Renewable Energy Engineer (Intermediate to Senior) - 12 month fixed-term Meridian is the largest producer of renewable electricity in Aotearoa and we strive to deliver clean energy for a fairer and healthier world. We only generate electricity from 100% renewable resources – wind, water and sun, because we believe that's the best way forward for our planet and our communities. And, we're doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and support others in our generation communities to do the same. We also retail electricity to more than 365,000 homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand through our Meridian and Powershop brands.
What you'll be doing
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team on a 12 month fixed-term agreement to cover Parental Leave. In this role you'll be at the technical epicentre of Meridian's development options for additional renewable generation capacity. You will be primarily tasked with providing optimised site layouts and energy yield assessments (wind and solar) for potential future sites using industry-leading software and data analysis techniques. You will interact with suppliers and help to monitor and maintain our quality resource observations (wind and solar).
What you'll bring
3+ years plus experience with large-scale wind project design and analysis.
Superior skills in wind and solar analysis for development, construction, and operational assessments.
Excellent written and oral communication skills. Confident to attend/lead meetings when needed.
Extensive understanding of wind farm site optimisation, energy assessment, load analysis, noise, and shadow flicker.
Excellent knowledge of and experience with wind turbine design and technology. Solar experience is also desirable.
Knowledge of Wind Farm (and ideally solar) operational and maintenance requirements.
Knowledge of and experience with resource sensing equipment such as met masts, LIDAR, SODAR, and/or solar resource measurement.
A high level of expertise in WindPro. Ideally experience with Meteodyn (CFD), Matlab, and/or solar design software (PVsyst PVDesign).
Why Meridian?
At Meridian, we value all people. We embrace different ways of thinking, living and working, because we believe diversity benefits us all. We encourage all our people to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work and we're proud to have a diverse and inclusive workplace. We value and live by three 'How to Be's': 'be gutsy', working together by 'being in the waka' and doing the right thing by 'being a good human'. We work hard and value the importance of connection and fun, whether this be through daily quizzes, morning teas, birthday and cultural celebrations both in person and virtually!
What we can offer you!
We value work/life balance so our WFH and flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whanau. We also offer:
an attractive and competitive salary package.
enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave.
enhanced KiwiSaver contributions
excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!
award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it
employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts
a one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed)
All in all, we're an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!
If you've any questions, or would like the full Position Description, please email ****** and one of our team will get back to you. We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed, please get in touch via email or phone if there are any parts of our process you would like assistance with.
Advertising closes on 6 October 2024 (please note this is subject to change)
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