Job Opening at ERCOT - Planning/Load Forecasting Analyst

Posting a job for an ERCOT friend. So far the manager and all the new hires and in this team have taken load forecasting courses from me. If you have taken my course too, that's a good thing to highlight in your resume. The manager has a very strong forecasting background, so I'm sure you will learn a lot from him and the team on this job. If interested, please submit the application online HERE.

Planning/Load Forecasting Analyst 1, 2, 3, or Sr.

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Job ID 2015-1575
# Positions 1
Location US-TX-Taylor
Posted Date 9/24/2015
Category  Engineering

More information about this job:

Overview:

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to 24 million Texas customers - representing about 90 percent of the state's electric load. As the independent system operator for the region, ERCOT schedules power on an electric grid that connects more than 43,000 miles of transmission lines and 550 generation units. ERCOT also performs financial settlement for the competitive wholesale bulk-power market and administers retail switching for 7 million premises in competitive choice areas. ERCOT is a membership-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation, governed by a board of directors and subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature. ERCOT's members include consumers, cooperatives, generators, power marketers, retail electric providers, investor-owned electric utilities (transmission and distribution providers), and municipal-owned electric utilities.

ERCOT offers an excellent benefits package, which includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, long/short-term disability insurance, long-term care insurance, Section 125 Flexible Spending Account, and a Retirement Savings Plan. For more information, ERCOT’s Benefits Summary is located on our website in the careers section.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical expertise to the ISO and Load Forecasting
• Supports the development of load forecasting methodologies and training
• Assists in the formulating of ISO load policy issues
• Reviews and analyzes historical events for gathering data from independent sources to develop and utilize statistical models
• Creates estimates for the ERCOT Control Area annual energy and monthly peak models that involves economic forecasts, historical database updates and maintenance
• Assists in developing the ERCOT, state, and sub area energy and peak forecasts
• Develops and enhances energy efficiency models, demand response models, and other energy models (plug in electric vehicles, distributive generation models) and incorporates their impacts to the monthly demand and energy forecast

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, or Engineering

Required Skills

• Experience in utility load forecasting or equivalent processes
• Experience applying statistical methods computer applications (SAS, Excel, SQL) and tools in forecasting and analysis.

Work Experience

Planning Analyst 1 - Entry level position

Planning Analyst 2 - Minimum 1 to 2 years (in excess of degree requirements stated above) of progressively responsible experience in load forecasting, load research, data analytics, or similar type role. Experience within the electric utility industry preferred.

Planning Analyst 3 - Minimum 3 years (in excess of degree requirements stated above) of progressively responsible experience in load forecasting, load research, data analytics, or similar type role. Experience within the electric utility industry preferred.