What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rotational Program Associate [Hybrid] position at EDF Renewables North America?
Scope of Position
EDF Renewables North America is a market-leading independent power producer and service provider with over 35 years of experience. We deliver grid-scale power: wind (onshore and offshore), solar photovoltaic, and storage projects; distribution-scale power: solar and storage; asset optimization: technical, operational, and commercial expertise to maximize the performance of generating projects, and onsite solutions, through the Company’s PowerFlex affiliate, offering a full suite of onsite energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers: solar, storage, EV charging, energy management systems, and microgrids.
As a Rotational Program Associate, you will spend two years going through an immersive program designed to build the skills necessary to succeed in the renewable energy industry, and of course, potentially at EDF Renewables.
The program consists of up to four different rotations in different functional assignments. The overall goal of each rotation will be to cement the associates’ understanding of EDFR’s internal processes, financial modeling standards, projects phases and strategic goals and vision. Below is a summary of the rotations and training involved:
Responsibilities
First Rotation:
The first rotation will be located at the company headquarters in San Diego, California. This could include opportunities to rotate in various departments, such as Performance Reliability Engineering (PRE), Asset Management, Operations and Maintenance, Engineering, Pre-construction, Construction, Project Finance, Valuations & Transactions, Program Management and others.
Additional Rotations:
There will be three additional assignments in different business units of the company, each culminating in several deliverables of varying sizes and time commitments. Additional rotations may focus on a more hands on experience in development and the operation/maintenance process. RTP Associates will have the opportunity to move to a regional office or stay at the company headquarters. A rotation in the regional offices will provide an opportunity to work closely with developers and focus on land acquisition, permitting, interconnection, and transmission planning. Other rotations may involve working with EDF RE’s Operations and Maintenance and construction management teams out in the field.
EDF Renewables University:
Along with their rotational work, the RTP Associates will provide support in planning the EDF RE University educational series (“The U”), which showcases the knowledge of teams across the company and provides ongoing and highly applicable learning opportunities to all employees. The goal of The U is to provide continuing on-going training opportunities to employees, to establish a culture of teaching and learning, develop employees with broad, applicable knowledge across business units and encourage more interaction and teamwork with employees from different business units. Each month, a new speaker and topic will be presented.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Prior work in the renewable/traditional energy industry desired.
- A background in Data Analytics, Mathematics, Information Technology, engineering or other technical background or work experience is desired.
Education/Experience
- Masters-level degree in a quantitative orientation or an MBA. Candidates should have at least an undergraduate background in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or Business.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas to a non-technical audience.
- Ability to query, analyze and report conclusions using tools such as Excel, MySQL, SSMS, Tableau etc.
- Experience with Data Science and Operations Research a plus.
- Knowledge of software development in the AWS cloud a plus.
- Ability to work independently and to develop proposals, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 software required and excellence with Microsoft Excel, Word, MS Project; Teams; and PowerPoint strongly preferred.
Physical Requirements: Normal office work.
Working Conditions: 95% of time is spent in the office environment, using computers (frequent use of various Microsoft software/programs), phones, and general office equipment. 5% of time traveling to other EDF Renewable locations, meetings, conferences, etc.
This role’s annual base salary range is between $88,950 and $148,250.
In addition, EDF Renewables offers best-in-class employment incentives, including.
We are also proud to offer:
Be a part of an innovative and collaborative team environment that fosters our goal of Delivering renewable solutions to lead the transition to a sustainable energy future.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship (F-1 Visa, OPT, CPT, etc.) is not and will not be available for this position.
Salary : $88,950 - $148,250
