Data Analyst - Solar - London

Posted 21 May 2019
Salary £24,000-£26,000
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
Contact NameNathan Quinn

Job description

The Opportunity:

A rare opportunity to join an investment fund operating mainly in solar as well as wind, who boast a portfolio of 500MW of solar projects in the UK. Ideal for any recent graduates looking to get started in London.

The Role:

  • Be responsible for receiving, cleansing and interpreting site data, remotely, from SCADA systems (and/or similar);
  • Be integrated with our inhouse team of technical Asset Managers and be responsible for bringing data issues to the attention of the team;
  • Process large quantities of raw data and distil their findings into meaningful information on the condition and performance of sites;
  • Support resolution of faults and incidents, making recommendations to the Asset Managers on the cause of data anomalies and possible actions to restore sites to normal operating condition;
  • Support reconciliation of meter data and offtaker data, subsequent action to address differences;
  • Be responsible for the continued maintenance of data management systems, notably the upload of key performance indicators (“KPI”) into Mercatus. Mercatus being a data repository through which we record key information and analyse performance;
  • Manage data storage, including strategy for archiving;
  • Support continued development and consolidation of our SCADA systems, including onboarding of new assets when acquired;
  • Support optimisation strategies to improve the performance of sites;
  • Support the development and thereafter performance of preventative maintenance strategies;
  • Support development of forecasting techniques;
  • Support development of predictive maintenance strategies; and
  • Liaise with Operation & Maintenance (“O&M”) Contractors on data issues

The Person:

  • Experience with MATLAB and AutoCAD. 
  • Renewable Energy background
  • Data Analyst background
  • 1 year experience preferable but not essential