About this role
At Black & Veatch, our employee-owners go beyond the project. For over a century, we have been breaking down social, economic and geographic barriers by making life's critical resources accessible to all. Working with us, you will help provide critical expertise as we, along with our valued clients, deliver solutions that positively impact communities around the world. Our professionals are our greatest asset, and we believe nothing is more important than the health, happiness and professional growth of our employee-owners. With a focus on flexible work-life balance options, an expanding and diverse workforce, and limitless career growth opportunities, we will give you our best to help you give us your best, and together we can build a world of difference.
Req Id : 117893
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : Yes
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Contract Hire Only for this Project : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Job Summary
We are looking for a solar energy professional with 2+ years of experience, preferably in consulting, skilled in solar performance analysis, energy yield assessment and PVsyst based energy modeling. The role involves energy yield estimation using PVsyst, site layouts using AutoCAD and PVCase, solar resource analysis, ensuring technical accuracy, and collaborating with stakeholders for high-quality project deliverables.
Key Responsibilities
Consulting Capability
- Expert in using energy production simulation tools PVsyst.
- Experienced in site layouts using AutoCAD, Civil 3D and PVCase
- Review of meteorological resource historical data evaluation and execute solar resource assessment.
- Review operating data from operating solar PV power plants. Analysis of plant downtime history to understand the recurring losses and RCA behind it.
- To prepare and maintain data in insightful formats to be used by project teams.
- Review electrical and structural documents to ensure losses consideration as per industry standard and best practices.
- Stay updated on solar market trends, including satellite solar resource datasets, module/inverter/tracker technology and performance monitoring practices.
- Perform solar PV plant design and optimization, considering site constraint, module selection, shading analysis.
- Demonstrate expertise in creating detailed shading scenes and comprehensive understanding of all Pvsyst features related to shade scene object is essential.
- Conduct plant performance analysis and translate into written reports.
- Identify and analyze all Solar PV plant losses.
- Support technical due diligence and transaction projects.
Industry Knowledge Capability
- Leverages experience with plant engineering and design, inspections, outage assessment, equipment condition assessment, reliability/availability assessments, conducting field observations, performance assessments.
- Proactively develop additional knowledge applicable to the area of expertise.
- Collects and analyzes information specific to the industry to recommend alternatives.
Management Responsibilities
Individual Contributor
## Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience with solar production estimating tools and methodologies.
- Prior experience with solar PV technology or analysis role.
- Knowledge of Battery energy storage system (BESS), hybrid project analysis and programming skills (e.g. Python) is an added advantage.
- Advanced PC literacy
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Electrical, Renewable Energy or a related field.
- 2+ years’ experience in a business/consulting environment.
- Experience with AutoCAD
- Comfortable with Microsoft office, advance excel and word.
- All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
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Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts or Science, preferably in business, technology, or engineering OR relevant business experience.
Minimum of 1.5 years related work experience
Certifications
Work Environment/Physical Demands
Competencies
Salary Plan
CST: Consulting
## Job Grade
015
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