Solar Design Analyst

Company Description

Apex Clean Energy was founded with a singular focus: to accelerate the shift to clean energy. Through origination, construction, and operation of utility-scale wind, solar, and storage facilities, distributed energy resources, and green fuel technologies, Apex is expanding the renewable frontier across North America. Our mission-driven team of more than 400 professionals uses a data-focused approach and an unrivaled portfolio of projects to create solutions for the world’s most innovative and forward-thinking customers. For more information about how Apex is building the energy company of the future, visit apexcleanenergy.com.

Apex strives to excel in every phase of project realization, from origination and financing to construction and asset management. Our mission-driven team seeks determined, resolute individuals who strive to innovate and go above the call of duty, and who will relentlessly do their part to help accelerate the shift to America’s clean energy future. 

Job Description

Apex is seeking an analytical action-oriented Solar Design Analyst to play a critical role in developing our early-stage through late-stage solar projects. This position reports to the Director of Solar Design and is part of a dynamic, collaborative, entrepreneurial team. The Solar Design Analyst is responsible for analyzing high quality solar meteorological data, preparing energy analyses, energy loss calculations, and providing general guidance to inform and optimize development, financing, construction, wind hybridization, and operation of our solar projects. The position interacts with multiple departments to ensure relevant data and analysis drives decision making and overall project quality and will be exposed to all aspects of the solar asset management life cycle. The candidate for this position should be adaptable and capable of working with an energetic team of professionals and should be familiar with basic principles of solar energy assessment. Advanced role and title placement can be considered depending on the candidates’ level of energy assessment expertise.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, hard-working team player who can support projects from a variety of viewpoints. Solar Design Analyst position requires equally excellent communication and technical skills as well as the ability to work well under pressure, multitask, and have the flexibility to shift priorities on the go. A passion for renewable energy is a plus.

Qualifications

Primary Responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities in this role will include:

• Solar photovoltaic energy assessment, preliminary plant design, and optimization to support the technical needs of projects in development, financing, construction, and operation.
• Secure, assimilate, and synthesize high quality data to conduct accurate resource and energy assessments and project designs.
• Manage and create spatial data in geographic information systems to support assessment, design, and optimization of projects.
• Design and optimize solar plants in the pre-construction phase of project development.
• Model utility and distributed-scale solar energy plant models in PVSyst and other software to produce energy predictions and associated energy deliverables such as PVsyst reports, 8760’s, 12x24 matrixes.
• Analyze and apply losses and uncertainty estimates for plant production estimates.
• Coordinate and evaluate consultants and independent engineers on 3rd party assessments as needed and to support financing or diligence from counterparties.
• Develop comprehensive layouts in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or other CAD software that provide spatial guidance and configurations for our electrical, civil, project management, and finance teams.
• Support Asset Management in analysis and understanding of operating solar plant performance relative to pre-construction energy estimates.

Success Profile

In order to succeed as a Solar Design Analyst at Apex Clean Energy, you’ll need to excel within the following criteria:

• Bachelor's degree or higher (Master’s degree preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Engineering, Statistics, Physics, Environmental Resource Engineering or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Software requirements: PVSyst, CAD, SAM and Microsoft Office. Positive consideration given for candidates with Visual Basic, Python, and R or other programming experience.
• Experience with databases and general understanding of information technology and database design and administration.
• Knowledge, both technical and commercial, of how renewable energy assets are developed, constructed, operated and financed.
• Demonstrated ability to think creati