Regional Asset Manager

Madison Energy Infrastructure is seeking a Regional Asset Manager in Los Angeles, CA, responsible for managing 150-300 commercial and industrial solar assets. The role includes ensuring optimal uptime and compliance, maintaining vendor relationships, overseeing site performance, and managing budgets. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience in solar technology and project management. The position requires site visits and proactive issue resolution, emphasizing leadership and technical expertise.
MISSION:
Madison Energy Infrastructure (“MEI”) believes in the power of clean energy infrastructure and has quickly emerged as a preeminent developer, investor, asset owner, and operator of distributed generation. This role represents a critical next step in MEI’s evolution toward offering direct, end-to-end services to Fortune 500 corporates, public entities, nonprofits, and other private customers alike and building out development pipelines to finance renewable energy projects with our development partners.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Asset Manager at Madison Energy Infrastructure (MEI) is responsible for the full operational management of 150-300 commercial and industrial solar assets, ensuring optimal uptime, safety, and cost-efficiency. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, this role involves proactively resolving site issues, maintaining vendor relationships, tracking warranties, and ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards.
The Asset Manager plays a critical role in site performance, acting as the primary point of contact for O&M providers, customers, and internal stakeholders. This position requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and problem-solving skills to maintain budget adherence, site cleanliness, and optimal asset performance while meeting key performance targets.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
• Monitor and Maintain Performance:
• Achieve 100% controllable Weather-Adjusted Production by resolving site issues flagged by analysts and O&M providers.
• Eliminate preventable thermal and safety events through proactive site monitoring and risk mitigation.Asset Management and Site Oversight:
• Own full operational responsibility for 150-300 solar sites.
• Serve as the primary point of contact (POC) for all site-related issues, responding within three hours and conducting quarterly customer check-ins.
• Visit 10% of sites annually, ensuring compliance with MEI’s operational standards.
• Walk 5% of new incoming sites to ensure thorough onboarding and feedback loop integration.Vendor and O&M Management:
• Maintain a triple redundant list of regional providers for O&M, medium voltage, landscaping, and related services.
• Supervise 3-5 major remediation projects per year, ensuring they are completed efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Oversee vendor performance, pricing negotiations, and contract compliance.Financial and Budget Oversight:
• Keep maintenance expenditures within budget while maximizing performance and longevity of assets.
• Approve and upload all invoices related to site management and maintenance.Data Integrity and Documentation:
• Track and document all work and site conditions in Salesforce, ensuring accurate record-keeping.
• Coordinate with analysts to track spares and warranty status for equipment (inverters, racking, panels, and trackers).Emergency Response and Issue Resolution:
• Serve as the first point of contact for emergency issues, ensuring a 24-hour response capability.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
• 4+ years of technical experience with C&I solar components, troubleshooting, and supervision.
• 4+ years of project management experience, including subcontractor sourcing, pricing, and oversight.
• 5+ years of professional full-time experience in a relevant field.
• Strong budgetary knowledge to track and manage financial performance effectively.
• Ability to review maintenance reports, challenge assumptions, and identify missed issues.
• Proficiency in reviewing manufacturer spec sheets, maintenance logs and technical documents.
• Comfortable creating urgency and accountability with vendors and subcontractors.
• Ability to build and maintain strong, professional relationships with customers, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Ability to write professional emails with proper grammar, formatting and clarity.
• Strong working knowledge of Zoom, Slack, Outlook, Teams and Adobe Suite.
• Comfortable in a scaling, fast-paced environment with a proactive approach to solving problems