Associate, Portfolio Management - Platforms​/UAE National

Masdar Azerbaijan Energy LLC is seeking an Associate for Portfolio Management in Abu Dhabi, focused on managing operational clean energy assets. Responsibilities include financial modeling, operational enhancements, relationship management with partners, and reporting on asset performance. The role emphasizes governance and strategic exits within the renewable energy sector, contributing to Masdar's sustainability goals.
Position: Associate, Portfolio Management - Platforms (UAE National)
• Full-time
• Business unit:
Chief Operating Office
Company Description

Masdar is the UAE’s clean energy champion and one of the largest companies of its kind in the world, advancing the development and deployment of renewable energy and green hydrogen technologies to address global sustainability challenges. Established in 2006, Masdar is today active in over 40 countries, helping them to achieve their clean energy objectives and advance sustainable development.

Masdar is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and under this ownership the company is targeting a renewable energy portfolio capacity of at least 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and an annual green hydrogen production capacity of up to 1 million tonnes by the same year.
Job Description

Job Purpose:

To manage an assigned portfolio of operational clean energy assets under the Europe platform 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.

Management of portfolio of assets and/or platform companies:
• 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 (PMI) 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.
• Maintain familiarity and connections with potential buyer universe.

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.
• Continuous improvement of policies, systems and processes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and implementation of unit systems, policies and procedures covering all areas of activity so that all relevant procedural/ legislative requirements and standards are fulfilled while ensuring that policies and procedures support the delivery of the strategy.

Reporting to stakeholders:
• Complete all relevant reports in a comprehensive, accurate and timely manner, and comply with…