Director, Load Forecasting

Just Energy

Job Type: Full time

Location: US - Texas - Houston

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Description

The Director Load Forecasting will lead the Load Forecasting team and ensure forecasting models and metrics, timely and accurately, predict load for residential and commercial customers. Strong, results oriented leader with the ability to continuously recommend, assess, and implement models focused on improving Just Energy’s Gross Margin performance through reduction in Load Forecasting error.

This job reports to the Vice President, Gross Margin Performance.

The successful candidate will have the ability to work with cross-functional teams and incorporate complex statistical, and mathematical concepts into practical, viable business models. Your initiative and competitive drive coupled with the ability to stay focused on results despite changing conditions. Innovation and creatively generating ideas while constantly problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead a group of professionals responsible for managing the load forecast performance across all retail markets and support their development plans

• Development and preparation of long term and short-term forecasting models for electricity and gas retail books in North America

• Design framework to identify, quantify forecast variance drivers and improve the overall accuracy of short and long-term forecasts including use of backcast vs actuals analyses

• Responsible for ensuring correct and appropriate Load Forecasting data sources and methods of analysis are validated, utilized, maintained, and disseminated through the organization

• Providing timely and meaningful reporting as required by the executive management

• Ongoing modelling of market rules, assets and customer delivery requirements

Skills

• University degree in quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Economics, or Statistics. Advanced degree preferred

• 10 years of experience with at least 5 years in the energy industry with a preference towards experience with both electricity and natural gas and 5 years managerial experience.

• Expert in Load Forecasting Modeling Techniques (LASSO / GBM)

Notes

Full Benefits / Relaxed Hybrid Model

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