NextEra Analytics provides renewable energy consulting services using industry-leading scientific analysis. As a NextEra Energy Resources company, the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, we thrive on solving the toughest problems facing the energy industry, and creating innovative forecasting and optimization solutions that lead the way into the next era of energy. Do you want to help accelerate the transition to low-cost sustainable energy? Join our world-class team today!
Position Specific Description
We are currently seeking a Solar Resource Analyst to contribute to the design and development of solar energy centers. In this role, your primary responsibilities will be to work among multi-disciplinary project teams to numerically model solar resource, design optimized solar site layouts, estimate long-term power production and communicate results to upper management in support of investment decisions. In addition, this position offers abundant opportunities for collaboration on both short and long-term process improvements, new product development, as well as cross-functional engagement to optimize solar designs to customer needs. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical problem-solving skills, an inherent passion for renewable energy, strong independent decision-making skills and the drive to grow professionally.
Job OverviewThis job is responsible for running sophisticated wind flow, solar irradiance, statistical and GIS models at the most complex level to produce long-term wind and/or solar energy production estimates. Employees in this position apply expert knowledge to advance core methods and processes and serve as a mentor to the lower level analysts. Individuals in this role are responsible for data collection and filtering, long-term wind energy production estimates, power curve testing, investment approval processing, site suitability testing, financing support, and special projects. Employees in this role also support Senior Quant Analysts with prototype coding, code/application testing, process/application documentation and maintain direct accountability for quality assurance in all efforts.
Job Duties & Responsibilities Reviews on-site meteorological data from various sensing devices Sets up, monitors and analyzes numerical weather models (both meso- and micro-scale) to accurately understand the long-term energy resource across a given area Sets up and executes in-house software and prediction tools to translate the long-term resource into energy production for a wide variety of equipment configurations Performs geospatial analysis using ArcGIS software and other industry-standard tools to identify locations with maximum energy output and minimal impact to local land use Collects and filters operational data Reviews electrical and structural drawings of commercial and/or utility scale wind and/or solar farms Analyzes system energy loss due to wiring, transformers, soiling, snow etc. Diagnoses operating assets for plant optimization Provides investment due diligence and financing support Applies technical knowledge in support of new product development Provides site intelligence and field services, including construction screening, on-site instrumentation audits and shading analyses Provides meteorological instrumentation and siting recommendations Prepares written reports and presentations for both internal and external customers Travels to project sites to collect data, assists in permitting and community outreach, and participates in industry conferences; travel expectancy is between 5% and 25% of time Performs other job-related duties as assigned Required Qualifications Bachelor's Degree Experience: 5+ years Preferred Qualifications Master's Degree Doctoral Degree
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Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Science, Research, and Technology
Organization: NextEra Analytics, Inc
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
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