Company Overview

Leveraging decades of experience, Equans Solar & Storage is the one-stop partner for scaled, integrated and performant solutions on solar & storage energy projects.

Our mission: serving energy transition and low carbon world by empowering the deployment and integration of solar and storage solutions.

We provide solar PV & hybrid plants, energy storage, innovation and solar PV B2B customers.

Operating in 15 countries, with more than 1,500 experts dedicated to solar PV and high voltage, Equans Solar & Storage has installed over 6GW solar energy capacity worldwide, 550 MWh BESS and is operating and maintaining approximately 2GW of solar PV plants.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented PV Performance Data Analyst to support the operation and optimization of our growing portfolio of utility-scale solar power plants. The ideal candidate will leverage date analytics to assess plant performance, identify inefficiencies, and help drive strategic improvements across a portfolio of solar asset. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Monitor and analyze real-time and historical data from SCADA, hypervisor and other monitoring systems across our global solar O&M portfolio. Includes collection, triage and analysis of data from sites as well as maintenance operations, requiring regular collaboration with site teams and/or O&M managers.
• Develop and maintain performance dashboards, reports, and KPIs for internal and external stakeholders. Comparison of actual performance data with forecasts (availability, Performance Ratio, Yield, EPI) in particular.
• Perform root cause analysis of underperformance issues (e.g., inverter faults, soiling, weather impacts, grid limitation, equipment degradation).
• Collaborate with O&M and engineering teams to implement data-driven performance improvement initiatives. Be an ambassador of PV performance across the business unit.
• Identify anomalies and develop automated alerting systems to flag operational issues.
• Develop of in-house tools for data analytics that can be used across a diverse portfolio of assets.
• Assist with data cleaning, integrity checks, and sensor calibration validations.
• Provide insights during the commissioning phase to validate expected vs. actual performance and support the acceptance tests.
• Coordinates the onboarding of newly connected plants to our hypervisor in the agreed timeline.
• Keep abreast of technological and commercial market developments and to inform senior management of any salient information.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Physics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in energy data anlytics, or a related role. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Experience in analysis of time series, knowledge of visualizzation tools like Power BI and Python programming is considered an asset. 
• Knowledge of PV systems / electrical equipment. Experience with SCADA systems is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with databases and big data management. Able to work independently on MySQL, API and capacity for ETL process on large datasets. 
• Familiarity with CAD files and experience on design or schematics of solar farms (layouts, electrical diagrams, etc.), understanding of PV design concepts and flobal vision on construction & exploitation of projects. Knowledge of PVSyst is considered an asset.
• Organizational skills, reporting skills, attention to detail and good written and spoken communication skills. Team player, solution-oriented.
• Fluent in English. Knowledge of French and/or Spanish are considered a plus.

To learn more about us visit the Equans Solar & Storage webpage.