Renewable Performance Engineer

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Renewable Performance Engineer assessing solar and battery energy performance for Sargent & Lundy’s consulting clients. Supporting due diligence, project financing, and technical optimization.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform solar resource assessments using satellite-based and ground-based data
  • Analyze operational production, performance, and climatic data from solar projects
  • Conduct modeling, design review, and technical optimization for solar, wind, and battery energy storage projects
  • Conduct long-term solar PV energy production assessments using PVsyst and Excel-based post-processing tools
  • Support utility-scale, residential, commercial, and industrial solar assessments
  • Predict energy production
  • Perform uncertainty analysis, including P90, P95, and P99 probabilities of exceedance
  • Conduct statistical uncertainty analyses and clipping-adjusted degradation analysis
  • Participate in energy yield assessment process improvement and process validation
  • Collaborate on technical due diligence reports and communicate results to clients, developers, financiers, and key stakeholders
  • Incorporate PV modeling assumptions and inputs into simulations
  • Answer client technical questions regarding solar resource and energy yield
  • Support independent engineering and technical due diligence for project financing or asset acquisition
  • Evaluate solar equipment selections and technologies
  • Evaluate EPC contractor project execution plans
  • Review PPA, EPC, and O&M agreements
  • Review CAPEX, OPEX, and performance parameters in financial models
  • Prepare and review engineering deliverables, including reports, studies, and calculations
  • Collaborate with teammates to define project execution plans
  • Support multiple projects while maintaining high quality standards
  • Interface with clients to understand requests and confirm successful project execution
  • Prepare proposals for new business development opportunities
  • Travel occasionally to project locations and client offices

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, materials science, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience in the energy industry
  • Comprehensive understanding of solar resource assessment and energy yield prediction methodology
  • Experience in design of utility-scale solar projects, renewable energy consulting, renewable due diligence services, uncertainty and statistical data analysis, or related areas
  • Proficiency working with data analysis tools
  • Familiarity with renewable energy project execution and finance
  • Experience with statistical modeling and data analytics
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills
  • Experience writing technical reports and proposals
  • Experience incorporating AI technologies for process improvement initiatives
  • Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others
  • Project planning and leadership skills
  • Must not require U.S. work authorization sponsorship

Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision health plans
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • Disability Coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Back-Up Daycare
  • FSA & HSA
  • 401(k)
  • Pre-Tax Commuter Account
  • Merit Scholarship Program
  • Employee Discount Program
  • Corporate Charitable Giving Program
  • Tuition Assistance
  • First Professional Licensure Bonus
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Bereavement Leave
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Yearly discretionary bonus eligibility