IR - Senior Energy Analyst

Mainstream Renewable Power is a leading pure-play renewable energy company, with wind and solar assets across global markets, including in Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Our mission is to accelerate the global transition to renewable energy by delivering clean, affordable and reliable energy at scale. We are one of the most successful developers of gigawatt-scale renewables platforms, across onshore wind, offshore wind, and solar power generation with a global portfolio of 27 GW.  In May 2021, Aker Horizons acquired a majority stake in Mainstream, and in April 2022, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. joined Aker Horizons as a long-term strategic investor. We currently employ over 600 people across 5 continents, and we are always looking for ambitious, driven, and talented people to join us on our mission to drive forward the energy transition.

Mainstream Renewable Power is seeking to recruit a Senior Energy Analyst (wind) As part of Mainstream’s global Energy Analysis Group, you will have responsibility for providing metocean and wind resource assessment and energy analysis and modeling for large offshore windfarms in various geographical locations. Furthermore, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead provide site condition studies, meteorological measurement campaigns, wind turbine layouts and will ensure these are conducted in accordance with industry best practices. Tasks and responsibilities will lie within the early stage development activities all the way through to final project completion and ultimately wind farm operation.

Applications to work in either Mainstream’s Dublin, Oslo or Hamburg offices will be considered.

You will:

• Provide best practice energy analysis deliverables for utility-scale projects (typical project value €100m-€2bn)
• Have a key role in wind farm layout design including supporting permitting activities associated with turbine locations
• Design optimal site-specific measurement campaigns for wind sites, including cost/benefit assessments of different technologies.
• Interact with turbine OEMs on topics such as site-specific power curves, Turbine Supply Agreements, and documentation for suite suitability
• Interface with wind turbine suppliers and foundation designers
• Stay in touch with the latest technological developments as well as collaborate and link with the company’s digitalization endeavours
• Keep abreast of the latest developments within wake and blockage effects
• Support internal strategy for all aspects of offshore wind farm energy analysis, including participating in internal R&D

You have:

• Minimum Master’s degree in Engineering or other relevant technical degree.
• 3-10 years of experience in energy analysis of wind development projects, preferably offshore
• Best practise knowledge of offshore wake-modelling, floating LiDAR measurements, and offshore layout design.
• Experience in meteorological data collection campaigns and with siting turbines
• Adept at performing bankable wind yield assessments using wind flow- and farm modeling software such as Openwind, WindSim, Meteodyn WT, windPRO
• Experience in Python and/or similar programming language
• Demonstrated skills in use and application of relevant IEC and other standards
• Experience in the analysis of operational wind farms and/or IEC power curve testing is an advantage.
• Ability to define non-standard work requirements within joint ventures and international project teams, and to anticipate and manage the workload accordingly.
• Proven ability to defend highly analytical and technical work to external companies.
• the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• An independent drive to continuously improve the status quo, as well as maintain close collaboration with the project team to ensure timely and cost-effective execution of projects
• High level of flexibility and agility as well as organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills in English. Nordic and other languages are considered a plus
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Why you really should click that button

We offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial organisation, to be part of a diverse workplace with regards to gender, age and cultural background in the most exciting industry in the world today. You will receive a very competitive total benefits package including an excellent base salary, bonus scheme and share options.

Career development

• Training opportunities
• Secondment and relocation opportunities
• Career progression (16% promotions across the Group in 2021)

Shared financial success

• A competitive, industry benchmarked and cost-of-living linked salary, reviewed annually
• Annual bonus
• Share options

Work/life balance

• WFH in a hybrid working arrangement
• Allowance for WFH set-up

True diversity & inclusion

• Equal opportunity targets
• GWEC Women in Wind and Mainstream Women in Renewables programmes
• You can be you, whatever your gender, colour or sexual orientation

Care for health & wellbeing

• Generous health insurance coverage and allowance where applicable

These are just some of the reasons why we are officially certified as a Great Place to Work.