Energy Forecaster​/Senior Energy Forecaster - Oahu

Company: Hawaiian Electric

We recognize our competitive advantage -- our people. We believe in our employees, who share our vision of meeting the needs of our employees, customers, and communities and who carry out the continued success of the company.

Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

Posting End Date:
This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

Participates in the energy planning and analytics efforts related to the development of the energy and demand forecasts for Oahu, Hawaii Island and Maui County grids to support strategic and operational planning initiatives. Provides technical support with expanded assignments in the Company's corporate planning initiatives and policies.

• Plans, designs, and directs development of energy and demand forecast and planning initiatives that support strategic areas of focus for the Company. Develops load forecasts to support generation, transmission and distribution planning. Independently handles complex assignments resulting in new or improved techniques, procedures, and risk assessment.
• Plans, designs, develops, and coordinates analysis surrounding changes in the energy industry structure and anticipates resulting impacts on the Company's systems from external demand and supply side technologies. Identifies, designs, coordinates, and implements studies to support models and frameworks for forecasting consumer demand, sales, and revenue. Performs hindsight metrics of forecast performance and recommends improvements to overall forecasting capabilities.
• Provides training as appropriate. Manages and coordinates planning work with operations, planning, finance, and other areas of the Companies.
• Creates, develops, and delivers expert testimony, responses to informational requests, and other assignments supporting rate case and resource planning projects before various external agencies such as the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, Public Advisory Groups, and various community groups. Assists with negotiations among the parties in the proceedings if settlement is a desired outcome.
• Develops, modifies, tests, implements, documents, and operates complex technical statistical/scientific/engineering algorithms supporting energy and demand modeling including load profiles by end use, class of service, system, or other defined user segments.
• Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative analytical discipline such as physical sciences, engineering, data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, finance or equivalent experience. Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of utility economic analysis methods including derivation of financial parameters, calculation of revenue requirements, and the ability to perform various economic analyses.
• Working knowledge of trends in customer behavior and market conditions in the electric utility industry and a good understanding of factors that influence customer usage across different customer segments.
• Thorough knowledge of utility economic analysis, rates and tariffs, scenario planning, clean energy corporate goals and existing initiatives.
• Thorough knowledge of federal and state regulations related to corporate initiatives and governing the adoption of customer‑sited equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and cost analysis as they apply to basic power system analysis, customer‑site renewable, energy‑efficient and emerging technologies.
• Thorough knowledge of statistical analysis methods (e.g., regression, ARIMA, descriptive and inferential statistics).
• Thorough knowledge of personal computers and related software applications such as spreadsheets, data management, presentations, statistical modeling, and word processing.
• Thorough knowledge of the regulatory structure of the energy industry in Hawaii.

• Excellent written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Adaptable and able to schedule work responsibilities to accomplish several tasks simultaneously and set priorities to meet competing deadlines.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, conceptual, and problem‑solving skills.
• Superior attention to detail in analytical assessments.
• Ability to apply technical concepts and methodologies in developing forecasts and analyses; maintain regulatory quality documentation of studies/projects.
• Ability to synthesize and integrate information from large volumes of data and offer solutions and recommendations.
• Demonstrated leadership,…