Vice President, Technical Operations, Climate

Description

About this role

Job Purpose

The Technical Operations VP (APAC) will work within a fast moving, industry leading team to acquire, develop, construct and operate a range of Climate Infrastructure project investments (including renewable energy, EV Infra, battery storage and grid services projects) as well as platform investments. They will also provide creative strategic input into future growth and operational efficiency.

Key objectives are:

- Deliver on commitments to our clients
- Technical due diligence during acquisition of projects
- Overseeing quality of development and construction of assets where applicable
- Optimise project performance during the ownership phase
- Maximise exit value (for time-limited fund assets)
- Assist in fundraising

Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical diligence for the Investment Team to assess and execute Climate Infra project and platform investments
- Operational management and record keeping for investments in operation and construction
- Oversight of Project Asset Management and other service providers
- Integration of newly acquired assets into the RPG operational monitoring systems
- Understanding the economic, commercial and reputational drivers of our investments in order to identify risks and opportunities - implementation of solutions to mitigate risk and protect returns
- Manage and monitor the key operational / technical assumptions in financial modeling utilized to screen and make investment decisions
- Assist in and lead the development of budgets for existing projects including the report creation and maintenance
- Maintain key data from potential and actual investments to enhance future assumptions / budgeting as well as elevate the overall institutional market intelligence.
- Assist in the development of the RPG strategic approach to operations management of assets to maximize project performance
- Liaise with the Financial Operations team to ensure the proper information is available for effective financial reporting
- Communicating asset performance effectively to Senior Management, investors and the RPG
- Maintain a network to assist in the sourcing of quality future investments
- Preparation of assets for divestment

As we are a small team the responsibilities will be broader than outlined above. The focus for the Technical Operations team is the physical aspects of the projects. As such, regular site visits within the APAC region will be required, as well as occasional travel outside of APAC.

Whilst the global technical team will be available to support this post, a high degree of autonomy will be required.

Development Opportunities:

- Significant investment exposure on prestige projects
- Experienced senior technical and commercial teams with strong team values and excellent learning and development opportunities
- Opportunity to grow with the BlackRock platform
- Strong brand in the infrastructure, renewable energy, climate infra and fund management industry

Knowledge/Experience:

- Deep understanding and experience in climate infrastructure technical diligence
- Strong academic background in Engineering or Science with excellent numerical and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint essential. Proficiency in Access, Matlab, R, Tableau, or other data-reduction code would be ideal.
- Experience of working as an Independent Engineer in the climate infrastructure sector
- Highly rated in their career to date with strong experience in the climate infra industry
- Previous experience of working in a transaction environment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to manage workload autonomously and effectively
- Enthusiasm and commitment to working in a friendly, entrepreneurial, team environment
- Previous experience of managing independent engineer, O&M providers or other project level contracts
- Strong self-learning skills and comfortable with autonomy - inquisitive, detail-oriented, self-motivated

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week; some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. Beginning in September, all employees will shift to at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person