Asset Data Analyst

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Alloa; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

GreenPower is seeking an Asset Data Analyst to collect, manage and analyse data from operational renewable generation and related assets including wind, hydro, EV, hydrogen and solar. You will establish automated data acquisition, maintain data quality and develop dashboards and reports for asset managers and management teams, using Python for data manipulation and modelling.

You will validate performance against KPIs, perform ad-hoc analyses, and contribute to data pipelines and quality

Qualifications

• Experience collecting, managing and analysing asset data.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Proficiency in Python for data manipulation and modelling.
• Ability to develop dashboards and automated workflows.
• Attention to data quality and auditable methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Handle and analyse data across all operational assets including wind and hydro.
• Establish automated data acquisition, maintain data cleanliness and integrity.
• Develop standardised reporting formats and dashboards for asset managers.
• Validate contractor performance against KPIs and perform ad-hoc analyses.
• Develop analytical models and automate processes using Python.
• Maintain high-quality technical reports and documentation.

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Dashboarding

Reporting

Tools

SCADA

Job description

GreenPower is seeking to appoint an Asset Data Analyst who will have overall responsibility to collect, manage and analyse data from operational renewable generation and/or other GreenPower energy assets including wind, hydro, EV, hydrogen and solar.

Roles and responsibilities

Asset Data Management & Analysis

• Responsibility for the handling and analysis of data across all operational assets (including existing wind & hydro generators and developing further in relation to other technologies such as solar farms & commercial roof-top solar, EV charge points and green hydrogen facilities).
• Establish & maintain automated data acquisition processes, collection, management, handling and analysis of data maintaining the cleanliness, security, and integrity of data acquired from the operational assets.
• Take full responsibility for data analysis to adopt and/or establish standardised process maps for reporting cycles and performance investigations, ensuring all analytical methodologies are auditable and repeatable.
• Regularly monitor asset performance, including output, downtime, faults, curtailment, constraints and causes of lost production / availability, establishing & maintaining reporting formats and structures to satisfy the requirements of the Asset Manager and/or the project/business management.
• Validate O&M contractor performance reports against contractual KPIs and independently verify asset performance.
• Carry out ad-hoc analysis of asset performance.
• Develop analytical models and standardise / automate processes using programming languages, including Python, for data manipulation and automated workflows.

Reporting, Documentation & Process

• Maintain a high standard of technical report writing and/or presentation which is comprehensive, accurate and concise.
• Develop reporting formats, automated where possible and including regular dashboard reports for asset managers and for reporting to management.
• Design, deploy, and maintain physical office dashboards to display real-time asset health, KPIs, and generation metrics for the team (including automated API links, data pipelines, or widgets to feed live operational data to the physical office dashboards.)
• To serve as the foundation for formal quality management processes:
• maintain clear, accurate & concise documentation that is up-to-date and comprehensively describes data handling and reporting processes (including tools such as Python scripts); and
• document all data pipelines, cleaning protocols, and data storage / archiving workflows.
• Map and document all data and operational processes to directly feed into the establishment of our formal company quality management system.

Operational Project Maintenance

• Support management and troubleshooting of operational communications infrastructure by:
• managing site network infrastructure, including firewalls, VPN tunnels, and industrial routers, to ensure secure and stable data transmission;
• proactively monitoring and troubleshooting data feeds, including SCADA telemetry, CCTV networks, and fire/intruder alarms; and
• managing relations with 3rd party data and/or network service providers.
• When called upon to do so, apply professional project management skills to assist with the delivery of project maintenance items and/or improvements in relation to the operation of the asset including budgeting, planning and coordination of onsite maintenance activities with external contractors (for example software and hardware upgrades for site communication / network equipment).
• Maintain good Health & Safety awareness and familiarity with site access processes (including the Wind Turbine Safety Rules), the requirement for RAMS, Safe System of Work, Emergency Response etc. and ensure that external contractors follow appropriate safety procedures.