COMPANY OVERVIEW
Hanwha Energy USA, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is part of the Hanwha Group—a FORTUNE Global 300 company and one of South Korea’s most respected business enterprises. With over a decade of experience delivering high-quality, utility-scale energy projects across North America, Hanwha Energy USA has evolved into a comprehensive energy solutions provider. Our portfolio now spans utility-scale renewables, natural gas generation, retail electricity, and strategic partnerships that power America’s growing data center industry.
Our expertise covers the entire energy value chain—from project development and engineering to construction, operations, and maintenance. By integrating advanced technologies, proven processes, and strong partnerships, we deliver reliable, customized solutions that meet the dynamic needs of local energy markets.
Hanwha Energy USA is actively advancing strategic initiatives in natural gas generation and data center development, including hyperscaler solutions on both sides of the meter. We are proud to serve as the parent company of:
- Hanwha Renewables – specializing in utility-scale solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS)
- Chariot Energy – providing retail electricity services for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in deregulated markets
POSITION OVERVIEW
We are seeking a detailed-oriented and finance-savvy Portfolio Manager to oversee a portfolio of utility-scale solar PV and battery storage (BESS) projects across North America. This role is responsible for managing projects from Substantial Completion (SC) through Operations, with a strong focus ensuring financial optimization and operational efficiency, maintaining compliance with financing structures, and driving value creation across the asset lifecycle. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management. All duties will be assigned in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial & P&L Management
- Manage renewable energy projects from Substantial Completion through operation to sale, ensuring alignment with project financing agreements (LLC Agreement, Credit Agreement, Depository agreement etc.).
- Monitor and optimize project-level cash flow; manage timely and accurate cash distributions to tax equity investors and project sponsors.
- Administer back-leverage loans including DSCR tracking, covenant reporting, and waterfall tracking.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with financing parties, including tax equity and lenders, coordinate capital calls, compliance reporting, and quarterly financial deliverables.
- Track and analyze tax equity flip schedules, ensuring consistency with partnership agreements and financial models.
- Summarize key provisions and decision points in financing agreements (e.g. LLCA, Credit Agreement) for internal use.
- Manage Depository Agreements and Certificates for release of funds.
- Review project budgets vs. actuals, identify variance and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare and deliver project performance updates to internal leadership and external stakeholders, including financial institutions, investors, and partners.
- Review P/L and support the accounting team with audits, monthly close, financial reporting.
Operations & Asset Management
- Lead project onboarding and handover from Construction to Operations, ensuring a smooth and compliant transition.
- Track project obligation and ongoing compliance under major project agreements, including PPAs, Interconnection Agreements, Leases, and related contracts.
- Support the negotiation, execution, and ongoing management of operational contracts, including O&M Agreements (O&M), Shared Facility Agreements (SFA), and Asset Management Agreements (AMA).
- Partner closely with the operation team to evaluate asset performance, identify improvement opportunities, and drive operational excellence.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Engineering, Economics or related field; Master’s degree or MBA is a plus
- 5+ years of experience in renewable energy, infrastructure or financial asset management
- Strong understanding of project finance, tax equity structures, and renewable energy operations
- Advances Excel and financial modeling skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Highly organized and capable of managing multiples priorities in a fast-paced environment
COMPENSATION: $140,000 - $175,000 salary
Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.
Hanwha Energy USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
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What We Do
Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corporation, previously doing business as 174 Power Global, is headquartered in Houston, Texas and is a leading solar energy company wholly owned by Hanwha Energy Corporation. With deep expertise across the solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) development cycle, Hanwha Energy USA partners with landowners, local communities, financial investors, and other stakeholders to build highly productive, utility-scale solar power plants throughout North America. Since its formation in 2017, Hanwha Energy USA has signed nearly 2 gigawatts (GW) of power purchase agreements and has more than 8 GW of additional projects in the development pipeline.
