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Senior Energy Resource and Performance Engineer

Job description

​We are partnering with a leading utility-scale renewable energy developer seeking a Senior Energy Resource & Performance Engineer to join their growing engineering team.

This position will play a critical role in supporting project development, financing, and technical decision-making through advanced solar resource assessment, energy yield analysis, and performance modeling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead energy yield assessments for utility-scale solar projects

• Develop 12x24 and 8760 production profiles

• Perform detailed statistical analysis of resource and performance data

• Evaluate technical assumptions, losses, and uncertainty factors

• Analyze project performance impacts related to module selection, GCR, bifacial design, and other key inputs

• Interpret MET station and public resource datasets

• Conduct measured-versus-modeled performance evaluations and technical investigations

• Review third-party energy assessments and technical studies

• Collaborate with Development, Finance, and Engineering teams on project valuation and investment decisions

• Mentor junior engineers and support technical best practices across the organization

• Support EPC commissioning and acceptance testing activities as required

Qualifications:

• 6–10 years of experience in renewable energy resource assessment, performance engineering, or energy analysis

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Meteorology, Physics, or related discipline

• Advanced PVsyst experience

• Experience working with Vaisala, SolarGIS, and/or SolarAnywhere datasets

• Strong understanding of utility-scale solar project design, losses, and uncertainty methodologies

• Experience performing QA/QC on resource data and energy models

• Proven ability to evaluate measured versus modeled plant performance

• Advanced Excel skills and Python experience preferred

• Familiarity with SAM, Power BI, or similar analytical/visualization tools

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced solar performance engineer looking to work on high-profile utility-scale projects while influencing key technical and commercial decisions across a growing renewable energy portfolio.