Renewable Energy Consultant

1 month ago

Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States NextEra Energy , Inc. Full time
Job Overview

This role 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 lower-level analysts.

Key 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

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click to learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Science, Research, and Technology

Organization: NextEra Analytics, Inc

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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