Operations Performance Data Analyst

About ContourGlobal 

ContourGlobal, a KKR company, is an established Independent Power Producer (IPP) focused on developing, acquiring, and operating electricity generation and storage assets across Europe, North and South America, with a presence in Africa and Asia. The company currently manages 5.5 GW of installed capacity across multiple technologies and asset classes, with an additional 800 MW of renewables under construction and nearly 12.6 GW under development. 

ContourGlobal is accelerating the decarbonization of its portfolio and evolving into a predominantly renewable IPP, supported by long- term contracts and innovative PPAs coupled with energy management solutions that deliver value beyond market standards. As a symbol of its ongoing transformation and growth, the company recently unveiled a new brand identity, celebrating 20 years of history and embracing The Right Power Forward as its guiding purpose. 

Job Summary

As Operations Performance Data Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and usability of operational data across ContourGlobal’s global power generation fleet. You will lead fleet-wide KPI governance, act as the technical owner of the AVEVA PI ecosystem, and enable performance engineers and leadership teams to make data-driven decisions that directly impact availability, efficiency, and profitability. Join us to drive the right power forward and make clean energy the natural choice for all!

Key Responsibilities:

• Fleet KPI & Data Governance
  • Lead the definition, collection, validation, and governance of fleet-wide KPIs.
  • Ensure consistency of performance metrics across regions and technologies.
  • AVEVA PI System Ownership
  • Act as global technical owner of the AVEVA PI System (Data Archive, AF, Vision).
  • Manage tag structures, data links, and historian reliability.
  • Coordinate PI upgrades, migrations, and system improvements.
  •  Automation & Digitalization
• Design automated data pipelines using Excel (VBA, Power Query), PI tools, and interfaces to reduce manual reporting.
  • Standardize reporting templates and data workflows.
  • Visualization & Engineering Support
  • Develop PI Vision dashboards for operations and performance analysis.
  • Support engineers in interpreting trends, anomalies, and events.
• Performance Analysis & RCA Support
  • Support Root Cause Analysis using historical operational data.
  • Identify abnormal patterns (flat-lining, sensor drift, bad data).
• Reporting & Executive Interface
  • Deliver daily/weekly/monthly operational reports for leadership.
  • Act as interface between plant teams and corporate stakeholders.

Qualifications and Skills: 

Your profile is a natural match if you have:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Process) or equivalent, Computer Science, or Data Analytics.
• Experience: 3+ years of experience in the Power Generation or Industrial Processing sector, with a specific focus on plant performance or systems engineering.

• Travel requirements: This role will require occasional travel to plant sites for system implementation or training.

Skills:

• Data Analysis: Expert-level Excel skills (including Macros/VBA, Power Pivot, and complex formulas) to manage large datasets.
• Automation: Experience scripting or using bridge data gaps between operational and corporate systems between systems.
• Industrial Software: Deep proficiency with the AVEVA PI System (PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework, PI Vision/ProcessBook) is required.
• Communication: Strong ability to communicate technical data concepts to non-technical stakeholders and remote plant teams.
• Business Intelligence (BI): Experience moving data from Excel into visualization platforms such as Microsoft Power BI to create interactive dashboards is highly desirable.
• Domain Knowledge: A solid understanding of power generation terminology (e.g., Heat Rate, Availability, Capacity Factor, NERC GADS) and basic thermodynamic cycles.
• Project Management: Ability to manage small-scale software integration projects, such as upgrading PI server versions or rolling out a new reporting template to multiple sites.

What drives your application forward:

• Experience with SQL databases or Python for data analysis.
• Knowledge of thermal or renewable power generation cycles.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial communication protocols (OPC, Modbus).

Our Values

«We» is our greatest asset

We respect and protect the environment

We are doers, committed to doing things right

We act with integrity and transparency

We think and act like entrepreneurs

You can find here more about our Purpose, Mission and Values.

Working@CG:

As a globally integrated team, we push boundaries, work collaboratively, and remain agile in the pursuit of excellence. With an entrepreneurial mindset, we encourage initiative and innovation. At ContourGlobal you are an employee, and you are also an owner. Our Employee Ownership Program allows our employee-owners to make a difference and drive the right power forward and make clean energy the natural choice for all! (To be removed if N/A – e.g. Internship roles)

We foster a culture where individuals are empowered to succeed, contribute and shape the future of sustainable energy.

Cross-border collaboration shapes our way of working: our diverse workforce reflects the multicultural environment we embrace every day.

We offer a competitive compensation package: we believe in meritocracy and rewarding meaningful contributions.

We enjoy making the most of our shared spaces to foster teamwork and collaboration. At the same time, our flexible working policy allows us to prioritize results while supporting wellbeing and a healthy work-life balance.

Interested in joining our company?

We know that skills and experience come in different forms, and we value diverse perspectives. 

If you’re excited about this role but you think you still need to learn some of the required skills, we’d still love to hear from you. You are much more than your CV, so come as you are and tell us who you aspire to become! The most important skills are collaboration, respect, trustworthiness and execution. So go ahead—apply, and let’s contribute to the new energy transition together!

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of our society and the markets in which we operate.

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of our society and the markets in which we operate.