Solar Performance Analyst, Operations Engineering

Invenergy; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 77,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k and profit sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

Invenergy, headquartered in Chicago, seeks a Data Analyst, Operations Engineering to transform fleet data into actionable insights. You will build dashboards, curate metrics, and support performance decisions for a large Solar and Storage operating fleet.

Required: engineering/compsci/data analytics degree and 2+ years’ experience with energy data, plus proficiency in Excel. Preference for Aveva PI, SQL, Power BI/Tableau, Python, and PVSyst.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of experience working with operational, industrial, or renewable energy asset data in an analytics, engineering, or performance monitoring role.
• Familiarity with Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Curate metrics, KPI’s, and reports that transform equipment information into operational intelligence.
• Clean and process raw data to remove outliers, errors, and inconsistencies.
• Transform data into suitable formats for analysis and reporting.
• Design and maintain reports, dashboards and visualizations that communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with operations engineering, asset management, and site management teams to build tools to detect and diagnose underperformance issues.
• Manage recurring metric reporting processes and identify actionable items.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to quantify energy and revenue impact from operational events.
• Model expected performance scenarios under various operational decisions.
• Model performance impact of software and hardware upgrades.
• Support regulatory reporting requirements such as NERC GADS.
• Utilize the Aveva PI system tools to create real time analyses.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems

Tools

Aveva PI

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Python

PVSyst

Job description

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future. This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Position Overview

The Data Analyst, Operations Engineering primarily provides technical support to a large Solar and Storage operating fleet by transforming data into actionable insights & business intelligence, optimizing fleet performance, and guiding data-driven decisions.

Core Responsibilities

• Curate metrics, KPI’s, and reports that transform equipment information into operational intelligence.
• Clean and process raw data to remove outliers, errors, and inconsistencies.
• Transform data into suitable formats for analysis and reporting.
• Design and maintain reports, dashboards and visualizations that communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with operations engineering, asset management, and site management teams to build tools to detect and diagnose underperformance issues.
• Manage recurring metric reporting processes and identify actionable items.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to quantify energy and revenue impact from operational events.
• Model expected performance scenarios under various operational decisions.
• Model performance impact of software and hardware upgrades.
• Support regulatory reporting requirements such as NERC GADS.
• Utilize the Aveva PI system tools to create real time analyses.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of experience working with operational, industrial, or renewable energy asset data in an analytics, engineering, or performance monitoring role.
• Familiarity with Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking abilities.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with the Aveva PI software suite.
• Familiarity with database environments & query languages (SQL preferred).
• Proficiency with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Python or other programming experience.
• Experience with solar modeling tools such as PVSyst.

Base Pay

Base Pay $77,000.00 - $98,000.00 USD Annual Bonus: 0% - 15% The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills. In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process. Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, profit sharing, paid time off, etc.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.