Associate, O M Cost Strategy

Clearway Energy

San Francisco, 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 costs across wind, solar, and storage projects.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain cost estimating models for renewable energy 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 costs to identify trends, cost drivers, 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 (Battery Energy Storage Systems)
Demonstrated experience in operations support roles 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 supporting internal teams such as O M, engineering, procurement, FP A 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
Ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders including O M, engineering, procurement, FP A to validate O M cost assumptions