Wind Resource Study Engineer

Overview

• Participate in validating potential siting areas for new wind projects in collaboration with Development and Mapping
• Select and position turbines to maximize energy production and minimize CAPEX, while ensuring compliance with wind farm design standards, constructability, and environmental and regulatory constraints
• Calculate the energy yield of wind projects
• Define the methodology, calculate losses, and estimate uncertainties
• Oversee on-site measurement campaigns (met masts, LiDAR)
• Supervise the installation, maintenance, decommissioning and storage of measurement equipment
• Ensure data collection with maximum availability
• Process measured on-site data and construct the wind model
• Commission, supervise and validate acoustic studies
• Commission, supervise and validate other specific studies (shadow flicker, snow/ice, loads, others)
• Support Project Management and the Purchasing & Logistics department during turbine tendering and the turbine supply contract signing
• Validate technical annexes (power curve, acoustic curve, site climatic conditions, site suitability assessment)
• Define and improve methodologies related to your area of expertise

Requirements

• Degree from an engineering school or a university Master’s degree with specialization in fluid dynamics, meteorology, or mathematics
• 5+ years of experience in this role, including at least 3 years on projects in France
• Experience in analysis and processing of data collected by meteorological stations
• Proficiency with Windographer and OpenWind
• Knowledge of Meteodyn, windPRO, or PyWake is a plus
• Proven experience and capacity for innovation required to understand the needs of each project and adapt calculation methodology to available information, project stage and response deadlines
• Familiarity with the activity, as well as the capabilities and responsibilities of the different departments involved
• Knowledge of international standards applicable to calculations and studies in the field
• English: C1 level expected (working language with external companies)