Manager of operational weather centre, Plant Siting & Forecasting, Vestas Technology A/S, Aarhus DK Job in Aarhus, Midtjylland Denmark
Vestas Technology A/S, Aarhus Denmark.
Plant Siting Forecasting
Vestas is currently seeking to fill a Manager position in our newly established meteorology operational support in the Global Flow Solutions group within Plant Siting Forecasting department (PSF) in Vestas Technology RD. PSF is globally responsible for development and implementation of new tools and methodologies for adequate micro siting, terrain and climatic evaluation, wind resource mapping and wind turbine load evaluation. PSF is an active expert- and applied research service centre with a staff of highly dedicated scientists from a number of nationalities having competencies in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Meteorology, Geophysics, Mechanical design, software development, mathematics and statistics. The centre coordinates wind and site related activities with colleagues around the world.
You will work in Vestas Plant Siting and Forecasting, Vestas Technology RD in Århus, DK. You will be managing the team that’s operating the weather and power forecasting systems, developed in the group. Plant Siting Forecasting department is globally responsible for development and implementation of new tools and methodologies for adequate micro siting, terrain and climatic evaluation, wind resource mapping and wind turbine load evaluation.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for the team delivering weather and power forecasts to international customers. You will act as a Manager but you will also have an operational role in regards to the daily responsibilities of the team. You will be responsible for maintaining relations with both the group who develops the tools and internal as well as external customers.
Your tasks will include:
- Supporting and guiding the team maintaining focus on the overall goals of the team
- Playing an active rolein the operation and delivery of power forecasts to international customers on a 24 hour day, 7 days a week basis.
- Maintain and enhance the high quality forecasting service and improve forecast products and accuracy.
- Determine and implement measurable improvements in the efficiency and accuracy of the Vestas weather and power forecast system.
- Provide exemplary customer service, sales support and technical training
- Contributing to the future development of the weather and wind power forecasting system at Vestas
- Contributing to the scientific activities of the Global Flow Solutions group
- Contribute to the global expansions and scaling of forecasting services
Your primary daily contacts in the job will be:
- Meteorologists and scientists within PSF in Aarhus but also customers and employees from the sales service organization
- Secure working relationships with internal key competencies and stakeholders
- IT and senior computing specialists
Qualifications:
Your profile and experience:
- Experienced people manager/team leader
- Strong operational experience as a weather and/or power forecaster or trader on the energy market
- Masters or higher in meteorology, atmospheric science, physics or environmental engineering.
- 3+ years of managing a technology driven production group with a proven record of increasing throughput with limited manpower
- 3+ years of experience in the wind sector with a focus on computing and NWP modeling (WRF, MM5)
- Experience from the wind energy sector will be preferred
- Excellent knowledge of computer programming languages such as C, C++, Fortran, Perl, .NET, Ruby
- Experience with SQL and other relational database systems
- Experience working in a UNIX/Linux command line environment
- You work in a structured and systematic manner which makes it easy for you to meet deadlines. It is decisive for success in the position that you are goal-oriented and quality-conscious
- Ability to work successfully under pressure, time constraints, and to adapt to shifting priorities
- You are willing to work shift rotations – including nights and weekends.
- You have strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with scientists, sales and customers
- Ability to work independently and take a leadership position
What we offer:
We offer an exciting and international job in a project oriented company that offers excellent professional and personal development possibilities for the successful candidate.
Additional information:
The work location is in Vestas Technology RD, Aarhus, Denmark.
If you need further information you are welcome to contact Manager Line Gulstad (+45 9730 5138 / +45 2547 5961) or Senior Specialist Matthew Garvert +1 503 720 4806 .
Candidates will be evaluated continuously and the position will be closed when we have the right candidate.
Experience the forces of wind
Join Vestas and work with cutting-edge wind technology
As one of the world leaders in wind power solutions with wind turbine installations in over 65 countries and more than 20.000 employees globally, Vestas looks to accelerate innovation through the development of our employee's skills and talents. Our goal is to reduce CO2 emissions dramatically and ensure a sustainable world for future generations.
Primary Location
Denmark-Midtjylland-Århus N
Unposting Date
Ongoing