Head of Asset Management - Cape Town - R720 000-R1 020 000 CTC per annum

SUMMARY:
This position is a senior, client-facing role with end-to-end ownership of the portfolio under management, including asset performance, commercial agreements, service provider management, and team leadership.

POSITION INFO:
Head of Asset Management - Cape Town - R720 000-R1 020 000 CTC per annum Lead an asset management function responsible for a national portfolio of commercial, industrial, retail and utility-scale solar PV and battery storage assets . About Our Client The client is a renewable energy performance tracking company that gives renewable asset owners insight into the performance of their assets . The company offers independent performance reporting, support in setting up and administering O&M agreements, and access to a live monitoring platform . It operates alongside advisory, wheeling, and project development teams in Sub-Saharan Africa . The Role: Head of Asset Management This position is a senior, client-facing role with end-to-end ownership of the portfolio under management, including asset performance, commercial agreements, service provider management, and team leadership . The primary focus is to lead a team of energy analysts, manage client relationships with senior decision-makers, oversee project onboarding, drive asset performance, and help shape the platform roadmap . Key Responsibilities Lead, mentor, and develop a team of energy analysts and interns with at least five years'' work experience required in the South African renewable energy sector . Own client relationships as the senior point of contact, negotiating and maintaining service level agreements and preparing scope proposals . Oversee project onboarding onto the monitoring platform from telemetry data access through to the first report . Run O&M procurement, negotiate and administer O&M agreements, and lead penalty and underperformance discussions . Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reporting, evaluating PV and BESS systems to identify underperformance and quantify lost yield . Manage third-party contractors, coordinate site visits, and drive actionable incident escalation items to closure . Work with the software development team to specify, test, and roll out new platform features and automated reporting frameworks . Support technical due diligence and plant valuation instructions while providing performance data to wheeling, REC and embedded generation workstreams . About You At least five years'' work experience in the South African renewable energy sector . Technical qualification (BSc\/BEng - Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronic, Chemical or Energy Engineering) . Demonstrated experience leading a team or owning a client portfolio . Proven ability to interpret PV performance data and identify and quantify underperformance . Experience negotiating and administering O&M agreements or service level agreements . Confident, senior-level client-facing written and verbal communication skills . Valid driver licence, own transport, willingness to travel nationally, and residing in Cape Town or immediate surrounds . Beneficial to hold an MSc\/MEng\/MPhil, Pr.Eng or Pr.Tech Eng registration, or have experience with battery energy storage, wheeling, HelioScope, PVSOL, PVsyst, tariff structures, NERSA, SSEG, SCADA, Python, JavaScript, RECs, or carbon markets .