Portfolio Manager (Hydro) - 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.
About the position
Responsible for the operational performance of the hydroelectric portfolio (based in Sweden and Norway). Through building relationships with contractors and advisors, the successful candidate will ensure effective long-term performance of the assets, including, but not limited to, dam and environmental safety, long term dam reinvestment and maintenance schedules, and generation planning and dispatch. Ensuring the best performance possible of the portfolio in terms of WHSE and QA/QC.
You have an interest in continuous improvements and in developing structures and processes for the assets. We look for an individual with responsible ambition and an unpretentious approach.
Key tasks
-Optimizing generation and returns across the Nordic wind and hydro portfolio.
-Support and enhancing the safety of stakeholders and enhancing local environments through the development of environmental plans.
-Stakeholder reporting regarding operational performance and showing an understanding of financial performance.
-Working with off takers and specialists to maximize revenue through the proper planning and forecasting of near- and long-term generation.
-Regular site visits, knowing the needs of the assets and feeding back required actions to the wider team.
-Identify potential process improvements with a focus on efficiencies and other possibilities to further improve the assets.
-Oversight of reinvestment and capital expenditure plans relating to operational hydro assets.
-Providing support and advice to the wider team and generally supporting team objectives.
-Initiating a PEP (Project Execution Plan) for the individual assets.
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 contact recruitment consultant Christopher Hager, mobile: +46 (0)700 94 74 94 email: christopher.hager@avancos.se