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Solar Performance Analyst, Operations Engineering

Invenergy

Chicago, ILFull-time$77–98K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$77–98K/yr
Location
Chicago, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Data Analyst, Operations Engineering provides technical support to Invenergy’s solar and storage operating fleet by transforming data into actionable insights and business intelligence. The role focuses on optimizing fleet performance and guiding data-driven decisions, including reporting, performance analysis, modeling, and support for regulatory reporting requirements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ExcelMicrosoft OfficeCommunicationAttention to DetailProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingAveva PIDatabase EnvironmentsSQLPower BITableauPythonSolar ModelingPVSyst

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or Related Technical Discipline2+ Years Operational, Industrial, or Renewable Energy Asset Data Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Chicago, IL

Full time

R11682

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Job Description

Position Overview

The Data Analyst, Operations Engineering primarily provides technical support to a large Solar and Storage operating fleet by transforming data into actionable insights & business intelligence, optimizing fleet performance, and guiding data-driven decisions.

Core Responsibilities

  • Curate metrics, KPI’s, and reports that transform equipment information into operational intelligence.

  • Clean and process raw data to remove outliers, errors, and inconsistencies.

  • Transform data into suitable formats for analysis and reporting.

  • Design and maintain reports, dashboards and visualizations that communicate insights to stakeholders.

  • Collaborate closely with operations engineering, asset management, and site management teams to build tools to detect and diagnose underperformance issues.

  • Manage recurring metric reporting processes and identify actionable items.

  • Perform ad-hoc analyses to quantify energy and revenue impact from operational events.

  • Model expected performance scenarios under various operational decisions.

  • Model performance impact of software and hardware upgrades.

  • Support regulatory reporting requirements such as NERC GADS.

  • Utilize the Aveva PI system tools to create real time analyses.

Required Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.

  • 2+ years of experience working with operational, industrial, or renewable energy asset data in an analytics, engineering, or performance monitoring role.

  • Familiarity with Excel and Microsoft Office.

  • Strong communication skills.

  • Attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

  • Excellent problem solving and critical thinking abilities.

Preferred Skills

  • Familiarity with the Aveva PI software suite.

  • Familiarity with database environments & query languages (SQL preferred).

  • Proficiency with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

  • Python or other programming experience.

  • Experience with solar modeling tools such as PVSyst.

Base Pay

$77,000.00 - $98,000.00 USD AnnualBonus: 0% - 15%

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills. In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process. Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, profit sharing, paid time off, etc.

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,588 open Data Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$77–98K/yr
  • Illinois median$84–122K/yr122 salary ranges
  • US median$88–131K/yr3,482 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $88K, is 17% below the Illinois median midpoint ($106K) — in the middle half of Data Analyst salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 175 open Data Analyst jobs in Illinois and 5,588 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Data Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (4,265 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,322 of the 5,588 open Data Analyst jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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