Wind & Site Engineer- Montreal

Nordex Group; Montreal; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP Match - up to $5k

Extended Health Care

Weekly Indemnity

Long Term Disability

Job summary

Nordex Group is seeking a Wind and Site Engineer to support North American sales by evaluating wind resources, recommending turbine models, and preparing site assessment reports for prospective wind energy projects.

The role involves wind resource assessments, layout optimization, and collaboration with Sales Managers to maximize annual energy production, while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Renewable Energy, or related field; Master's preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years in wind energy, preferably wind resource assessment or energy yield analysis.
• Strong knowledge of boundary layer meteorology and wind turbine loads.
• Proficiency with WindPRO, WAsP, OpenWind, QGIS and wind resource analysis tools.
• Experience with wind farm layout optimization and meteorological data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME on meteorological conditions and turbine suitability for wind projects.
• Perform wind resource assessments using WindPRO, WAsP and similar tools.
• Process meteorological data from met towers, SoDARs, LiDARs; data cleaning and MCP analysis.
• Develop wind flow models and conduct AEP analyses; assess losses and uncertainties.
• Evaluate wind conditions, turbulence, fatigue loads and environmental factors on turbine performance.
• Prepare Site Assessment Reports for sales and service activities.
• Collaborate with Sales Managers to optimize layouts and maximize energy production.
• Support customer needs via site visits, meetings, shadow flicker and GIS analyses.
• Manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines with high-quality deliverables.

Skills

Wind resource analysis

Boundary layer meteorology

Data analysis

Customer-facing communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Meteorology or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

WindPRO

WAsP

OpenWind

QGIS

MATLAB

Visual Basic

SQL/Access

ArcGIS/Global Mapper

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POSITION SUMMARY

The role of Wind and Site Engineer directly supports Nordex's mission to develop and deliver clean power plants that make 100% renewable energy a reality for the world. As a Wind and Site Engineer, you will support the North American sales team by evaluating wind resources, recommending appropriate turbine models, determining annual energy production, and preparing site assessment reports for prospective wind energy projects. This role is instrumental in optimizing project layouts, improving bid competitiveness, and reducing the cost of energy through advanced site and resource analysis.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Serve as the subject matter expert on meteorological conditions and turbine suitability for prospective wind projects.
• Perform wind resource assessments using software such as WindPRO, WAsP, and other industry-standard modeling tools.
• Process and analyze meteorological data from met towers, SoDARs, and LiDARs, including data cleaning, long-term MCP analysis, and turbulence assessments.
• Develop wind flow models and perform annual energy production (AEP) analyses, including losses, uncertainties, and site-specific environmental conditions.
• Evaluate extreme wind conditions, turbulence intensity, fatigue loads, flow inclination, temperature, and air density impacts on turbine performance.
• Develop and recommend curtailment strategies when site conditions require mitigation of turbulence or fatigue loading.
• Prepare comprehensive Site Assessment Reports to support sales and service sales activities.
• Collaborate closely with Sales Managers to optimize layouts and maximize annual energy production for customer projects.
• Support customer needs through project analyses, site visits, customer meetings, shadow flicker studies, sound assessments, GIS analysis, meteorological campaign design, and basic balance-of-plant (BOP) evaluations.
• Work effectively across multiple concurrent projects while meeting strict deadlines and maintaining high-quality deliverables.

WHAT YOU HAVE

• Bachelor's degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Renewable Energy, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the wind energy industry, preferably in wind resource assessment or energy yield analysis.
• Strong knowledge of boundary layer meteorology, wind turbine mechanical loads, meteorological instrumentation, and statistical uncertainty analysis.
• Proficiency with WindPRO, WAsP, OpenWind, QGIS, Microsoft Office, and wind resource analysis tools.
• Experience with wind farm layout optimization and meteorological data analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under tight deadlines, and collaborate across interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of IEC 61400 standards preferred.
• Experience with CFD wind modeling, MATLAB, Visual Basic programming, SQL, Access databases, and GIS platforms such as ArcGIS, Global Mapper, or QGIS is considered an asset.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% as required.
• Driving is an essential function of the job. Must possess a full valid driver's license and be insurable under our auto insurance policy. This position will be subject to periodic driver's abstract checks to confirm continued insurability.

Nordex places the highest priority on the safe operations of its business. As such, we are seeking a candidate who is committed to maintaining and promoting safety standards at all times. The ideal candidate must:

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of and commitment to safety protocols and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations and company policies.
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential safety hazards.
• Properly use applicable safety equipment, including but not limited to eye protection, hearing protectors, steel-toe boots, and hard hats. Loose-fitting clothes and jewelry are not permitted.
• Communicate effectively with team members and management to ensure a safe working environment.
• Speak and understand English fluently to effectively communicate safety and job-related information, follow safety instructions, and collaborate with English-speaking supervisors and team members.

At Nordex, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the future of renewable energy while working with a global leader in wind power technology. Join our team and help power a sustainable future.

In addition to the opportunity to make our world a little more sustainable, we offer you:

• Basic Life and AD&D
• Optional Life & Spousal Optional Life
• Optional AD&D
• Weekly Indemnity
• Long Term Disability
• Extended Health Care
• RRSP Match - up to $5k based upon what you contribute

Nordex adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DEI:

We are committed to creating an environment and culture in which Diversity and Inclusion is recognized as a true opportunity and value for the organization. We welcome you to learn more by visiting this link: Diversity & Inclusion - Nordex SE

ABOUT THE NORDEX GROUP

The manufacture of wind energy plants in the on-shore segment has been our core competence and passion for around 40years. With more than 57GW installed capacity worldwide, our turbines supply sustainable energy to more than 80% of the global energy market and we are one of the largest companies in the wind industry. National subsidiaries in more than 40markets and production facilities in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA, Mexico and India offer our more than 10,400employees the opportunity for international and intercultural cooperation.

We are growing and together driving forward the expansion of alternative energies worldwide - if you wish, from now on with you. Join the #TeamNordex