Head of O&M

Astute's Renewables Team is partnering exclusively with Sunne Energy, a fast-growing, high-quality renewable energy provider committed to long-term client care and technical excellence, to recruit a Head of O&M who will manage their existing portfolio and drive growth across Solar O&M, EV, and Energy Management services.

• Manage 100+ operational sites and oversee all operational activity.
• Lead delivery of Sunne's O&M solar portfolio, including EV charging installations and energy management services.
• Operational planning: annual site inspections, site cleaning, site monitoring, and reactive maintenance.
• Coordinate subcontractors nationally, manage stakeholder queries, and ensure safe, high-quality, on-time delivery.
• Manage client communication, service updates, performance reporting, and issue resolution.
• Prepare and issue O&M proposals, scopes, and quotations.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including service logs, warranties, and reports.
• Support the wider team with technical queries and operational planning.
• Identify opportunities for upgrades, performance improvements, and new service agreements.
• Take ownership of daily operations, improve processes, drive efficiency, and support business scalability.

• Experience in commercial Solar PV or related energy systems.
• Knowledge of O&M, performance monitoring and fault resolution.
• Strong organisational, scheduling and coordination skills.
• Proven experience engaging confidently with clients and contractors.
• Commercial understanding (pricing, quoting, margins & BD support).
• Electrical/technical background (hands‑on or supervisory).
• Experience with Solis, Solar Edge or Fronius monitoring platforms.
• Familiarity with workflow management systems (e.g., Asana).

• Proactive and able to take ownership without waiting for instruction.
• Confident, client‑focused and excellent at building relationships.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple sites and priorities.
• Detail-driven, quality-focused and committed to long‑term customer care.
• Comfortable working within a dynamic, fast‑growth environment.
• Capable of taking full ownership of the O&M solar portfolio.

• Competitive basic salary.
• Annual bonus.
• Flexible hybrid working options.
• Ownership of a rapidly growing O&M, EV and energy management portfolio.
• Direct access to the founding team and real influence on strategy.
• Long‑term progression in one of the first 5‑10 hires of a scaling energy business.

Astute provides equal opportunities and complies with UK discrimination laws. Candidates must be able to work in the UK.