Associate, O M Cost Strategy

Clearway Energy

San Diego, California

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, forecasting, and visualization tools to optimize operational efficiency and inform strategic decision-making across a large clean energy portfolio.

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-term 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 BESS.
Demonstrated experience in operations support role involving development of creative solutions to operating challenges.
Excellent communication 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, 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.
Ability to assist in preparing cost assumptions for annual budgeting and long-range planning processes.
Experience analyzing historical O&M costs to identify trends, cost drivers, and opportunities for efficiency.
Proficiency in developing and enhancing Power BI dashboards to connect multiple data streams and visualize key model inputs and outputs.
Experience using AI tools to automate routine data processing tasks and extract key commercial data from contracts.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint at an advanced level.
Proficiency with data analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or Python.
Ability to support the development of cost models and forecasts for renewable energy assets across all project phases.
Understanding of lifecycle cost analysis and predictive maintenance modeling (favorable but not mandatory).
Experience working with large datasets or forecasting tools (favorable but not mandatory).
Knowledge of renewable project finance and typical counterparty and Independent Engineer requirements (favorable but not mandatory).
Legal authorization to work in the United States; Clearway will not sponsor non-immigrant visas for this position.