Operational Meteorologist, Plant Siting & Forecasting, Vestas Technology A/S, Aarhus Denmark Job in Aarhus, Midtjylland Denmark

Vestas Technology A/S, Aarhus Denmark
Plant Siting Forecasting

Vestas is currently seeking to fill a 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 and is searching for operational meteorologists to establish and support the operational activities in the Global Flow Solutions group.

You will work in Vestas Plant Siting and Forecasting, Vestas Technology RD in Århus, DK. You will be responsible for 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 operational implementation and maintenance of the numerical modelling suite for weather and wind power forecasting. You will assist to and maintain relations with both the group who develops the tools and with the customers.

Your tasks will include:

•                    Responsible for 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.

•                    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

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

•                    IT and senior computing specialists

Qualifications

Your profile and experience:

•                    Masters or equal work experience in meteorology,
atmospheric science, physics or environmental engineering.

•                    At least 3 years of experience in utilizing numerical weather
prediction models, preferably WRF, and post-processing and
visualization tools

•                    Experience as an operational weather or power forecaster

•                    Experience from the wind energy sector will be preferred 
and with a focus on computing and NWP modeling

•                    Experience as an operational  forecaster

•                    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

•                    You are able to work independently and you’re good team-
player committed to the common goal of the team

•                    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.

Experience from an operational role and a general positive motivation about the tasks in such a role is important. 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.

It is the policy of Vestas to afford equal employment opportunity without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, or national origin, and to afford equal opportunity to veterans and individuals with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial, or local law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative within the People Culture department.

Experience the forces of wind
Join Vestas and work with cutting-edge wind technology  

As one of the world leaders in wind power and with wind turbine installations in over 65 countries, 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