Portfolio Manager

Job Description –Portfolio Manager UK Are you ready to dive into a role with passion? We want to hear from you! Many opportunities for Portfolio Managers from all levels, have arisen at Stern Energy UK. The roles will be based in the Birmingham office. We want to hear from you whether you are looking to develop your career in this sector or have extensive years of experience in this industry.You will join our team who are friendly, enthusiastic and committed to raising standards. These position comes at an exciting time for our fast-growing company. The portfolio managers are called to perform all management activities related to the fulfilment of the contract requirements. Who are we? Stern Energy operates ground mounted photovoltaic systems for over 400MW in the UK. We are among the largest operators in Europe with activities in 5 Countries and over 1.6GW under management. We are specialised in proposing and executing revamping and repowering projects to enhance the performance of the assets we operate.How do we work? EXPERTISE, RESPONSE, TRANSPARENCY AND PASSION: our values guide our work.Our professional commitment is to translate the expertise gained into maximum plant efficiency and maintenance of long-term performance. We provide an integrated, timely and effective service based on a "Total Quality" approach, of experience, know-how and nationwide services.We continually invest in equipment and technology to refine our procedures and operating methods; we provide our services through internal staff to ensure autonomy and maximum responsiveness. Transparency is key to our work so that our customers can rely on constant control of the plants and the quality of services provided. Customer relations is our passion to building a lasting relationship of trust.We have a dedicated internal team of specifically qualified, multi-disciplined engineers boasting significant expertise, all of whom are solution providers.Main responsibilities Prepare and manage agreed schedules-Week ahead preparation of engineer’s schedule to fulfil contractual obligations in terms of preventive and corrective maintenanceRequest call outs to the field engineers to fulfil response times guaranteed -On a daily basis, assess email alerts received from the monitoring team and coordinate call out services for fault investigation with field engineers to fulfil response time guarantees.Contract management-Manage scope of work of operation and maintenance agreements to make sure contractual obligations are fulfilled.Budget management-Create budget and manage minor construction projects for corrective maintenance and site improvements.Create and manage work orders-Create tickets for field service engineers based on alerts received from the monitoring team and from other contractual obligations (e.g. preventive maintenance activities). Verify the tickets include sufficient information to report activities to the Clients and to organise follow up actions.Reporting activities-Prepare monthly technical reports to present performance of the assets and of the activities conducted. Prepare additional reports for warranty and insurance claims.=Liaise with ClientsCreate quotesArrange site activities with internal and external resources.Skills and qualifications Experience in the photovoltaic business or in a similar role;Good knowledge of MS office tools;Knowledge of PV monitoring systems;Knowledge of HSE and CDM regulations;Fluent in English language;Communication skillsTime management skillsProblem solving skillsCritical thinkingInternal personal skillsA great benefit package to include:Employee Assistant programme- 3rd party support for help when you need itPension schemeInflation support policyRefer a friend incentiveTeam building daysGreat company culture and regular social eventsWellness Wednesday for 30 minutes every week for mindfulness on top of lunch breakExtensive learning g and development programmeRegular wellbeing check-insCompany mobile phone25 days of annual leave plus Bank holidaysToil mechanismFlexible working policy