Engineer / Analyst Solar Generation Development

Job Description

Job Description

Engineer / Analyst – Solar Generation Development

Location : Birmingham, AL

Travel required : up to 25%

POSITION SUMMARY

Generation Planning and Development (GPD) is responsible for assisting Southern Company’s retail operating companies with the planning, siting, development, and deployment of power generation, energy storage and distributed generation resources. These resources can be sourced through self-build, existing facility conversion, and / or acquisition of assets.

The Solar Generation Development team has responsibility for assisting Southern Company’s retail operating companies with the planning, analysis, development, and deployment of solar power generation.

Responsibilities Include :

• Leading (and serving on) diverse, enterprise-wide project teams in the evaluation and deployment of various generation alternatives and other strategic initiatives
• Negotiation, development, and / or management of contracts
• Conducting economic evaluations and profitability analysis for various generation resource options using production simulation software and spreadsheet-based financial models
• Developing and maintaining renewable generation, battery storage and distributed generation technology resource cost and performance metrics
• Performing market intelligence efforts (technology development, pricing, commercial viability)
• Preparing and presenting project evaluation results and / or project business cases to all levels of enterprise-wide management and peer groups

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