Wind Advisory Consultant

RES; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RES is expanding its Advisory Services with a dedicated team to deliver client-facing advisory work across our wind portfolio. You will work on due diligence, owners engineering, and lifetime extension/repow­ering assessments for onshore wind assets, reporting to the Advisory Services Team Lead (UK&I).

You will interpret client needs, manage end-to-end delivery, and engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
• Chartered status or working towards chartership is desirable.
• Experience in onshore wind, due diligence and advisory work is essential.
• Knowledge of end-of-life decision-making for wind assets is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Advisory Services for clients and projects.
• Prepare presentations and technical reports for clients and internal teams.
• Interface with clients, internal stakeholders and subcontractors to meet deadlines.
• Manage project budgets, time, and cost controls across assignments.
• Identify regulatory changes and technological developments impacting projects.
• Mentor less experienced team members and contribute to proposals.

Skills

Report writing

English communication

Project management

Travel willingness

Client facing

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

WindPRO

Windfarmer

Python

PVSyst

Chronos

Office 365

Job description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We’re the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, guided by a simple yet powerful vision to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we’re tackling some of the world’s toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They’re our most important asset so that’s why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal and professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their careers they’re at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards.

Wind Advisory Consultant

RES is expanding its Advisory Services offering with its consultancy team within our Asset Management Department, which manages a growing fleet of renewable energy assets. We are looking for an experienced renewables consultant to join this team.

The Renewable Energy Consultant will deliver client-facing advisory work across our portfolio, including due diligence, owner’s engineering, and lifetime extension and repowering assessments for onshore wind. Skill and experience in evaluating end-of-life strategies for operational wind farms — whether to extend, repower or decommission — will be central to the role.

The position reports to the Advisory Services Team Lead (UK&I).

Accountabilities

• Understand and interpret client’s needs, clearly communicating client’s goals to internal and external stakeholders
• Be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of Advisory Services and one-off projects on behalf of clients including due diligence, owners engineering and general technical mission
• Support our growth and cost reduction targets
• Undertake technical, project management, commercial and customer-facing activities
• Support regular communication with target clients and provide feedback to the business units to refine the product offering

Reporting

• Prepare & deliver presentations and reports for Asset Management team and/or clients

Internal Engagement

• Ensuring that appropriate contracts are agreed with clients and time and cost is accounted for appropriately within the business
• Ensure the quality of work meets clients’ expectations
• Work with all internal stakeholders, and any sub-contractors
• Ensure project deliverables stay on time, on target, and on budget
• Supporting the development of proposals to secure new work
• Responsibility for the financial performance of any projects managed
• Mentor and support less experienced team members
• Identify and communicate relevant technological developments or regulatory changes which may impact the business or provide new opportunities

External Engagement

• Work with clients to identify their requirements and key points of contact
• Attending client meetings and undertaking site visits within the UK and globally

Knowledge

• Understanding of technical aspects of renewable energy infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of renewable energy systems, preferably onshore wind and/or battery energy storage systems
• Established network of contacts within the renewables industry
• Understanding of commercial aspects of renewable energy infrastructure projects (including project finance)
• Understanding of lifetime extension, repowering and end-of-life decision-making for onshore wind assets

Skills

• Proven ability to produce clear written reports and communicate verbally in English
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness
• Team player
• Project management
• Initiative/Self motivated
• Planning and organising
• Attention to Detail
• Completer finisher
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Willingness to travel
• Proficiency in other language(s)

Experience

• Owners engineering, due diligence, technical advisory and/or consultancy activities in the Onshore Wind field and hybrid wind systems
• Lifetime extension assessments and/or repowering feasibility studies for onshore wind (e.g. remaining useful life analysis, DNVGL-ST-0262 or equivalent)
• Similar consultancy or in-field experience with battery storage systems would be considered advantageous
• Modelling experience in Windfarmer, WindPRO, Python, PVSyst, Chronos considered advantageous
• Experience in the renewables industry in a technical consulting capacity
• Managing budgets and project costs
• Client facing experience in a consultancy role
• Contract specification review and preparation
• Competent user of Microsoft Office365 products

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline — e.g. mechanical, electrical, civil/structural or aeronautical engineering — from an accredited institution

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or actively working towards chartership with a relevant institution (IMechE, IET, ICE or equivalent), or an equivalent international designation (e.g. PE, Eur Ing)
• Postgraduate qualification in wind energy or renewable energy engineering
• Demonstrable application of engineering analysis in an operational wind context (e.g. loads and fatigue assessment, structural integrity, root cause analysis of component failures

At RES, we celebrate differences as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.