Senior Manager, Portfolio Management - Platforms (Eastern Europe)

Job purpose:

To manage the portfolio of all operational clean energy assets in the Europe region to deliver the business cases and to maximize value by ways of financial engineering, operational enhancements, relationship management and strategic exits, while practising best-in-class governance and adhering to reporting needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the due diligence streams, third parties consultants, ownership and accountability financial modelling, preparation of internal briefing material and closing arrangements.
• Prepare and implement financial and operational controls frameworks and processes in a portfolio management environment.
• Execute portfolio activities across multiple energy and preferably renewable operating assets.
• Ensure achievement operational and financial turnaround in energy and renewable assets.
• Manage post-acquisition integration and asset optimization (operation, technical, financial).

Management of relationships with investment partners:

• Develop professional relationships with Masdar Investment Partners (e.g. JV’s) and actively participate in meetings ensuring adequate representation of Masdar and its interests at all times.
• Conduct regular high intensity interaction with investment partners, portfolio companies and projects and contribute to accurate information exchange through various reports etc.

Management and reporting on asset performance:

• Manage and report on periodic assessments of on-going asset performance, continued value enhancement potential and areas of risk on the asset base. 
• Ensure accurate monitoring and assessment of asset value and risk drivers as well as systematic reporting and prioritization of opportunities and risks.

Manage third party capital and debt relevant to asset management:

• Act as a focal point to providers of third party financing for assigned assets, and identify and manage the implementation of refinancing levers for value enhancement.
• Maintain relationships with financing parties to understand market status and trends.

Management of exit opportunities:

• Identify and evaluate exit opportunities and exit strategy for assets that are being managed and act as a focal point for potential buyers.
• Maintain familiarity and connections with potential asset off-takers.

Management of stakeholders and third-party service providers:

• Ensure relationships with service level providers are managed smoothly and effectively in a way that guarantees that Masdar is provided with quality and timely services, in line with relevant service level agreements.
• As and when required by management, personally manage key relationships/negotiations with relevant internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure the negotiation and agreement of favourable deals and agreements that safeguard Masdar’s best interests while ensuring the delivery of necessary needs/goals.