Renewable Senior Performance Engineer

This is a remote/virtual position. Candidate can be based anywhere within the United States.

Sargent & Lundy's Consulting group is seeking a senior performance engineer with experience performing solar PV energy yield assessments on utility-scale solar projects. Candidate will specialize in solar PV and battery energy storage performance modeling while getting the opportunity to expand their expertise across CSP, wind, geothermal, simple- and combined-cyclic gas, RICE, and fuel cell projects-building client-facing experience with utilities, developers, IPPs, and data center developers on complex, high-visibility consulting engagements.

This position in Sargent & Lundy's Consulting group will require you to do the following:

• Perform solar resource assessments considering both satellite-based and ground-based data
• Analyze operational production and performance data and climatic data from solar projects
• Lead and mentor a team of performance engineers responsible for modeling, design review, and technical optimization across the solar, wind and battery energy storage projects.
• Conduct long-term solar PV energy production assessments using PVsyst and Excel-based post-processing tools.
• Primarily focus on utility-scale solar assessments but support work across all scales including residential, commercial, and industrial
• Predict energy production
• Perform uncertainty analysis to determine probabilities of exceedance (e.g., P90, P95, P99)
• Conduct statistical uncertainty analyses, clipping adjusted degradation analysis
• Participate in energy yield assessment process improvement initiatives and process validation
• Write technical due diligence reports and communicate results to clients and key stakeholders including developers and financiers
• Incorporate appropriate PV modeling assumptions and inputs into simulation
• Communicate with clients to answer technical questions with regard to solar resource and energy yield

In addition to performing PV energy yield assessments, candidate will be expected to support S&L's independent engineering and technical due diligence services for project financing or asset acquisition of new solar projects. Common tasks include:

• Evaluating solar equipment selections / technologies
• Evaluating project execution plans from EPC contractors
• Reviewing project contracts including PPA, EPC, and O&M agreements
• Reviewing project CAPEX, OPEX, and performance parameters in financial models

Other job duties may also include:

• Preparing and reviewing engineering deliverables such as reports, studies, and calculations
• Knowledge of NEC, IEEE, UL, and IEC standards related to solar design and performance
• Collaborating with teammates to define project execution plans
• Monitoring project schedules and budgets
• Supporting multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring a high quality standard is met
• Interfacing with clients to understand requests and confirm successful project execution
• Familiarity with inverter/load ratio strategies, bifacial gain considerations, and soiling/loss estimation
• Preparing proposals for new business development opportunities
• Traveling occasionally to visit project locations and client offices.

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or a science discipline such as chemistry, physics, materials science, or a related field and a comprehensive understanding of solar resource assessment and energy yield prediction methodology.

In order to qualify, it is important that you have 10+ years of experience in the energy industry, including one or more of the following:

• Experience in design of utility-scale solar projects
• Previous experience as a renewable energy consultant
• Experience performing renewable due diligence services
• Experience performing uncertainty and statistical data analysis
• Proficiency working with data analysis tools
• Familiarity with renewable energy project execution and finance
• Experience with statistical modeling and data analytics

Also extremely important are:

• Excellent verbal/written communication skills
• Experience in writing technical reports and proposals
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others
• Project planning and leadership skills

Sargent & Lundy values the appropriate use of technology to improve how work gets done and deliver high-quality outcomes for our clients. Depending on the role, employees may use data, automation, artificial…