Associate, O M Cost Strategy

Clearway Energy

Scottsdale, Arizona

Full Time

Posted April 24, 2026

$100k - $129k

Renewable Energy Development

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Job Description

The Operations & Maintenance Cost Strategy Associate supports the development and analysis of cost models for renewable energy assets, utilizing data-driven insights and forecasting tools to optimize operational expenses and inform strategic decision-making across multiple project phases.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain bottom-up cost estimating models for renewable assets across all project phases.
Use statistical and forecasting tools to model maintenance spend and equipment risk profiles.
Collaborate with internal teams to validate operational and maintenance cost assumptions.
Support internal teams with data requests, cost breakdowns, and scenario analysis for decision-making.
Assist in preparing cost assumptions for budgeting and long-range planning.
Analyze historical operational and maintenance costs to identify trends and efficiency opportunities.
Develop and enhance Power BI dashboards to visualize key data and model outputs.
Use AI tools to automate routine data processing and extract commercial data from contracts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or other applicable fields.
At least 4 years of experience in renewable energy, power generation, or infrastructure.
Understanding of renewable energy plant operations including solar, wind, or Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
Demonstrated experience in operations support roles involving development of creative solutions to operating challenges.
Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management skills across technical, legal, and financial disciplines.
Strong analytical and project management capabilities with attention to detail and risk awareness.
Experience in developing and maintaining bottom-up cost estimating models for wind, solar, and storage assets across all project phases including greenfield, operating, repower, and M&A.
Ability to use statistical and forecasting tools to model maintenance spend and equipment risk profiles.
Experience collaborating with internal stakeholders such as Operations & Maintenance (O M), engineering, procurement, FP A to validate O M cost assumptions.
Experience supporting internal teams such as business development, procurement, O M, and capital markets with data requests, cost breakdowns, and scenario analysis.
Experience assisting in preparing cost assumptions for annual budgeting and long-range planning processes.
Ability to analyze historical O M costs to identify trends, cost drivers, and opportunities for efficiency.
Experience developing and enhancing Power BI dashboards to connect multiple data streams and visualize key model inputs and outputs.
Proficiency with AI tools to automate routine data processing tasks and extract key commercial data from contracts.
Familiarity with lifecycle cost analysis and predictive maintenance modeling (favorable but not mandatory).
Experience working with large datasets or forecasting tools (favorable but not mandatory).
Proficiency with data analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or Python (favorable but not mandatory).
Ability to support the development, analysis, and continuous improvement of Operations Maintenance (O M) cost models.
Ability to support forecasting activities, benchmarking O M spend, and evaluating operational performance and future cost trends.
Knowledge of renewable energy project finance and typical counterparty and Independent Engineer requirements (favorable but not mandatory).
Understanding of the full project lifecycle including greenfield, operating, repower, and M&A phases.