Engineer​/Analyst – Renewable Asset Management

Job Summary

This position oversees the financial, operational, and strategic performance of renewable energy assets (primarily Solar and Wind) for Southern Power Company.

• Tracking and analyzing revenue, expenses, and overall asset profitability.
• Maintaining awareness of budgets, forecasts, and financial reports for the assets.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities for cost savings or revenue optimization.

• Maximizing the value and efficiency of renewable assets over their lifecycle.
• Maintaining awareness of plans for upgrades, repowering, or end‑of‑life decommissioning.
• Supporting due diligence of asset acquisitions and new development projects.

• Monitoring the performance of renewable energy assets.
• Coordinating with O&M teams to ensure high availability and performance.

• Supporting O&M contract development of renewable facilities targeted for acquisition or development by SPC.
• Ensuring compliance with O&M Agreements.
• Ensuring that all compliance and regulatory requirements are met.
• Understanding plant operation details and handling communication of updates and resolutions to management, internal and external customers, and peer groups.

• Collaborating with performance engineering to utilize operational data to identify and pursue efficiency improvements.
• Using data analytics tools to assess key performance indicators (KPIs) such as production variance and availability.
• Producing regular performance reports for stakeholders.
• Benchmarking performance against industry standards or contractual expectations.

• Collaborating with plant teams and various external and internal stakeholders (Finance, Partners, Generation Support, Commercial Optimization and Trading, Transmission, Regulatory & Market Compliance, Origination & Acquisitions, Accounting, Project Siting, Development and EPC, Project Analysis and Market Assessment, and Compliance and External Affairs) to ensure optimal asset performance and alignment with organizational goals.
• Participating in periodic face‑to‑face meetings and status calls with various teams.
• Developing status reports and presentations for management updates.
• Coordinating site visits to renewable facilities.

• Attending conferences to develop and leverage relationships with industry peers and OEMs to keep a pulse on the market.

Location:

Birmingham, AL. Overnight travel is required to renewable facilities located in various parts of the United States including Georgia, West Virginia, Texas, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Maine, Washington, California, New Mexico, and Kansas.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years of power plant operations, project engineering, financial modeling, or asset management, preferably in renewables.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Contract management experience.
• Management of multiple medium to large‑scale projects, ensuring successful execution from planning through completion.

• Experience managing capital and O&M budgets.
• Ability to interpret operational data – PI or OIS experience a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (P&, single lines, etc.).
• Ability to develop and communicate Key Performance Indicators to internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with regulatory filings and compliance in the energy sector.

• Power plant design and construction.
• Generation development.
• Utility system planning.

• Must demonstrate Our Values:
  Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, and Superior Performance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities required.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills are required.
• Must demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a desire for continuous improvement.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment.
• Must demonstrate the ability to build and maintain professional working relationships with…