Solar Production Estimate Subject Matter Expert

Description

• Contributes to quality review on own engagement
• Conduct data analysis and translate into written reports and presentation
• Compiles data from contracts and technical documents
• Building business development capability
• Ascertains and meets client expectations within scope of engagement role
• Anticipates and resolves technical problems with occasional technical assistance from others
• Execute and or review solar resource and yield simulation of PV power plants using PVsyst
• Applies appropriate methods or recognized equivalent to identified client needs
• Enhances established working relationships with team members and management from within the client’s organization
• Provide quality reviews on production estimates to produce reports suitable for commercial and contractual use.
• Transfers knowledge, capabilities, and skills to improve others’ knowledge and skill levels
• Proactively maintain an understanding of solar production estimating industry practices to ensure tools and processes reflect best in class offering
• Develops, presents, and defends conclusions, recommendations, and implementation plans
• Develops applicable knowledge bases by using best practices to redefine tools and techniques.  Outlines specific performance measures, targets, and goals to articulate the business case for realized efficiencies or added value
• Execute regression-based forecasts of energy production using historical operational data
• Analyzes and applies best practices knowledge of the relevant industries
• Supports project teams to discuss results with clients

Requirements

• Demonstrates a solid working knowledge of renewable energy technologies such as solar PV, wind, and battery energy storage.  Experience with solar production estimating software a must.
• An engineering degree or other technical degree are preferred, though financial, economic, or MBA degrees will be considered if accompanied by supporting relevant experience and qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience
• Ability to operate multiple software packages
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Python a plus
• Understanding of solar resource variability and its impact on energy estimates
• Utilizes specialized knowledge to produce moderately complex work products and solutions across many phases of an engagement or one phase of a more complex engagement
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
• Leverages experience with plant engineering and design, inspections, outage assessment, plant and portfolio budget processes, equipment condition assessment, capital project assessments, reliability/availability assessments, conducting field observations, performance assessments, and/or financial analysis and models.
• Understanding of solar Measure Correlate and Predict analysis
• Human relations skills including collaboration and team functions
• Advanced PC literacy
• Solid working knowledge of renewable energy technologies, such as solar PV and battery energy storage
• Understanding of solar design
• General knowledge of a complete transaction engagement and due diligence lifecycle a plus
• Advanced knowledge in one or more aspects of consulting processes
• 4+ years experience in a business/consulting environment
• Demonstrated experience with solar production estimating tools, loss assumptions and methodologies

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance