Academic background: a degree in electrical engineering or a comparable technical discipline with a strong foundation in renewable energy technologies.
Relevant professional experience: extensive experience (typically 8–10 + years) in technical asset management, technical portfolio management or owner‑s engineering roles within the solar PV sector.
Leadership & governance expertise: proven experience in building and leading teams as well as establishing governance structures and technical excellence frameworks.
PV technology & lifecycle expertise: a strong understanding of PV technology, key performance drivers, lifecycle management and risk management across solar assets.
Project & optimisation experience: experience in evaluating and steering complex optimisation projects such as revamping, repowering or major technical upgrades.
Industry network & market positioning: a broad and well‑established network across the PV sector, enabling effective collaboration with key industry stakeholders.
Structured & analytical mindset: a structured, resilient and analytical manner to manage complex technical and operational challenges.
Language & mobility: excellent English skills; German is a strong advantage; willing to travel occasionally across Europe at portfolio level.

What We Offer

Employee Assistance Program: individual counselling and coaching by the Fürstenberg Institute.
Professional & personal development: comprehensive onboarding, individual training opportunities, language courses, development programmes.
Health & well‑being: health platform machtfit (including health budget), health weeks, free drinks and fruits.
Culture & cooperation: small and large corporate and team events, Giving Back Week, Sustainability Working Group.
Lunch offer (only in Hamburg): subsidised meals in the office.
Employee bonuses: Finder’s Fee for new colleagues.
Employee discount: use of Corporate Benefits.
Mobility: takeover of the Deutschlandticket and subsidised JobRad.
Modern workplaces: fully equipped office spaces in Neubiberg and Hamburg (located directly on the Elbe), featuring height‑adjustable desks, ergonomic office chairs, on‑site workshop rooms, phone booths (“mini offices”) for private work or undisturbed meetings.
Office room for animals (only in Hamburg): possibility to bring a pet to a specially reserved office if the care of the pet cannot be guaranteed.
Provision & insurance: employer subsidy for company pension scheme and occupational disability insurance, group accident insurance free of charge, subsidy for computer glasses.
Work‑life‑balance: flexible working & mobile office (up to 50 %), 30 days holiday (+1 day each for Christmas and New Year's Eve).