Summary

My client is a large International Wind Developer. They are currently recruiting for a Senior Wind Analyst to work across multiple regions. This position will support their projects worldwide; the position requires at least 3 years’ experience in wind analysis and will require significant international travel. The role will work closely with regional development and commercial teams. The role location will be Dublin.

Key Responsibilities

• Wind farm turbine layout design and solar farm design.
• Design of optimal site-specific measurement campaigns for wind and solar sites, including cost/benefit assessments of different technologies.
• Overseeing installation, maintenance and decommissioning of temporary meteorological stations (including LiDAR units). Management of Health and Safety for these activities. 
• Analysis and reporting of site measurements including meteorological masts, SoDAR and LiDAR.
• Overseeing the collection and quality control of meteorological data to ensure maximum data coverage.
• Production of internal wind/solar resource and Energy Production Estimates with the highest possible accuracy and lowest possible uncertainty. These are delivered in accordance with required project timelines.
• Management and review of third party energy production reports, ensuring optimal service from suppliers.
• Liaising with turbine suppliers regarding turbine suitability and solar equipment suppliers regarding technology options.
• Communication of site-specific energy production and site condition risks to project teams.
• Reviewing of data, energy production reports and site conditions reports for potential acquisition sites.
• Contribution to the Energy Analysis Group’s research and development, including development and continuous improvement of standards, tools and procedures in use in the EAG for conducting internal energy estimates.
• Support the maintenance and development of the EAG’s in-house data management and analysis system (using Python/Django).

The above tasks will be carried out following the Energy Analysis Group’s standards.

Knowledge and Skills

• This role requires a minimum of 3 years of pre-construction Wind Analysis experience, preferably across a range of markets;
• Wind analysis and project design experience essential; solar experience an advantage, however training can be given.
• Operational wind farm analysis experience an advantage.
• Experience working for a lenders’ advisor, OEM supplier, developer, or operator of wind and/or solar projects.
• Excellent communication skills, a strong mathematical and analysis background, and the ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical colleagues are essential.
• Highly analytical with attention to detail and ability to exercise engineering judgement.
• Programming/software development experience an advantage.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills required.
• Experience in the use of WAsP, WindFarmer and AWS Openwind. PVsyst or other related solar resource assessment software is an advantage.
• Experience with CFD wind flow models an advantage.
• Fluency in English. Other languages are an advantage.
• Graduate with an honours engineering or physical science degree as a minimum.
• Willingness to travel internationally a requirement.
• Full clean driving licence.