What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Performance Engineer - Wind position at Brookfield Renewable?
Performance Engineer/Senior Performance Engineer - Wind
Work Location: New York, NY
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor data quality across all data acquisition, monitoring and SCADA systems to ensure complete and accurate performance data
- Calculate and report on key power plant metrics to determine the overall health and performance of the assets and generate ad-hoc reports
- Develop and implement dashboards to allow for live monitoring and assessment of up-to-date wind farm performance by asset managers
- Monitor generation performance of operating projects and propose potential improvements to minimize costs, risk, and losses, while maximizing potential generation
- Manage contractual availability/production guarantee calculations with O&M providers and PPA customers
- Responsible for regular performance reports for multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Perform ad hoc data queries and analysis in support of commercial, finance, development, and operations teams
- Understand IEC standards for plant performance and advise on implementation of such models
- Validate and improve lost energy calculation methods
- Demonstrate a strong alignment with corporate values, including health, safety and environment
Requirements:
- Understanding of SCADA data and energy production methods;
- Knowledge of data mining, troubleshooting and reporting;
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and to manage multiple concurrent projects
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and planning, prioritizing and organizing abilities
- Proficiency with database analysis
- Proficiency with Microsoft applications
- A strong personal commitment to continuous improvement
- Values excellence in safety and environmental performance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent technical experience
- 3 years of relevant experience
- Understanding of wind energy technologies including major wind turbine components and data collection/analysis tools
- Experience with Power Factors, Bazefield, or other asset performance management is an asset
- Experience with PI and/or SQL is an asset
- Experience with GE, Vestas, and/or Clipper wind farm data is an asset
- Experience with 3rd party meteorological data such as MERRA2 and ERA5 data is an asset
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other BI tools is an asset
- Electrical engineering experience is a plus
- Experience with an Independent Engineering firm is a plus
Salary: $110,000 - $130,000
Salary : $110,000 - $130,000
