SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come. We are proud to be playing a critical role in the net zero transition, as we aim to more than treble the net capacity in operation to 13GW and grow renewable energy output five-fold to over 50TWh over the next 10 years.
Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.
About the Role
Base Location: Flexible, however our preference is that you will be based in one of our key UK or Ireland sites, which includes but is not limited to: - Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, Reading, Havant, Belfast or Dublin.
Travel will be required on occasion to either our Glasgow, Dublin or Belfast offices.
Salary: £40,600 - £61,000 / €56,500 - €84,700 (depending on base country, skills and experience) + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time / Part Time | Flexible First options available.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Wind Resource & Energy Yield Analyst to join the Energy Analytics team, supporting SSE Renewables' pipeline of onshore wind farm projects in their development, construction and operational phases. Your role will be to deliver wind data analysis and energy yield modelling to inform projects' design and financial investment decisions.
As well as experienced wind analyst professionals, we are also interested in hearing from recent graduates with Renewables-focussed degrees or internships completed in wind analysis teams.
Some of your main accountabilities will include:
- Performing analysis of measured wind data from meteorological masts and LiDAR devices.
- Producing wind farm layout designs.
- Conducting wind flow modelling and energy yield assessments.
- Performing turbine suitability assessments.
- Performing in-house R&D and tool development.
What do I need?
To be successful in this role, we would love you to have:
- A degree level qualification in a science, engineering or related discipline with a high level of numerical and computer literacy.
