Senior​/Principal Wind Energy Yield Analyst

Senior/Principal Wind Energy Yield Analyst

• Full-time
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Limited
• Business Line:
  Energy
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Operating Group:
  International
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  UK
  - Edinburgh
  - Tanfield

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior or Principal Wind Energy Yield Analyst to lead energy assessment activities across our onshore and/or offshore wind portfolio. In this role, you will deliver bank‑grade energy yield estimates, drive methodological improvement, and provide strategic technical input throughout the project lifecycle—from early‑stage prospecting through financial close and operational optimisation.

You will act as a subject‑matter expert, collaborating closely with development, engineering, commercial, and finance teams to ensure robust and defensible yield assumptions that underpin our investment and development decisions.

• Lead the development of long‑term energy yield assessments (P50/P90/P99) for onshore and offshore wind projects.
• Perform wind resource modelling using industry‑standard software (e.g., WAsP, Wind Farmer, Open Wind, WindPRO).
• Oversee met mast, LiDAR, SoDAR, and SCADA data analysis, ensuring rigorous quality control and uncertainty quantification.
• Conduct terrain, atmospheric, wake, and turbine performance assessments to refine energy yield calculations.

• Manage large datasets from measurement campaigns and operational assets.
• Implement best‑practice statistical analysis, MCP techniques, uncertainty analysis, and climate adjustment methodologies.
• Support the design and optimisation of measurement campaigns.

• Provide technical input into site selection, turbine micro‑siting, layout optimisation, and design constraints.
• Produce high‑quality reporting for due diligence, investment committees, lenders, and external partners.
• Evaluate turbine technologies, power curves, and OEM data to ensure accurate modelling assumptions.

• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to capability building within the team.
• Ensure methodological consistency and lead the continuous improvement of internal tools, workflows, and modelling practices.
• Represent the company in technical discussions with developers, OEMs, consultants, financiers, and external stakeholders.

• Work closely with development, engineering, environmental, and commercial teams to align yield assumptions with broader project strategy.
• Provide ongoing assessment of risks and opportunities that influence project economics.

This role will present you with a fantastic opportunity to develop your technical and project management skills through your project work, with great prospects for career progression as the team continues to grow.

You will enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Renewable Energy, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Proven experience in wind energy yield assessment (onshore, offshore, or both).
• Advanced proficiency in resource modelling tools (WAsP, Wind Farmer, Open Wind, WindPRO, CFD tools).
• Strong statistical analysis skills and deep familiarity with MCP methods and uncertainty frameworks.
• Experience with met mast and LiDAR data analysis, campaign design, and validation.
• Excellent understanding of turbine technologies, wake effects, and performance analytics.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings for non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience with offshore wind–specific modelling (incl. complex wake environments, floating LiDAR).
• Familiarity with Python, MATLAB, R, or similar data analytics languages for workflow automation.
• Experience with operational performance analysis and SCADA‑based energy assessments.
• Knowledge of ESG or grid integration considerations for wind assets.
• Experience carrying out solar energy yield assessments.
• Analytical and detail‑oriented with a commitment to quality and accuracy.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and priorities.

We are a Disability‑Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using the email address Reasonab if you would like to apply through the Disability‑Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.