Senior Wind Energy Resource Engineer

Job Title: Senior Wind Energy Resource Engineer

Department: Engineering Center of Excellence

Location: Sydney, Australia

About Lightsource bp

Lightsource bp is a global leader in the development and management of solar energy projects. We are a 50:50 joint venture with bp with a mission to help drive the world’s transition to low carbon energy.

Our goal is to play a vital role in shaping the future of global energy delivery with a global growth strategy of developing 25GW of solar by 2025.

With solar set to increase tenfold in the next 20 years, we are well-positioned to capitalize on this growth. By joining the Lightsource bp team, you will ‘be the change’ on the world’s energy transition to a more sustainable future.

We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit as we continue to push the boundaries of an ever-changing energy landscape. By choosing a career with us, you can expect a challenging and fulfilling role surrounded by people who are passionate and have brilliant ideas about sustainable technology, innovation and making the world a better place.

What You’ll do (the role)

Summary

The Wind Energy Resource team is located with the Central Engineering department, being part of the Energy Resource team (fka Performance team).

This team will be supporting all areas of LSbp but will focus on supporting Central and Commercial Engineering in producing accurate simulation predictions for onshore wind sites as well as the guarantees and methodology to measure against those guarantees. The role will also be in charge of TA engagement on onshore wind energy resource matters. Additionally, this role will ensure the methods to accurately assess new assets’ energy production before their acceptance and hand-over to Operation, as well as supporting the Operation Performance team to accurately predict assets production and troubleshooting.

This global team may participate at any project stage: development, design and construction, as well as in operation stage, in coordination with other areas such as Business Development, Planning and GIS, Main Equipment SME, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Commercial Engineering, Development Engineering, Construction Engineering, Operation and Innovation

Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake and manage EYA simulations for the early stage of onshore wind projects worldwide. Especial focus in new markets.
• Support onshore wind projects WTGs layout delivery.
• Evaluate specialized software being used and to be used to deliver Wind Energy Resource area duties.
• Assess optimal solutions when Basic Designs are either outsourced or internally carried out.
• Advise Commercial Engineering and Development Engineering on review of EPC and TA simulations.
• Analyze operating onshore wind portfolios performance to update performance modelling assumptions.
• Support the LCOE optimization process for new and existing projects internationally, iterating as many times as required with Commercial Engineering, Development Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction, SME, etc.
• Write and review performance requirements of provisional acceptance and warranty periods acceptance tests for global market adoption.
• Support the acceptance tests processes with Commercial Engineering and Construction Engineering.
• Investigate and develop new calculation methodologies to maximize energy yields assessments accuracy.
• Participate and lead as needed analysis and modelling of new hybrid sites (e.g. onshore wind/BESS/solar hybrid sites).
• Advise Commercial Engineering and Development on new guarantee structures for PPA contracts.
• Manage relationships and work with Technical Advisor on development sites but also ad hoc requirements.

Who we’re looking for

Knowledge / Experience

• Deep experience in undertaking wind Energy Yield Assessments.
• Familiarity with the interactions of developer, EPC and TA in onshore wind project development. Nice to have such experience for utility scale PV and BESS as well.
• Detailed knowledge of onshore wind simulation software.
• Detailed knowledge of market movements on, and standards of, onshore wind modelling and simulating assumptions.
• Ideally experienced in working across multiple jurisdictions and time zones including some travel
• Nice to have some experience and confidence in data analyses/modelling of both renewable and micro grid/storage sites.
• Knowledge of main players in the industry (TAs, IEs, Investors, EPC, third party labs, etc).

Education & Experience

• Degree or Master’s Degree in engineering, geography, cartography, renewable energy or similar.
• 10+ years of experience in renewable energy technical roles or equivalent, with a significant focus on wind energy resource and its influence on the project success.
• International working experience or in projects globally.
• Fluent English spoken and written. Additional languages are a plus.

Why you’ll make a great member of the team

Personal & Work Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to discuss complex situations with others both in person and remotely.
• Good ability to identify and develop improvement opportunities in the Wind Energy Resource area. Appetite to define and implement such improvements in the area, while building a team supportive to LSbp’s growth targets.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail to identify root cause technical issues.
• Able to work autonomously on projects to improve central and commercial engineering teams processes on performance.
• Strong organisational skills to manage a workflow which cannot always be predicted and can be disrupted by immediate project needs.
• A good commitment to technical excellence in a pressured commercial environment.
• Ability to effectively argue for the companies’ assumptions and positions with external parties (TAs, IEs, Investors, EPC, third party labs, etc).
• Strategic thinking and time management abilities.
• Flexible, reliable, assertive, consistent & with a “can do” attitude.
• Forward thinking, a problem solver and solution provider (solution oriented).
• Able to promote a positive working culture within the team and in a cross-functional areas role.
• Team player.
• Self-starter and self-confident.
• Present yourself with integrity, credibility and professionalism.
• Ability to prioritize.

Why you’ll want to work for us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow; a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible

Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity. 

Be recognized

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

Be inspired

Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. Initiatives to get involved with including our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project or our sustainability initiatives.

Our Core Values

Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do. 

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