Job Descriptions

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and deliver models, methodologies or analysis across several functional areas from among:
• Forecasting of long and short term customer demand for power and gas
• Forecasting of wind and solar generation.
• Optimisation of generation dispatch and generation asset valuation.
• Use of fundamental modelling capability (including Plexos) to support the development of a range of scenarios to assess the impact of climate targets on ireland’s power system, prices and BGE assets. Includes forecasting of Day Ahead, Intra-day, Balancing and system services markets and associated revenues.
• Maintain familiarity with regulatory decisions and market publications which shape market design. Provide analysis on modifications and consultations dealing with the wholesale energy market (ex-ante markets, balancing market, system services market) capacity market, market charges and grid planning
• Support for originating and structuring commercial contracts including renewable PPAs, building knowledge of key market structures affecting these assets.
• Analysis of competitor behaviour and identification of commercial opportunities.
• Support for tool building and business process improvement.
• Analyse complex data using statistical techniques to facilitate modelling team activities.
• Support the trading of BGE’s portfolio by ensuring that the short-term modelling process (data input/outputs, processing and performance) is streamlined and meets trading requirements.
• Regular monitoring of forecast error and ongoing refinement of models.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of market and regulatory developments.
• Maintain adequate documentation for all models and methodologies and ensure adequate controls are in place
• Perform any other duties that may arise.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• A degree in a quantitative or scientific field such as mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering or computer science.
• Knowledge of wholesale electricity markets, particularly price-formation and the operation of the Irish market.
• Excellent analytical skills and knowledge of numerical and statistical techniques and experience of applying these techniques to practical real-world problems.
• Proficiency in manipulation and analysing of large data sets (using Python, SQL, or similar programming language).
• Capability with Plexos market scheduling tool an advantage.

Skills

Experience

• 1 year