Demand Forecasting Analyst

Role overview

Forecasting and analysis

• Share ownership of delivering UK residential gas and power forecasts to hedging and 24/7 trading teams.
• Develop and maintain demand forecasting models and algorithms, using machine learning and AI where appropriate.
• Monitor and visualize forecasting model quality using analytical tools.
• Analyze customer behaviour, policy impacts, societal trends, flexibility, distributed generation, and storage to forecast demand.
• Reduce energy imbalance costs through commercially focused models and processes.
• Provide insight into customer behaviour and demand impacts for new products and propositions.

Business collaboration and improvement

• Automate operational processes to improve efficiency.
• Build relationships with teams including hedging and trading, British Gas Business, Hive, MI, smart metering, data science, finance, billing, industry settlement, and debt.
• Conduct in-depth analysis and create enduring automated visualization and business intelligence processes using large and emerging data sources.
• Induct and train new team members, support graduates and interns, and share technical and process knowledge.
• Put customers at the heart of decisions and support digital transformation.

What the role requires

• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Experience or knowledge of statistical modelling and comfort using varied analytical techniques on large datasets.
• Excel experience is essential.
• Python and SQL experience are highly advantageous.
• Interest in energy and commitment to customer, commercial, and net-zero goals.

Workplace

• Hybrid FlexFirst working, with at least one day per week in the Windsor, Reading, or London office.