Forecast Meteorologist

Geronimo Power (formerly National Grid Renewables) develops, owns and operates large-scale power assets throughout America’s Heartland, including solar, wind and energy storage. As a farmer-founded and community-focused business, Geronimo Power equips landowners and rural communities with sustainable revenue to ignite local economic growth. Geronimo Power is a portfolio company managed by Brookfield Asset Management. To learn more about Geronimo Power, visit or follow the company on Linked In
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Position

Description:

Responsible for using internal, third-party, and public data sets to provide weather forecast guidance, with primary focus on short-term energy market activities.

Duties:

• Interpret meteorological data and forecasts from internal sources, third party forecast providers, and publicly available data to provide daily strategy guidance to Market Operations team
• Collaborate with third-party vendors on improving accuracy or quality of services
• Identify and alert management of high-impact weather events capable of increasing operational risk
• Coordinate with Field Operations team to schedule major service or outages during advantageous periods
• Review and report on accuracy of ISO and third-party forecasts.
• Develop and enhance tools used to communicate forecasts or weather risks to other business units

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in meteorology, atmospheric sciences or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in Electric/Gas Utility industry
• Experience integrating various weather outlooks and briefing users on uncertainties and impacts.
• Experience forecasting one to seven-day ahead surface temperature and forecasting weather utilizing a wide variety of observational and model data, both at surface and upper air.
• Experience analyzing renewable power production (wind, solar, hydro) and how weather impacts those resources.
• Extensive knowledge of NWS system and demonstrated experience using National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) products
• Experience with long-term (month ahead or more) weather forecasting.
• Experience using Python, R, or other coding languages for data analysis, statistical analysis, and forecasting.

Pay Range for the posted level:
Minimum of $100,000 –

We offer a comprehensive benefit package, including Medical, Dental, 401(k) and disability benefits

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function Other
• Industries Electric Power Generation

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