What You Will Be Doing:
- Detect potential failures using the EDPR's corporate condition monitoring tools to analyze operational data.
- Communicate clear inspection and repair recommendations to the site managers and technicians.
- Provide remote support to site personnel to ensure recommendations are addressed correctly and within the appropriate time.
- Assess failure types, remaining useful life, and scope of work required based on inspection pictures.
- Create quarterly reports summarizing the detections (priority, added value, component, status, etc.)
- Manage relationships with condition monitoring vendors.
- Identify opportunities with EDPR's fleet for new condition monitoring implementations and prepare business cases to analyze profitability of such installations.
- Develop/assist in creation of new monitoring strategies/tools by using readily available data with advanced data science techniques.
- Work closely with other teams within Performance Management, especially with colleagues which primarily use other monitoring technologies/platforms.
- Support and lead process improvement, detection quality metrics, coordination calls as needed.
Direct reports: None
Travel: 20-30%
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical or a related field), Masters preferred.
- Familiarity with planetary gearboxes, generators, solar, and power generation and conversion equipment preferred.
- Familiarity with rotating equipment reliability and lubrication preferred.
- 3+ years of relevant technical experience (less experience maybe considered in lieu of an advanced degree).
- Familiarity with SQL preferred.
- Experience with SAP preferred.
- Vibration Analyst Cat II certification or experience in applied vibration analysis preferred.
- Familiarity with Python or R software preferred. Interest in data science and/or ability/interest to develop in that area.
- Project Management experience preferred.
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office software
- Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
Behavioral Requirements:
- Ability to multi-task and be self-motivated.
- Ability to perform job tasks in a collaborative working environment.
- Ability to read and understand plans, specifications, drawings, and documents relating to engineering and construction.
- High attention to detail and strong problem-solving ability
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Strong time-management skills including demonstrated ability to provide technical support for multiple concurrent activities.
- Exemplary standards of integrity, ethics, safety, quality, and productivity
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle, including possession of a valid driver's license.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently (20 - 30%)
Physical demands & working conditions:
- Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment.
- Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
- Lifting: Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds
- Vision/Hearing: Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
- Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
What We Do
EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), its affiliates, and its subsidiaries develop, construct, own, and operate wind farms and solar parks throughout North America. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with 58 wind farms, nine solar parks, and eight regional offices across North America, EDPR NA has developed more than 8,800 megawatts (MW) and operates more than 8,200 MW of onshore utility-scale renewable energy projects. With more than 1,000 employees, EDPR NA’s highly qualified team has a proven capacity to execute projects across the continent.