Senior Solar Resource & Energy Modeling Analyst

DNV GL USA, INC.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DNV GL USA, INC. in the United States seeks a Senior Solar Energy Analyst to join the Solar Energy Assessments team, providing solar resource and energy assessment services for North America.

You will conduct long-term resource and production assessments across utility-scale to residential, analyze datasets, model energy production, and support bankable yield assessments for project development and financing. The role emphasizes technical rigor and collaboration within a data-driven culture.

Responsibilities

• Conduct long-term solar resource and energy production assessments for utility-scale, distributed generation, commercial & industrial, community solar, residential, and hybrid renewable energy projects.
• Analyze solar and climatic datasets, perform energy modeling, predict energy production, and conduct statistical uncertainty analyses.
• Analyze operational production and performance data from solar plants, evaluate resource variability, derive modeling parameters, assess system losses including degradation, and support the development of bankable energy yield assessments for project development, financing, acquisition, and operational decision-making.
• Ensure deliverable quality according to DNV's standards: prepare technical reports, collaborate on assumptions and methodologies, communicate findings to customers and stakeholders, and conduct technical review and QA activities.
• Be part of a trusted, data-driven culture: work with analysts to implement latest industry methods, tools, and technologies; contribute to process improvements and tool development.

Job description

DNV GL USA, INC. in the United States seeks a Senior Solar Energy Analyst to join the Solar Energy Assessments team, providing solar resource and energy assessment services for North America.

You will conduct long-term resource and production assessments across utility-scale to residential, analyze datasets, model energy production, and support bankable yield assessments for project development and financing. The role emphasizes technical rigor and collaboration within a data-driven culture.