Performance Engineer - Wind & Solar

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the quality of the data collected for the US wind, solar and battery assets
• Calculate and report on key power plant metrics to determine the overall health and performance of the assets
• Develop and implement dashboards for live monitoring and assessment of wind and solar farm performance
• Propose potential improvements to minimize costs, risk, and losses, while maximizing potential generation
• Manage contractual availability/production guarantee calculations with O&M providers and PPA customers
• Generate regular performance reports for multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Perform ad hoc data queries and analysis in support of operations, asset management, and commercial teams
• Demonstrate a strong alignment with corporate values, including health, safety and environment

Requirements

• Excellent understanding of SCADA data and energy production methods
• Knowledge of data mining, troubleshooting, and reporting
• Effective communication skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
• Proficiency with database analysis
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications
• Strong personal commitment to continuous improvement
• A strong understanding of wind, solar & battery energy technologies, including major wind turbine components, solar inverters, and data collection/analysis tools
• Experience with Power Factors, Bazefield, or other asset performance management tools
• Experience with PI and/or SQL
• Experience in renewable energy development
• Experience with GE, Vestas, and/or Siemens Gamesa wind farm data
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other BI tools