Yield Engineer Offshore Wind - Houston TX

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94330BR

Job Title:

Yield Engineer, Offshore Wind - Houston, TX

No. of Positions:

1

Job Description:

The Yield Engineer is responsible for ensuring the availability of appropriate wind resource and energy production estimates during all stages of offshore wind project development. The jobholder has also the responsibility for meteorological monitoring campaigns and associated data management issues, wind turbine layout design, and will also be expected to conduct and communicate the results of desktop studies, such as layout design sensitivity analyses, wind farm performance assessments or other well-defined analytical tasks.

Job Tasks:


Assist in wind farm layout design, including coordinating data acquisition and management.
Help to develop a database of meteorological towers, tracking data and tower status.
Organize and present wind resource assessment results at internal forums and internal reviews, including project VARs.
Review third party energy yield assessment reports.
Advise Business Opportunity Managers regarding potential project bids
Perform wind resource assessment and yield estimates using industry standard tools.
Work with internal and external stakeholders in various areas of wind resource assessment as needed, coordinating specific tasks from scoping to presenting the results, clearly understanding the intent of the work and helping to shape the task itself.
Continually enhance personal skill set in the field of wind resource assessment


Special Challenges


Develop technical skills in appropriate areas, for example: wind analysis; use of GIS for site design; data acquisition via SCADA.
Maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as: Shell Wind, Civil Structures and Offshore, Government Relations, Regulatory turbine manufacturers and JV teams.
Develop communication and networking skills needed for business development in the global wind industry.
Manage fluid work priorities to deliver timely results to stakeholders.


Auto req ID:

94330BR

Country of Work Location:

United States

Company Description:

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with over 90,000 employees in more than 70 countries and territories. In the US, we have operated for over a century and are a major oil and gas producer onshore and in the Gulf of Mexico, a recognized innovator in exploration and production technology, and a leading manufacturer and marketer of fuels, natural gas and petrochemicals. We deliver energy responsibly; operate safely with respect to our neighbours and work to minimize our environmental impact. We are in search of remarkable people who will thrive in a diverse and inclusive work environment to deliver exciting projects locally and globally. People who are passionate about exploring new frontiers. Innovators and pioneers. People with the drive to help shape our future. Because remarkable people achieve remarkable things.

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Work Location:

Houston - EP Center Americas

Requirements:


Bachelors in Science, Engineering, Meteorology, or other quantitative field. Master's degree preferred.
Minimum of three (3 ) years experience in development and operational wind analysis in the wind industry or a related field.
Solid background in quantitative evaluation and experience handling large datasets for analysis.
Experience using Windographer, Windpro, OpenWind, and other standard wind industry tools preferred. Mapping experience is a plus.
Excellent communication skills
Proven ability to work with virtual teams.
Track record of creative problem-solving.
Ability to work on detailed problems and address high-level questions.


City, State (if applicable):

Houston, Texas

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