Solar Performance Analyst, Operations Engineering

Invenergy•Chicago, IL

9d•$77,000 - $98,000

About The Position

The Data Analyst, Operations Engineering primarily provides technical support to a large solar and storage operating fleet by transforming data into actionable insights and business intelligence, optimizing fleet performance, and guiding data-driven decisions. The role curates operational metrics, cleans and transforms data, and designs reports, dashboards, and visualizations for stakeholders. It works closely with operations engineering, asset management, and site management teams to detect and diagnose underperformance, manage recurring reporting, and identify actionable items. The analyst also performs ad-hoc analyses to quantify energy and revenue impacts, models expected performance under different operational decisions, evaluates the effects of software and hardware upgrades, supports regulatory reporting such as NERC GADS, and uses Aveva PI system tools to create real-time analyses.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
At least 2 years of experience working with operational, industrial, or renewable energy asset data in an analytics, engineering, or performance monitoring role.
Familiarity with Excel and Microsoft Office.
Strong communication skills.
Attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Aveva PI software suite.
Familiarity with database environments and query languages, with SQL preferred.
Proficiency with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Python or other programming experience.
Experience with solar modeling tools such as PVSyst.

Responsibilities

Curate metrics, KPIs, and reports that turn equipment information into operational intelligence.
Clean and process raw data to remove outliers, errors, and inconsistencies.
Transform data into suitable formats for analysis and reporting.
Design and maintain reports, dashboards, and visualizations that communicate insights to stakeholders.
Collaborate with operations engineering, asset management, and site management teams to build tools for detecting and diagnosing underperformance issues.
Manage recurring metric reporting processes and identify actionable items.
Perform ad-hoc analyses to quantify the energy and revenue impact of operational events.
Model expected performance scenarios under various operational decisions.
Model the performance impact of software and hardware upgrades.
Support regulatory reporting requirements such as NERC GADS.
Use Aveva PI system tools to create real-time analyses.