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Sr. Load Forecast Advisor
BC Hydro
Vancouver, CAN
Full Time
Senior
Onsite
1 weeks ago
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About the Role
BC Hydro seeks a Senior Load Forecast Advisor to produce energy and peak demand forecasts for industrial customers. The role involves leading forecasting studies, developing economic models, and communicating results to executives and regulators.
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Load ForecastingEconomic ModelingData AnalysisMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMarket Research
Responsibilities
- Act as project leader for forecasting studies for key industrial sub sectors such as oil and gas, mining, forestry, emerging industries
- Proactively identify emerging drivers that may impact future industrial demand
- Understand industrial customers' expansion, electrification, and decarbonization roadmaps
- Translate policy and regulatory changes into long term load forecasting scenarios
- Synthesize and communicate load forecast information to Executive, Board, and regulatory bodies
- Coordinate efforts of consultants, data providers, and department peers
- Direct, develop and maintain economic models and relationships for forecasting
- Monitor performance of existing forecasting models and recommend improvements
Requirements
- Post secondary degree in economics, engineering, business, or relevant discipline (Master's preferred)
- 6 8 years of relevant experience with industrial project development, operations analysis, policy analysis, energy industry developments, forecasting, data management and analytics
- Demonstrated competency with MS Office suite, particularly Excel
- Demonstrated capability of designing and building analytical models and conducting industrial sector market research
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving capability
- Demonstrated oral and written communications skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and manage stakeholder expectations
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Overview
- The load forecast is a foundation of BC Hydro’s Integrated Resource Plan.
- As Senior Load Forecast Advisor, you will produce energy and peak demand forecasts for industrial customers.
What you'll do
- Acts as project leader for forecasting studies for key industrial sub sectors.
- Proactively identifies emerging drivers impacting future industrial demand.
- Understands industrial customers’ expansion, electrification, and decarbonization roadmaps.
- Translates policy and regulatory changes into long term load forecasting scenarios.
- Synthesizes and communicates load forecast information to Executive and Board.
- Coordinates efforts of consultants, data providers and department peers.
- Directs, develops and maintains economic models and relationships.
- Monitors performance of existing forecasting models and recommends improvements.
- Builds and maintains ongoing internal and external working relationships.
- Plans, organizes and implements the annual forecast work schedule.
What you bring
- Post secondary Degree in economics, engineering, business, or other relevant discipline (Master's preferred).
- 6 8 years of relevant experience with industrial project development, operations analysis, policy analysis, energy industry developments, forecasting, data management and analytics.
- Demonstrated competency with MS Office suite, in particular Excel.
- Demonstrated interest in process management and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated capability of designing and building analytical models and conducting industrial sector market research.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving capability.
- Demonstrated oral and written communications skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and manage stakeholder expectations.
What we offer
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Minimum of 15 paid vacation days.
- A lifetime pension.
- Flexible work model depending on role type.
- Training and development courses.
Schedule
- Full time (37.5 hrs/week).
- Permanent position.
- In office attendance at downtown Vancouver location up to five days a week.
Compensation
- Annual salary: $109,680 $138,720.
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