Head of Operations Solar Nordics (gn) in Renewable Energies

Head of Operations Solar Nordics (gn) in Renewable Energies

• ​ENCAVIS GmbH (Hamburg oder Neubiberg bei München) 
• ​Permanent
• ​Full-time 
• 50% Mobile Office possible

What do we rely on at ENCAVIS? The sun. The wind. And on you.

Welcome to Encavis! Our world is all about the power of the sun, the wind and the more than 400 people across our group who are working together to shape the energy system of the future in order to ensure a sustainable energy supply for future generations.

ENCAVIS Management GmbH & Co. KG is the holding company of ENCAVIS GmbH, one of Europe's leading electricity producers from renewable energies. We operate a broadly diversified portfolio of over 330 onshore wind farms, ground-mounted solar plants and battery storage facilities in 13 European countries with an installed capacity of more than 3.8 GW. And best of all, we are continuing to grow! Our subsidiaries, Stern Energy SpA, which operates throughout Europe as a specialist in technical services for photovoltaic systems, and Encavis Portfolio Management GmbH, which specialises in supporting institutional investors, complement our portfolio.

What does this mean for you? The opportunity to make a difference, to shape and change things. As part of a multinational team that enjoys helping to make the energy transition a success.

Driving Operational Excellence Across Northern Europe

As Head of Operations Solar Nordics, you will take full responsibility for the performance, value creation, and long-term success of a large-scale renewable energy portfolio spanning multiple European markets. In this strategic leadership role, you will oversee the commercial, technical, financial, and operational management of more than 400 MW of solar assets while leading an experienced team of Portfolio and Asset Managers. Working closely with internal specialists, investors, lenders, and service providers, you will play a key role in optimizing asset performance, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring sustainable business growth. If you combine strong leadership skills with commercial acumen and a passion for renewable energy, this is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the energy transition across Northern Europe.

• Portfolio Leadership & Performance: You take full ownership of the operational, financial, and technical performance of a renewable energy portfolio exceeding 400 MW across the Nordics, the UK, and Ireland.
• Strategic Value Creation: You drive portfolio optimisation initiatives, identify value enhancement opportunities, and lead strategic projects such as refinancing, digitalisation, revamping & repowering, and process standardisation.
• Financial Management: You oversee budgeting, forecasting, liquidity planning, and financial performance management to ensure the achievement of business plan targets.
• Stakeholder & Governance Management: You act as the senior interface for investors, lenders, shareholders, regulatory authorities, and other key stakeholders while safeguarding robust governance structures.
• Compliance & Risk Management: You ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, financing, and HSE requirements and proactively mitigate operational and commercial risks.
• Operational Excellence & Service Provider Management: You steer and challenge external service providers, monitor performance indicators, and ensure best-in-class technical and operational asset performance.
• Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration: You lead and develop a team of Portfolio and Asset Managers and foster strong collaboration across Asset Management, Technical Asset Management, Finance, Energy Markets, Legal, and other specialist functions.

• Relevant Academic Background: You hold a degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Renewable Energy, or a comparable discipline.
• Industry Expertise: You bring at least seven years of experience in Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Operations, or Project Management within the renewable energy sector.
• Leadership Experience: You have a proven track record of leading, developing, and motivating high-performing teams in an international environment.
• Commercial & Analytical Mindset: You combine strong business acumen with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and are comfortable making data-driven decisions.
• Stakeholder Management Skills: You successfully navigate complex stakeholder environments and build trusted relationships across a broad range of internal and external counterparts.
• Entrepreneurial Approach: You take ownership, work in a hands-on manner, and proactively drive topics from strategy to implementation.
• Excellent Communication Skills: You communicate confidently at all organisational levels, are fluent in English, and additional European language skills are considered an advantage.

When we advertise vacancies internationally, the benefits listed usually relate to our locations in Germany and may vary depending on the country and role.

• Employee Assistance Program: Individual counselling and coaching by the Fürstenberg Institute
• Professional & personal development: Comprehensive onboarding, individual training opportunities, language courses, development programmes
• Health & well-being: Health platform machtfit (including health budget), health weeks, free drinks and fruits
• Culture & Cooperation: Small and large corporate and team events, Giving Back Week, Sustainability Working Group
• Lunch offer (only in Hamburg): Subsidised meals in the office in Hamburg
• Employee Bonuses: Finder's Fee for new colleagues
• Employee Discount: Use of Corporate Benefits
• Mobility: Takeover of the Deutschlandticket and subsidised JobRad
• Modern workplaces: Modern, fully equipped office spaces in Neubiberg and Hamburg (located directly on the Elbe), featuring for example height-adjustable desks, ergonomic office chairs, on-site workshop rooms, and phone booths (“mini offices”) for private work or undisturbed meetings.
• Office room for animals (only in Hamburg): Possibility to bring a pet to a specially reserved office if the care of a pet cannot be guaranteed
• Provision & insurance: Employer subsidy for company pension scheme and occupational disability insurance, group accident insurance free of charge, subsidy for computer glasses
• Work-Life-Balance: Flexible working & mobile office (up to 50%), 30 days holiday (+1 day each for Christmas and New Year's Eve)