International Trainee - Wind Resource in Hamburg bei Vattenfall

"Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 20 000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We are committed to building a future where everyone can choose fossil-free ways to move, make and live. Join us as we work for fossil freedom!

Now you can shape the path towards fossil free living. We are searching for 34 talented individuals to join us on our journey towards fossil free living. Individuals that challenge the way we think, lead us down new paths and contribute to solving the biggest challenge of humankind - climate change. Is this you?

Become one of our 34 International Trainees at Vattenfall. Each of the trainee positions is unique, linked to a department within a specific business area and a working location. This means that each position has its own specific responsibilities, challenges and matching profile.

Next to your personal development in this unique position you will be enjoying one year of all we have to offer. Your trainee year will be filled with meetups with your international trainee team with likeminded individuals. You will be meeting up virtually to work on assignments and live during four seminar weeks where you will be visiting our power plants and growing your superpowers with a variety of trainings.

Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind as well as other non-hydro Renewable activities. Today we develop, construct and operate wind generation in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

Your role as a Trainee – Wind Resource

Within BA Wind’s BU Onshore, Wind Resource team is part of the Market and Site Development department and amongst others responsible for delivering wind data for various objectives, having a thorough understanding of the wind flow and designing the layout of the wind farm. In short, we are responsible for maximizing the output of the future wind farms of Vattenfall, while keeping the permit and the financials in mind. Our calculations and designs can make the difference between a good and a bad business case or the difference between a wind farm which ends on paper or which ends up being realized.

At the same time we are aiming towards becoming more resilient towards the future in a market which become more and more competitive and high wind sites becoming scarce. Process optimization, data utilization and sharing our expertise are the most important pillars for us going forward. There is a whole world ahead of us, for which you contribution could be vital!

Your job as a Wind Resource Trainee:

As Wind Resource trainee you will analyze the wind conditions and site restriction in current and future windfarms, which includes wind data gathering, data analyses, site appraisal and loss calculations, which eventually leads to an optimal site layout and annual energy production estimation.

Summarized, your job will be:

• Perform Wind Resource Assessments to assess the wind and site conditions, according to the Vattenfall way of working
• Analyze constraints for every specific site, in order to define the optimal lay-out of WTGs and WTG selection
• Perform Production Assessments including curtailments
• Perform uncertainty analyses in order to assess risks
• Combine technical requirements, practical limitations and financial opportunities into an optimized site layout
• Analyze performance of operating wind farms and apply learnings to future analyses
• Collaborate closely with our stakeholders spread throughout the organization

Location (where you will be based) for this position can be flexible; Amsterdam (NL), Hexham (UK), Hamburg (DE) or Solna (SE).

Whether you want a climate smarter career as an energy specialist, visionary manager or inspirational project lead in the energy sector, we offer you these possibilities within the Trainee Programme.

As a Trainee – WInd resource you recognize yourself in the following:

• You have a university degree in the direction of Wind Energy, Sustainability, Engineering, Physics, Meteorology or equivalent, with a focus on Wind production calculations.
• You have a passion for renewable energy in general, and wind energy in particular
• You want to get a better understanding of what drives Wind energy
• You have a curious and creative mind, who is comfortable outside the box
• You are driven towards optimizing our sustainable portfolio
• You strive for perfection, but never lose sight