Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Date: Oct 15, 2024 Company: NextEra Energy NextEra Analytics provides renewable energy consulting services using industry-leading scientific analysis. As a NextEra Energy Resources company, the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, we thrive on solving the toughest problems facing the energy industry, and creating innovative forecasting and optimization solutions that lead the way into the next era of energy. Do you want to help accelerate the transition to low-cost sustainable energy? Join our world-class team today Position Specific Description NextEra Energy and its affiliated companies are the largest generators of wind and solar renewable energy worldwide. We are looking for an Energy Resource Modeling Analyst to help design and develop new renewable energy projects. In this role, you will work with multi-disciplinary project teams to perform numerical resource modeling, support solar design optimization, estimate long-term power production, and communicate your findings to upper management to aid in investment decisions. This position also offers extensive opportunities for collaboration on both short and long-term process improvements and new product development. The ideal candidate should possess excellent analytical problem-solving abilities, a strong passion for renewable energy, proficient independent decision-making skills, and a desire for professional growth. This job is responsible for running sophisticated solar irradiance and energy models to produce long-term solar and storage energy production estimates. Employees in this role are responsible for independent production responsibilities and multi-tasking across a range of diverse customer projects. Core services and deliverables include, but are not limited to, data collection and filtering, long-term solar energy production estimates, investment approval processing, financing support, and special projects. Individuals in this position apply knowledge in support of customer service and new product development and support Science and Solutions teams with code/application testing and process/application. Job Overview Job Duties & Responsibilities Reviews on-site wind and 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 wind/energy resource across a given area Sets up and executes in-house software and prediction tools to translate the long-term wind resource into energy production for a wide variety of turbine configurations Performs geospatial analysis using ArcGIS software and other industry-standard tools to identify turbine locations with maximum energy output and minimal impact to local land use Collects and filters solar irradiance and solar farm operational data Reviews electrical and structural drawings of commercial and utility scale 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: 1 years Preferred Qualifications Master’s Degree NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here 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. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. J-18808-Ljbffr
