Vice President of Infrastructure

Sol Systems•Washington, DC

1d•$225,000 - $275,000•Onsite

About The Position

Sol Systems is seeking a Vice President of Infrastructure to lead its infrastructure business, including commercial and performance asset management, commodity management, and the overall operations of its infrastructure business. Sol Systems develops, builds and operates clean energy infrastructure throughout the United States. This role will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sol Systems. The VP of Infrastructure is a new role for the Company, focused on optimizing and protecting its expanding fleet of solar and storage assets. This person will oversee Sol’s existing Asset Management and Market Intelligence teams. The role will be charged with evolving Sol’s Asset Management team from one historically focused on third party investment portfolios to an increasing focus on Sol’s own operating portfolio of clean energy infrastructure. The asset management team focuses on technical and financial performance, insurance procurement, and compliance activities associated with the assets that Sol manages, as well as assuming overall responsibility for efficiently operating the portfolio. The role will also be charged with managing Sol’s Market Intelligence Team, which focuses on managing merchant exposure in the market. This includes working with partners to manage day-ahead and real-time management of electricity and the optimization and sale of capacity, ancillary and other products associated with infrastructure assets. Sol Systems is a leading solar energy firm based in Washington, DC, dedicated to building a more sustainable future. Founded in 2008, the company deploys renewable energy infrastructure across the United States, with a specific focus on ensuring that these projects have a positive economic impact on the communities in which they operate. The company has financed and developed billions of solar energy assets to date.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in finance, economics, business, or engineering.
Ten or more years of experience in asset management, energy, or project finance
Experience in managing utility scale solar assets
Experience dispatching and optimizing a fleet of solar assets
Proven track record in developing metrics to track unit performance
Familiarity with NERC and FERC compliance obligations for generating assets
Experience managing a team
Excellent communication skills with the ability to comprehend, simplify and summarize complex financial and technical issues, both in writing and verbally
Experience with financial modeling and financial reporting
Ability to organize and manage work flows across different teams
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field preferred

Responsibilities

Management and oversight of the Asset Management and Market Intelligence teams
Manage the dispatch of a clean energy fleet of assets
Support the future development of new generating assets
Optimize the profitability of Sol’s fleet using available data to determine whether to bid assets into the day ahead or real time energy market
Formulate strategies on how to manage basis and congestion risk in the portfolio
Establish a process for monetizing uncontracted revenue streams, including capacity and ancillary services
Interface with Sol Systems’ investor clients to resolve issues and report on investment performance
Support the asset management team on major issues including contractual disputes, investor approvals, major actions relating to the portfolios, insurance renewals, and risk assessment
Proactively identify potential risks and take action to mitigate negative financial impacts
Oversight of team’s compliance activities with regulatory groups and financing counterparties
Optimizing the cost structure across all assets under management