Renewable Performance Engineer: Wind, Solar & Battery

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.; City of Glens Falls (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookfield Renewable NA is seeking a Performance Engineer - Wind, Solar and Battery to monitor data quality, develop dashboards, and drive improvements across wind, solar and battery assets in the U.S.

Reporting to the Director of Asset Management, you will analyze SCADA data, generate metrics, and collaborate with operations, asset management and commercial teams to optimize performance and reduce costs. A strong background in engineering and BI tools is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent technical experience.
• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Understanding of wind, solar & battery energy technologies, including major wind turbine components and data collection/analysis tools.
• Experience with Power Factors, Bazefield, or other asset performance management tools is an asset.
• Experience with PI and/or SQL is an asset.
• Experience in renewable energy development is an asset.
• Experience with GE, Vestas, and/or Siemens Gamesa wind farm data is an asset.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other BI tools is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Monitor data quality across data acquisition, monitoring, and SCADA systems to ensure complete performance data.
• Calculate and report on key power plant metrics and generate ad-hoc reports.
• Develop dashboards for live monitoring and assessment of wind and solar farm performance.
• Monitor generation performance and propose improvements to minimize costs and losses.
• Manage availability/production guarantee calculations with O&M providers and PPA customers.
• Prepare regular performance reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform ad hoc data queries and analysis to support operations, asset management and commercial teams.
• Understand IEC standards for plant performance and advise on implementation.

Skills

SCADA data understanding

Data mining

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Communication

Database analysis

Microsoft applications

Continuous improvement

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

PI

SQL

Bazefield

Job description

Brookfield Renewable NA is seeking a Performance Engineer - Wind, Solar and Battery to monitor data quality, develop dashboards, and drive improvements across wind, solar and battery assets in the U.S.

Reporting to the Director of Asset Management, you will analyze SCADA data, generate metrics, and collaborate with operations, asset management and commercial teams to optimize performance and reduce costs. A strong background in engineering and BI tools is required.