Demand Forecaster - Global Energy Major – London - Up to £40k

My client is one of the largest energy suppliers in Europe. They require a Gas or Power Demand Forecasting Analyst to be based their London Head Offices. You must be a self-motivated and forward thinking analyst. You will support the improvement of energy forecasting processes and systems to enable effective and efficient trading and to mitigate the risk of imbalance exposure. You will get great exposure from generation to supply through internal liaison with portfolio optimisation and trading – across both the wholesale and retail portfolios. This therefore provides an excellent opportunity to gain understanding and experience of the commercial environment, and offers a great exposure to the industry in general.



Key responsibilities and features of this job are:
- Assisting with development of forecasting methodologies, processes and systems in Non Half-Hourly or even up to 5 year forecast detail
- Monitoring the markets and provide both customers and suppliers with regular updates
- Data analysis/cost based analysis
- Representing demand forecasting interests with third party companies
- Build relationships with stakeholders

Successful candidates are expected to be numerate and analytical – with a relevant numerate degree. Knowledge of UK gas markets is a must, with experience in commercial/analytical data manipulation preferable. The post-holder will need to understand the drivers of gas demand of large customers (customer profiles, weather etc) and therefore develop and update accurate forecasting models. A high level of IT skills are required, particularly in Excel and VB for modelling. Database experience with SQL and Python would be advantageous, however further IT training can be provided.

If you are interested please send in your most recent CV to receive further information.