Meteorology Coordinator in Denver

Interesting Job Notice for Clipper Wind Power




Meteorology Coordinator

SUMMARY: The Meteorology Coordinator will work with Meteorology Team to provide coordination of and logistical support to the various technical and non-technical tasks related to the installation and maintenance of anemometry equipment and collection and management of wind data and metadata.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Meteorological Tower Installations (60%)
* Work with Meteorology team to identify locations where meteorological towers are needed at each project and within what timeframe.
* Engage land and permitting teams as needed to ensure contracts are in place with landowners and appropriate permits are obtained for tower locations.
* Manage competitive bid process for installation services and direct the work of multiple contractors by phone and email remotely, including off-hours and travelling as needed.
* Identify equipment configuration that is appropriate for a given site and procure all necessary hardware in coordination with installation contractors.
* Complete meteorological equipment installations on time and ensure installation documentation is complete and accurate.
* Ensure that all meteorological equipment is properly operating after installation.
* Ensure metadata is promptly and properly represented on the internal database and for display on internal website.

Meteorological Tower Maintenance and Repair (25%)
* Improve the success rate of remote data collection by installing new equipment and promptly identifying towers that fail.
* Work with Anemometry Analyst and internal website to detect sensors and other equipment that may have been damaged.
* Rapidly respond to tower repairs and complete routine maintenance of aging towers to avoid significant loss of data or data quality degradation.
* Manage the work of multiple contractors to perform all necessary tower maintenance and repairs, including the procurement of repaired or replaced equipment.
* Travel to perform tower maintenance on-site, including data retrieval and the replacement of damaged equipment.

Meteorological Data Management (15%)
* Ensure all tower locations and metadata is confirmed as accurate and properly represented on meteorological database and internal website.
* Perform data QC on tower data as required for internal analyses, tower sensor evaluation.
* Provide raw and QC'd data in required formats for various business processes, proposals and 3rd party analysts as requested.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
* Candidates preferably have a degree in Meteorology, a technical or logistically-related field with 2 years of relevant experience.? Specific experience in logistics, purchasing, coordination of field work / contractors is preferred.? This position may require traveling in the U.S., Canada and Mexico to meteorological tower sites to perform initial site evaluations and to oversee wind energy meteorological tower installations, including location approval, supervision of installation and maintenance/repair of towers
* Experience desired with mapping software/GIS, database use and interaction.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
* Knowledge of mapping/GIS software (specifically, ArcView/ArcInfo and/or XMap).
* Computer expertise in MS Office suite and databases a plus; should be web-savvy.
* Able to effectively manage multiple activities with multiple components simultaneously
* Ability to comprehend and assimilate technical information about meteorological instrumentation, steel tubular and lattice towers, instrument booms, electronic logging and transmitting equipment
* Works well as a team member, regularly communicating with team members and able to adapt to changing priorities without difficulty
* Strong organizational and job-task prioritization skills are required
* High-level written and oral communication skills
* Ability to create, build and manage relationships with vendors, crews, contractors of varying types in a professional, courteous and efficient manner.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
* Moderate business office noise (cubicle environment, business office with phones, conference calls, printers, light traffic)
* Travel of approximately 30% to project sites
* Able to lift up to 50 lbs.