Senior Wind Resource Analyst, Aarhus, Denmark

My client is a leading OEM of onshore and offshore renewable energy projects across the Asia and they are currently looking to rapidly expand with in the European wind market. They have developed efficient technology that has put them in a position to rival some of the key players in the industry and intend to utilise their market reputation over the next few years.

Position Overview:

You will  act as the departmental specialist in the collection, storage and analysis of wind data, the modelling of wind flows, annual energy prediction calculation and load calculation in order to support the development of prospective wind farms. You will report directly to the Head of Development in Denmark and work on projects across Europe.

Responsibilities:

• You will perform as an expert in the area of wind data analysis providing support to the development team on wind energy projects
• Use relevant software to micro-site turbines based on maximum yields
• Calculate wind turbine loads during the development stage
• By performing daily check-ups of wind data you will report a monthly data report to the senior management team
• You will utilise your expertise in order to provide data and perform modelling of wind flows
• As the team specialist you will be responsible for the collection, storage and cleaning of bankable wind data
• Your results and data will ultimately make you responsibly for the site selection for the wind mast in order to achieve the optimal output
• You will also be involved in the wind mast instrumentation layout design and assessment of wind regimes for turbine class suitability

Education:

Degree or relevant work experience in wind resource analysis

Core Requirements:

• Background knowledge and work experience in wind flows and wind energy converters
• Use of WAsP software for wind modelling.
• Skills in MCP software, utilising a range of wind data types
• Use of WindFarmer, WindPRO to build P50 and P90 AEPs
• Experience with load calculation is a bonus
• Excellent analytical and presentation skills
• Ability to interpret and interrogate large complex dataset
• Knowledge and experience working with the Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent reporting skills

General requirements

• Will have 4-6 years experience in the onshore wind energy market
• A wind analysis background working on wind farm projects
• Excellent communication, written and presentation skills
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)
• The ability to travel internationally
• A keen interest in the  wind sector and a desire to see it progress and be part of its development in the South America

Key Skills:

Wind energy, collection, storage and analysis of wind data, the modelling of wind flows, onshore, offshore, Danish and load calculations.

For more information please send a Word copy of your CV to jobs@viridiumassociates.com, call us on +44 (0) 203 005 5560, or visit www.viridiumassociates.com.  No PDFs please. We can only respond to applicants with relevant experience as detailed above