Senior Wind Energy Analyst
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English · French
- Posted
Original job description
English section of this bilingual listing.
DNV Energy Systems' Renewables and Power Advisory Group is seeking a Senior Wind Energy Assessment Analyst to join our Wind Energy Assessment team.
This role supports the delivery of technical consulting services for utility-scale wind energy projects across the U.S. & Canada. As a Senior Wind Energy Analyst, you will work with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, atmospheric scientists, meteorologists, and renewable energy professionals to evaluate wind resources, energy production, project performance, and project risk throughout the project lifecycle.
Our team works together to delivers a wide range of services including pre-construction energy assessments, operational assessments, SCADA analytics, repowering studies, remote sensing verification, and wind resource characterization. We help developers, investors, lenders, utilities, and project owners make informed decisions that enable successful renewable energy projects. We value technical excellence, collaboration, continuous learning, and creating an environment where team members can grow while contributing to meaningful work.
Why should you work for us?
Because within DNV’s Renewables and Power group and organizational culture, how we collectively influence the world for future generations matters deeply to us. Our team works every day to increase the widespread deployment and operation of renewables to address climate change and positively impact society; endeavors to achieve our purpose through the success of our customers; and strives to be high-performing and innovative. Our approach reflects the equity, respect, and diversity we wish to see in the world.
Interested in helping accelerate the transition to renewable energy? Do you enjoy working with multidisciplinary teams to bring together data, experience, and diverse perspectives to support important project outcomes? Would you like to share your expertise, mentor developing professionals, and contribute to the continued advancement of wind energy across North America?
This role is based at our DNV office in Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON or Calgary, AB presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site.
Further details regarding role-specific requirements will be shared during the interview process.
What You'll Do
- Support the delivery of wind resource and energy production assessments for utility-scale wind energy projects
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to interpret meteorological, operational, and energy production datasets.
- Contribute technical expertise to pre-construction energy assessments, independent engineer assignments, and technical due diligence reviews.
- Partner with project teams to evaluate project performance, uncertainty, and risk factors.
- Support operational energy assessments using SCADA and production data.
- Prepare and review technical reports, presentations, and customer deliverables.
- Build trusted relationships with customers and participate in technical discussions to support informed project outcomes.
- Support remote sensing and measurement campaign activities, including LiDAR and meteorological data analysis.
- Contribute to wake loss, site suitability, and performance assessment studies
- Support the development and implementation of automation, digital tools, and process improvements through use of AI.
- Apply AI solutions to solve business problems, improve decision-making, automate routine activities, and enhance the effectiveness, accuracy, quality, and scalability of work products and services.
- Collaborate with project managers and technical specialists to deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.
- Contribute to technical knowledge sharing, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefit plans available to all employees
- Special programs – Employee Assistance Program and accident and critical illness options for you and your family
- Workplace strategies for mental help resources available to all employees
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with company match
- Company provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits
- Education Assistance Program
- Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities
- Consumer discounts and rewards through our BenefitsHub
- Advancement opportunities
**Benefits may vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election**'
For British Columbia (Vancouver) and Ontario (Toronto): “DNV provides a reasonable compensation range for this role. The actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. For the cities of Vancouver and Toronto, the range of starting pay for this role is $90,000 CAD - $163,000 CAD.
DNV is a proud equal-opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, or business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Ce que nous offrons
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Renewable Energy, Environmental Science, or a related technical field
- Five (5) years of directly relevant professional experience in renewable energy, engineering consulting, data analytics, atmospheric science, or a related technical field.
- Experience performing wind resource assessments or energy production assessments.
- Familiarity with wind energy assessment methodologies and uncertainty analysis
Demonstrated experience analyzing and interpreting wind industry datasets including SCADA, meteorological towers, LiDAR, or operational performance data. - Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills, including the ability to write clear and detailed technical reports, presentations, and emails, and to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated experience using AI to improve operational efficiency, innovation, customer outcomes and business performance.
- Experience reviewing technical work and supporting the development of colleagues through coaching, mentoring, or informal leadership.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Copilot, Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Experience with industry software such as WindFarmer, Openwind, GIS tools, CFD applications, or similar platforms.
- Experience with automation, scripting, machine learning, or data visualization tools
Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically for internal or external business meetings - Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to rent and drive a car and travel on public conveyances when required.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills. The employee would be required to serve customers by email and by phone, both in Quebec, in the rest of Canada, and in the United States.
- We conduct pre-employment drug and background screening.
Considering that this position requires English proficiency, the recruitment process will be conducted in English. Please inform us immediately if you prefer the process to be conducted in French. In this case, you will still be assessed on your proficiency in English during the process
What is Preferred
- Master's degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Engineering, Physics, Statistics, Renewable Energy, or a related field.
- Experience supporting customer-facing consulting projects.
- Knowledge of renewable energy project development, financing, or operations
familiarity with remote sensing technologies and measurement campaign design. - Demonstrated experience developing, automating, and maintaining analytical workflows using Python, or comparable programming languages, leveraging version control and modern software development practices within environments such as Visual Studio Code and GitHub.
*Immigration-related employment benefits, for example visa sponsorship, are not available for this position
Ce qui est requis
We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.
Read the full bilingual original
DNV Energy Systems' Renewables and Power Advisory Group is seeking a Senior Wind Energy Assessment Analyst to join our Wind Energy Assessment team.
This role supports the delivery of technical consulting services for utility-scale wind energy projects across the U.S. & Canada. As a Senior Wind Energy Analyst, you will work with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, atmospheric scientists, meteorologists, and renewable energy professionals to evaluate wind resources, energy production, project performance, and project risk throughout the project lifecycle.
Our team works together to delivers a wide range of services including pre-construction energy assessments, operational assessments, SCADA analytics, repowering studies, remote sensing verification, and wind resource characterization. We help developers, investors, lenders, utilities, and project owners make informed decisions that enable successful renewable energy projects. We value technical excellence, collaboration, continuous learning, and creating an environment where team members can grow while contributing to meaningful work.
Why should you work for us?
Because within DNV’s Renewables and Power group and organizational culture, how we collectively influence the world for future generations matters deeply to us. Our team works every day to increase the widespread deployment and operation of renewables to address climate change and positively impact society; endeavors to achieve our purpose through the success of our customers; and strives to be high-performing and innovative. Our approach reflects the equity, respect, and diversity we wish to see in the world.
Interested in helping accelerate the transition to renewable energy? Do you enjoy working with multidisciplinary teams to bring together data, experience, and diverse perspectives to support important project outcomes? Would you like to share your expertise, mentor developing professionals, and contribute to the continued advancement of wind energy across North America?
This role is based at our DNV office in Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON or Calgary, AB presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site.
Further details regarding role-specific requirements will be shared during the interview process.
What You'll Do
- Support the delivery of wind resource and energy production assessments for utility-scale wind energy projects
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to interpret meteorological, operational, and energy production datasets.
- Contribute technical expertise to pre-construction energy assessments, independent engineer assignments, and technical due diligence reviews.
- Partner with project teams to evaluate project performance, uncertainty, and risk factors.
- Support operational energy assessments using SCADA and production data.
- Prepare and review technical reports, presentations, and customer deliverables.
- Build trusted relationships with customers and participate in technical discussions to support informed project outcomes.
- Support remote sensing and measurement campaign activities, including LiDAR and meteorological data analysis.
- Contribute to wake loss, site suitability, and performance assessment studies
- Support the development and implementation of automation, digital tools, and process improvements through use of AI.
- Apply AI solutions to solve business problems, improve decision-making, automate routine activities, and enhance the effectiveness, accuracy, quality, and scalability of work products and services.
- Collaborate with project managers and technical specialists to deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.
- Contribute to technical knowledge sharing, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Le groupe consultatif sur les énergies renouvelables et l'énergie de DNV EnergySystems recherche un analyste principal en évaluation de l'énergie éolienne pour se joindre à notre équipe d'évaluation de l'énergie éolienne.
Ce rôle soutient la prestation de services de consultation technique pour des projets d'énergie éolienne à grande échelle aux États-Unis et au Canada. En tant qu'analyste principal en énergie éolienne, vous travaillerez avec une équipe multidisciplinaire d'ingénieurs, de scientifiques atmosphériques, de météorologues et de professionnels des énergies renouvelables pour évaluer les ressources éoliennes, la production d'énergie, la performance des projets et les risques tout au long du cycle de vie du projet.
Notre équipe travaille ensemble pour offrir une large gamme de services, incluant les évaluations énergétiques avant construction, les évaluations opérationnelles, l'analyse SCADA, les études de repowering, la vérification de la télédétection et la caractérisation des ressources éoliennes. Nous aidons les promoteurs, investisseurs, prêteurs, services publics et propriétaires de projets à prendre des décisions éclairées qui permettent la réussite de projets d'énergie renouvelable. Nous valorisons l'excellence technique, la collaboration, l'apprentissage continu et la création d'un environnement où les membres de l'équipe peuvent grandir tout en contribuant à un travail significatif.
Pourquoi devrais-tu travailler pour nous?
Parce qu'au sein du groupe Renouvelables et de la culture organisationnelle de DNV, la façon dont nous influençons collectivement le monde pour les générations futures compte profondément pour nous. Notre équipe travaille chaque jour à accroître le déploiement et l'exploitation généralisés des renouvelables afin de lutter contre les changements climatiques et d'avoir un impact positif sur la société; s'efforce d'atteindre notre but grâce au succès de nos clients; et s'efforce d'être performant et innovant. Notre approche reflète l'équité, le respect et la diversité que nous souhaitons voir dans le monde.
Vous souhaitez aider à accélérer la transition vers les énergies renouvelables? Aimez-vous travailler avec des équipes multidisciplinaires pour rassembler données, expériences et perspectives diverses afin de soutenir des résultats importants de projets? Souhaitez-vous partager votre expertise, encadrer des professionnels en développement et contribuer à l'avancement continu de l'énergie éolienne en Amérique du Nord?
Ce poste est basé à notre bureau DNV à Montréal, QC, Toronto, ON et Calgary, AB, offrant un horaire hybride dynamique où les employés passent généralement trois (3) jours par semaine à travailler soit à partir d'un bureau DNV soit d'un emplacement/site client.
D'autres détails concernant les exigences spécifiques à chaque poste seront communiqués lors du processus d'entrevue.
Ce que tu vas faire
- Soutenir la livraison d'évaluations des ressources éoliennes et de la production d'énergie pour les projets éoliennes à l'échelle des services publics
- Collaborer avec des équipes multidisciplinaires pour interpréter les ensembles de données météorologiques, opérationnelles et de production d'énergie.
- Apportez leur expertise technique aux évaluations énergétiques avant construction, aux missions d'ingénieurs indépendants et aux examens de diligence raisonnable technique.
- Collaborez avec les équipes de projet pour évaluer la performance, l'incertitude et les facteurs de risque.
- Soutenir les évaluations énergétiques opérationnelles à l'aide de SCADA et des données de production.
- Préparez et révisez les rapports techniques, les présentations et les livrables clients.
- Bâtir des relations de confiance avec les clients et participer à des discussions techniques pour soutenir des résultats éclairés du projet.
- Soutenir les activités de campagne de télédétection et de mesure, y compris l'analyse LiDAR et météorologique.
- Contribuer aux études de perte de sillage, d'adéquation du site et d'évaluation de la performance
- Soutenir le développement et la mise en œuvre d'automatisation, d'outils numériques et d'améliorations de processus grâce à l'IA.
- Appliquer des solutions d'IA pour résoudre des problèmes d'affaires, améliorer la prise de décision, automatiser les activités routinières et accroître l'efficacité, la précision, la qualité et la scalabilité des produits et services de travail.
- Collaborez avec les gestionnaires de projet et les spécialistes techniques pour livrer des projets de haute qualité en toute sécurité, à temps et dans le respect du budget.
Contribuer au partage des connaissances techniques, à la formation et aux initiatives d'amélioration continue.
Responsibilities
- Generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, company holidays, personal days)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefit plans available to all employees
- Special programs – Employee Assistance Program and accident and critical illness options for you and your family
- Workplace strategies for mental help resources available to all employees
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with company match
- Company provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits
- Education Assistance Program
- Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities
- Consumer discounts and rewards through our BenefitsHub
- Advancement opportunities
**Benefits may vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election**'
For British Columbia (Vancouver) and Ontario (Toronto): “DNV provides a reasonable compensation range for this role. The actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. For the cities of Vancouver and Toronto, the range of starting pay for this role is $90,000 CAD - $163,000 CAD.
DNV is a proud equal-opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, or business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Ce que nous offrons
- Congés payés généreux (vacances, congés de maladie, jours fériés d'entreprise, jours personnels)
- Régimes d'avantages médicaux, dentaires et de la vue disponibles pour tous les employés
- Programmes spéciaux – Programme d'aide aux employés et options pour les accidents et maladies graves pour vous et votre famille
- Stratégies en milieu de travail pour les ressources d'aide mentale disponibles à tous les employés
- Régime d'épargne-retraite enregistré (REER) avec contrepartie de l'entreprise
- L'entreprise offrait une assurance vie, des prestations d'invalidité à court et à long terme
- Programme d'aide à l'éducation
- Horaire de travail flexible avec des opportunités hybrides
- Rabais et récompenses consommateurs via notre Benefits Hub
- Possibilités d'avancement
**Les avantages peuvent varier selon le poste, la tenue, le lieu de travail et l'élection des employés** »
Pour la Colombie-Britannique (Vancouver) et l'Ontario (Toronto) : « DNV offre une fourchette de rémunération raisonnable pour ce rôle. La rémunération réelle est influencée par un large éventail de facteurs, incluant, mais sans s'y limiter, les compétences, le niveau d'expérience et l'emplacement spécifique. Pour les villes de Vancouver et Toronto, la fourchette de salaire de départ pour ce poste est de 90 000 $ CAD à 163 000 $ CAD.
DNV est un employeur fier d'égalité des chances, engagé à bâtir une main-d'œuvre inclusive et diversifiée. Tout emploi est décidé en fonction des qualifications, du mérite ou des besoins d'affaires, sans égard à la race, la couleur, la religion, l'âge, le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité de genre, l'origine nationale, le handicap ou le statut de vétéran protégé.
Qualifications
What Is Required
- Bachelor's degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Renewable Energy, Environmental Science, or a related technical field
- Five (5) years of directly relevant professional experience in renewable energy, engineering consulting, data analytics, atmospheric science, or a related technical field.
- Experience performing wind resource assessments or energy production assessments.
- Familiarity with wind energy assessment methodologies and uncertainty analysis
Demonstrated experience analyzing and interpreting wind industry datasets including SCADA, meteorological towers, LiDAR, or operational performance data. - Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills, including the ability to write clear and detailed technical reports, presentations, and emails, and to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated experience using AI to improve operational efficiency, innovation, customer outcomes and business performance.
- Experience reviewing technical work and supporting the development of colleagues through coaching, mentoring, or informal leadership.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Copilot, Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Experience with industry software such as WindFarmer, Openwind, GIS tools, CFD applications, or similar platforms.
- Experience with automation, scripting, machine learning, or data visualization tools
Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically for internal or external business meetings - Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to rent and drive a car and travel on public conveyances when required.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills. The employee would be required to serve customers by email and by phone, both in Quebec, in the rest of Canada, and in the United States.
- We conduct pre-employment drug and background screening.
Considering that this position requires English proficiency, the recruitment process will be conducted in English. Please inform us immediately if you prefer the process to be conducted in French. In this case, you will still be assessed on your proficiency in English during the process
What is Preferred
- Master's degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Engineering, Physics, Statistics, Renewable Energy, or a related field.
- Experience supporting customer-facing consulting projects.
- Knowledge of renewable energy project development, financing, or operations
familiarity with remote sensing technologies and measurement campaign design. - Demonstrated experience developing, automating, and maintaining analytical workflows using Python, or comparable programming languages, leveraging version control and modern software development practices within environments such as Visual Studio Code and GitHub.
*Immigration-related employment benefits, for example visa sponsorship, are not available for this position
Ce qui est requis
- Baccalauréat en météorologie, sciences atmosphériques, génie, physique, mathématiques, énergies renouvelables, sciences de l'environnement ou domaine technique connexe
- Cinq (5) ans d'expérience professionnelle directement pertinente en énergie renouvelable, consultation en ingénierie, analyse de données, sciences atmosphériques ou un domaine technique connexe.
- Expérience dans la réalisation d'évaluations des ressources éoliennes ou de production d'énergie.
- Familiarité avec les méthodologies d'évaluation de l'énergie éolienne et l'analyse de l'incertitude
Expérience démontrée dans l'analyse et l'interprétation des ensembles de données de l'industrie éolienne, incluant SCADA, tours météorologiques, LiDAR ou données de performance opérationnelle. - Solides compétences quantitatives, analytiques et de résolution de problèmes.
- Solides compétences en communication écrite et verbale en anglais, incluant la capacité de rédiger des rapports techniques clairs et détaillés, des présentations et des courriels, ainsi que de communiquer efficacement des concepts techniques à des publics non techniques.
- Expérience démontrée de l'utilisation de l'IA pour améliorer l'efficacité opérationnelle, l'innovation, les résultats clients et la performance des affaires.
- Expérience dans la révision du travail technique et le soutien au développement de collègues par le coaching, le mentorat ou le leadership informel.
- Capacité à gérer plusieurs tâches et à travailler efficacement dans un environnement d'équipe collaboratif.
- Maîtrise des applications Microsoft Office, en particulier Copilot, Outlook, Excel, Word et PowerPoint
- Expérience avec des logiciels industriels tels que WindFarmer, Openwind, des outils SIG, des applications CFD ou des plateformes similaires.
- Expérience avec l'automatisation, le scripting, l'apprentissage automatique ou les outils de visualisation de données
Volonté de voyager jusqu'à 10% à l'intérieur du pays pour des réunions d'affaires internes ou externes - Doit posséder un permis de conduire valide et être capable de louer et conduire une voiture et de voyager sur des moyens publics au besoin.
- Solides compétences en communication écrite et orale en anglais. L'employé devra servir les clients par courriel et par téléphone, tant au Québec, dans le reste du Canada qu'aux États-Unis.
- Nous effectuons des tests de dépistage pré-emploi des drogues et des antécédents.
Étant donné que ce poste exige une maîtrise de l'anglais, le processus de recrutement se fera en anglais. Veuillez nous informer immédiatement si vous préférez que le processus se déroule en français. Dans ce cas, vous serez tout de même évalué sur votre maîtrise de l'anglais pendant le processus
Qu'est-ce qui est préféré
- Maîtrise en météorologie, sciences de l'atmosphère, génie, physique, statistiques, énergies renouvelables ou domaine connexe.
- Expérience en soutien à des projets de consultation en contact avec la clientèle.
- Connaissance du développement, du financement ou des opérations de projets d'énergie renouvelable
connaissance des technologies de télédétection et de la conception de campagnes de mesure. - Expérience démontrée dans le développement, l'automatisation et le maintien de flux de travail analytiques utilisant Python ou des langages de programmation comparables, tirant parti du contrôle de versions et des pratiques modernes de développement logiciel dans des environnements tels que Visual Studio Code et GitHub.
*Les avantages d'emploi liés à l'immigration, par exemple le parrainage de visa, ne sont pas disponibles pour ce poste
About Energy Systems
We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.More about this job
Responsibilities
Deliver and support wind resource and energy production assessments, technical due diligence, operational performance analysis, and project risk evaluations for utility-scale wind projects. Analyze meteorological, SCADA, LiDAR, and production data; prepare customer deliverables; contribute to AI-enabled automation and process improvements; and support team development and customer relationships.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field, at least five years of directly relevant experience, and experience with wind resource or energy production assessments and wind-industry datasets. Candidates should have strong analytical and English communication skills, experience applying AI and reviewing or mentoring technical work, and familiarity with relevant industry software; a master's degree and Python workflow development experience are preferred.
Skills
- Wind Resource Assessment
- Energy Production Assessment
- SCADA Data Analysis
- Meteorological Data Analysis
- Wind Energy Assessment Methodologies
- Uncertainty Analysis
- Technical Due Diligence
- Operational Performance Analysis
- LiDAR and Remote Sensing
- Wake Loss Assessment
- Site Suitability Assessment
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automation and Scripting
- Machine Learning
- Python
- Technical Reporting
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Accident and Critical Illness Coverage
- Mental Health Resources
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan With Company Match
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Benefits
- Long-Term Disability Benefits
- Education Assistance
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
- Consumer Discounts and Rewards
- Advancement Opportunities
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Data & Analytics
- Consulting
Keywords
- Wind Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Wind Resource Assessment
- Energy Production Assessment
- SCADA
- Meteorological Towers
- LiDAR
- Remote Sensing
- WindFarmer
- Openwind
- Geographic Information Systems
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Microsoft Copilot
- Python
- Machine Learning
- Automation
- Data Visualization
- Version Control
- Visual Studio Code
- GitHub
- Uncertainty Analysis
- Technical Due Diligence
- Wake Loss
- Site Suitability
- Operational Performance
- Remote Sensing Campaigns
- Project Risk Assessment
- Technical Consulting