Portfolio Executive till Downing

About Downing
Downing is a fast growing, entrepreneurial investment manager based in the City of London. We believe a great investment opportunity isn’t just financial, it’s a chance to invest in things that matter – our environment, our health, our society, our local communities and our economy. Our ability to adapt and innovate to create investment products for our customers is key to our growth and success and our core values are vital to everything we do – from the businesses we invest in to the people we hire.
Over 25,000 investors trust Downing with over £1.2 billion of their money, invested into businesses that can make a difference
Energy and Infrastructure Asset Management
Downing own and manage 440MW of energy assets across the solar, hydro, wind, reserve power, AD and storage sectors. A 18 strong dedicated team provide asset management services to energy the portfolio, spanning accounting and finance, data, operations and engineering.
Supported by recent fundraising and widening investment mandates the asset management team is establishing a permanent office in Stockholm, Sweden. The small team (of three or four) will be fully integrated into the London team and will work across the energy portfolio, including having responsibility and oversight of the Nordic portfolio of hydroelectric and wind assets.
Following the appointment of the local Portfolio Director, we are now looking to grow the team with two further hires.
About the position
• Supporting the successful management of the portfolio, including contractor compliance e., all scheduled maintenance activities are undertaken and that portfolio management systems are complete and accurate. You will work closely with the Portfolio Director and Portfolio Manager (as well as the London team) and support them in their day to day activities,as well as external service providers.
Key tasks
• Oversight of KPI variance analysis and proactive identification of issues affecting performance issues.
• Optimizing generation and returns across the Nordic wind and hydro portfolio.
• Support on regulatory, health & safety and environmental compliance across the Nordic energy portfolio. Maintaining relationships with advisors and ensuring all policies and regulations are appropriate and being adhered to.
• Onboarding new acquisitions into IT systems and asset management processes, including data collection and document organisation.
• Identifying, managing and resolving non- or low-level technical incidents.
• Ensuring complete and accurate record keeping, satisfactory completion of contract milestones.
• Support in the management of O&M contracts across the Nordic wind and hydro portfolio, by ensuring contractual compliance, monthly report review, measuring contractor performance and supporting tender processes. Acting as first point of contact with the O&M providers.
• Providing support to the wider team and generally supporting team objectives, including office administration.
Job specific requirements
• A proactive and driven individual balanced with an enthusiastic and positive energy is a must.
• A five years experience of the renewable energy sector, or the energy power industry.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and ability to present technical solutions clearly.
• Goal orientated, with strong negotiation skills necessary to achieve results. Outstanding project management and structual characteristics.
• Immaculate attention to detail; ability to switch fluidly between the big picture and detail.
• Excellent English and Scandinavian language skills
Personal profile
• Confident working in a dynamic environment – you will need to fit well within a driven and exacting team, constantly challenging the norm and balancing multiple workflows, projects and colleague requests.
• Approachable, friendly and professional while working diligently. Nothing is too much trouble. We do our best to cultivate an open, honest, hard-working but fun culture
• Attention to detail – orchestration of data led projects requires being comfortable with data and being able to draw out accurate conclusions.
• We are all leaders
• We have a strong belief in each of our employees’ ability to do and make good through the choices we make on a day to day basis. We share a mindset which acknowledges that it is only through collaboration, internal as well as external, we will grow, prosper, and make a difference in the long run. We are all leaders in this respect
Additional details
• Based in satellite office in Stockholm, Sweden. •
All candidates must be eligible to work in Sweden or have a working visa.
• In the recruitment process we are working with Avancos. For more information please visit their website www.avancos.eu or contact recruitment consultant Christopher Hager email: christopher.hager@avancos.se