GIS Analyst - Renewables
- Posted 12 September 2022
- LocationGermany
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
- Contact NameNicolas Huebner
Job description
The Role:
Contribute to the support from the GIS team to the organization The support from the GIS Team to the organization consist of but is not limited to
Support the Land Origination team in providing GIS data for the analysis and identification of suitable land in designated regions
Support the Development Team during the early development phases of European utility scale solar projects in providing the GIS data and conducting the analyses
Obtain the relevant GIS data to maximize the knowledge of key parameters relevant to the development and construction of the solar project (environmental, cultural, infrastructure, administrative, and other constraints)
Contribute to the risk analysis (Risk analysis) conducted for Prospects as per defined by the Lease Agreement roadmap
In cooperation with the Development, Permitting and Grid Managers support the land origination activities by conducting desktop analysis to identify and pre-quality sites to orient Land Developers towards future new projects (“Prospects”)
Develop more automated procedures to enhance the efficiency of this process
Manage the maintenance of GIS database being up to data with both internal and external data
Producing relevant and correct GIS maps for reports, applications and presentations as needed from parts of the organization
Contribute to the portfolio overview via the PDRs (Project Description Reviews) used for Investors and Management presentations
Contributing to or conducting various GIS based analysis, as needed for projects
Provide site GIS data and information (Pre-Design Assessment) to the Design and Engineering Team to enable the quality of the design and optimization of the project
Contribution to continuous improvement initiatives, including standardization of GIS tools and processes in joint effort with the US GIS Team, and the Development Team
The Individual:
2+ years of GIS expertise applied to development and construction of infrastructure or energy Expertise in ESRI, ARCGIS and Python, ARCPy knowledge is a plus
Knowledge of Databases and Streaming Services
Experienced in visualization and interpretation of spatial information at all scales
Versatile using Microsoft Excel
Knowledge of engineering and procurement processes Self-driven and undertakes projects at own initiative
Data driven, strong analytical, problem solving
Proficient in German and English languages, both written and spoken; further EU languages are a plus
Ability to travel if needed