Job Requirements
At Quest Global, it's not just what we do but how and why we do it that makes us different. With over 25 years as an engineering services provider, we believe in the power of doing things differently to make the impossible possible. Our people are driven by the desire to make the world a better place—to make a positive difference that contributes to a brighter future. We bring together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals who are empowered by an intentional workplace culture, to solve problems better and faster.
Relevant Experience Required
- Meaningful experience working in the solar or renewables industry, preferably in a performance analysis and reporting capacity
Demonstrable experience of improving the performance of solar plants through data
Work Skills
- Must be fluent in spoken and written English
- Must be an advanced user of Microsoft Excel (incl. VBA)
- Must be able to work with large datasets and be comfortable querying datasets
- Python, R, SQL and/or other programming skills are strongly desired
- Automated data visualization & communication experience (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) will be considered an asset
General Skills/Attributes
- Possesses an analytical mind, keen to identify and solve problems
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills – able to go beyond just presenting data to pull out key insights
- Able to manage interaction with internal and external stakeholders
- Relentless attention to detail and drive to produce quality work
- Organization and work ethic to deliver against critical deadlines
- Possesses a mindset of continuous improvement, always looking for opportunities to improve, both as an individual and a team
- Is a team player but also able to work independently.
- Passionate about renewables and the energy transition
Knowledge
- Basic principles of electricity generation
- Key photovoltaic (PV) plant components and methods of operation
- Understanding of how to approach performance analysis of PV plants and calculation of parameters such as PR, Availability, etc.
- Experience with performance reporting for solar assets
- Basic data flows underlying SCADA and monitoring systems
Key Responsibilities
- Calculation of several KPIs and other metrics requested for the solar sites.
- Authoring of regular reports on the performance of the sites, including the main KPIs and all the relevant technical issues and underperformance events that have occurred / are ongoing.
- Calculation of the generation and revenue impact of underperformance events / outages Root cause analysis of incidents and issues identified on plants
- Engagement with Asset Managers and the rest of the Global Performance & Monitoring Team in order to track and follow up on the issues identified until its resolution.
- Participation in cross-functional operational huddles, bringing performance data to influence decision-making
- Calculation of contractual availability, PR and completion of Grid Compliance analyses for the requested portfolios and/or sites.
- Support on the implementation and testing of the company's new, industry-leading Data Lake and System of Insight (KPI Management, Reporting and Analytics tool).
- Support continuous improvement efforts via the development of new tools for streamlining our data analysis and reporting automation (i.e., scripts to automate manual calculations, improve data manipulation or automate reporting / dashboards)
Qualification Required
- Degree in Renewable Energy, Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science; or, Foundation Degree (eg, FdA, FdSc), Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) related with Renewable Energy or/and data analysis.
