Load Forecasting Advisor

Type of position: Régulier

About BBA:

Working for BBA means being part of a team of talented people who have the passion to succeed and the drive to excel in order to provide first-class service to clients.

Recognized for its extensive field experience and cutting-edge expertise, BBA has been delivering a comprehensive range of consulting engineering services for 40 years, from studies and design to commissioning and operational support. Our firm is supported by a network of offices across Canada to carry out mandates at the local, national and international levels.

BBA provides a stimulating and friendly working atmosphere. We focus on building teams with complementary talents and provide employees with a work environment conducive to developing their skills.

BBA is a Canada's Best Employer recipient from Kincentric and is part of the prestigious Platinum Club of the Best Managed Companies, which unites companies that have held onto their title for over six consecutive years. For BBA, making the list speaks to the rigour of our practices and our unique approach to employee and client relations.

Looking to build your career with us?

BBA is a national, employee-owned multi-disciplinary engineering and services firm with offices coast-to-coast, in the US and abroad. We have an established Power & Renewables business line which comprises of Power Advisory & Asset Management, Transmission & Distribution (T&D), Wind & Solar, Storage, Hydropower and Industrial Power groups. We wish to strengthen our position in the Power Advisory & Asset Management (PAAM) group and Power Markets segment across Canada. In this role, the Advisor- Load Forecasting & Asset Analytics will be responsible for delivering Load Forecast and Asset Analytics projects within the power utility market in North America. The suitable person will leverage their expertise, industry-knowledge, client relationships and engineering /data science experience to achieve our objectives. Ultimately this role is a great position to be at the forefront of helping our clients meet the challenges of the energy transition.

With us, you'll get the opportunity to...

• Deliver the PAAM groups Load Forecasting projects. This is focused initially on the utility sector. Including the ability to develop tools that account for Energy Transition trends and triggers (e.g., EV/DER penetration, data centres).
• Be a key delivery member of the load forecasting and asset analytics projects, with some responsibility to lead aspects of the project
• Develop models/tools to assist in the analysis of condition, forecasting and investment scenarios.
• Support asset condition, asset risk based framework, and total cost of ownership projects.
• Perform end-to-end data analytics, including data collection, transformation, analysis, and visualization.
• Mentor junior staff and support the development of training materials and carries out formal and informal staff education, training, and mentorship sections.
• Support Project Managers in the successful delivery of the projects, including leading elements of the projects when assigned by the project manager.
• Contribute to the overall PAAM group strategic plan and key initiatives.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Rigour and ethical
• Results-driven
• Willingness to work together while having fun
• Inspirational leadership
• Ability to see beyond established standards
• Fascination for innovation

At BBA, you get many benefits:

• Access to many experts and coaching
• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
• Opportunity for site work: an amazing career accelerator!
• Custom training and development plans
• Interesting growth opportunities to match your ambitions
• Growing business with many opportunities

• Knowledge of other Utility and Energy markets.
• Experience and knowledge in the development of load forecasts related to energy needs is a critical requirement.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis, programming (i.e., Python), and machine learning are key technical requirements.
• Project management experience is considered an asset.
• Industry designation and/or continuous education are assets.

Familiarity of products and services in the following areas is considered an asset:

• Data processing and data analytics products (Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI etc.)
• Asset Investment Planning and Asset Performance software products (e.g., Copperleaf C55 etc.)
• Enterprise Asset Management systems and systems of record and analytics available on the market (SAP, Maximo etc.)
• Utility and generation company regulation within the Region, both domestically within Canada as well as internationally
• Technologies and systems used by power system operators (SCADA, Metering management, GIS, CAD)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Engineering, Economics, Data Science, Business or similar post-secondary degree
• Minimum 3+ years' experience

About BBA
For over 40 years, we've been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.
BBA is one of Canada's leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow's industry at the local, national and international levels.
Our people's passion and excellence make BBA a Canada's Best Employer and one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.
We have unique talents, and we're committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
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