Energy Yield Expert (Solar)

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As an Energy Yield Expert, you'll responsible for one of the key elements in our projects which impacts project value as well as performance guarantees we as EPC provide under certain project contracts: Energy Yield Assessments. Internal and independent external Energy Yield Assessments play a crucial role in the process of techno-commercial project optimization and provide a basis for the acceptance tests. The respective methodology used in the project contracts needs to be determined and negotiated with clients and lenders TAs. You will oversee projects from start to finish regarding yield topics providing engineering expertise. And even later: There is always something to be learned from the operational phase. Data gathered by the SCADA systems can help us to understand actual plant performance and performance ratio calculations are conducted at different stages. The Solar Energy Yield Expert will be involved in this as well.

As part of the Internal Engineering Consultancy, your involvement in the review and assessment of project designs for feasibility and plausibility enables you to directly contribute to optimizing the project value.

Your tasks:

• Create and maintain energy yield assessment and solar resource assessment standards and guidelines according to the market standards and industry best practices
• Participate in Due Diligence of projects and Technical Advisory services defending our design choices (feasibility, plant design optimization, etc.,) and evaluation methodologies (resource assessment, loss factors, etc.,) in project financing and project exit transactions 
• Develop new tools and applications for solar resource assessments, batch simulations, climate data collection, lifetime energy projections
• Quality Assurance of internal assessments and reports following detailed approval procedures
• Coordinate, commission, perform due-diligence and review of third-party yield assessment reports for different project requirements
  1. project acquisition
  2. project financing and 
  3. project / portfolio sales
• Review and evaluate the project design's plausibility and feasibility in relation to enhancing the techno-economic performance of the power plant
• Act as a main contact for project teams and engineers with respect to software programs such as PVSyst, etc., and accordingly liaise with external service providers to organize necessary trainings
• Guide project teams in preparation of project information package specifically for external yield assessment reports and project financing data rooms
• Instruct project teams (contract managers) with inputs related to the definition of provisional acceptance tests and final acceptance tests for EPC and O&M contracts
• Evaluate component specific data files (datasheets, PAN files, OND files, etc.,) to ensure high quality up to date internal component database
• Conduct PR calculations for PAC stage in compliance with the contractual agreements, including alignment with the SCADA and monitoring portal suppliers
• Mentor career development of junior engineers / colleagues