Senior Data Scientist, Data Science

natgridProd • Waltham, MA

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

National Grid delivers safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses, connecting people to the energy they need. The company aims to anticipate customer needs, reduce energy delivery costs, and pioneer flexible energy systems to shape a sustainable future. This Senior Data Scientist position is for Electric Load Forecasting and can be based out of Waltham, MA or Hicksville, NY. The role involves developing long-term electric load forecasts at the system and distribution feeder level, integrating distributed resource, demand-side management, and electrification load forecasts (including solar PV, energy efficiency, demand response, electric vehicles, storage, etc.) for the US service territory. The Senior Data Scientist will support internal stakeholders such as Supply, Engineering, Regulatory, Strategy, and Finance, ensuring forecasts incorporate new distributed energy resources, technologies, and policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, applied analytics, operation research, engineering, or related quantitatively rigorous field.
• Demonstrated experience with econometric or statistical forecasting or modelling.
• Expertise in statistical programming software such as Python, SAS, R.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to testify before regulators and respond to regulatory data requests.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (including supply, engineering, regulatory, strategy) regarding forecast methodology and analysis and ensure our deliverables meet their needs.
• Stay current in all policies, regulatory requirements, market trends, and industry standards regarding customer energy use and technologies and programs impacting that use, such as energy efficiency and demand response.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or PhD preferred in economics, statistics, mathematics, applied analytics, operation research, engineering, or related quantitatively rigorous field.
• Advanced SQL skills.
• Experience in energy forecasting, energy related industry, or in a regulated setting with direct interaction with regulators.
• Good understanding of National Grid’s operations and the regulatory environment.
• Experience with policy or forecasting distributed resources (e.g. PV, EV, energy efficiency, demand response, electrification of heat, etc.).
• Experiences with Git/Bitbucket, Azure.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term Electric Load Forecasts at the system and feeder level using econometric models, time series models, regression analysis, and machine learning models as appropriate.
• Perform exploratory analysis of large complex data sets to derive insights and valuable actions
• Ensure the forecasts properly account for distributed energy resources and new technologies and policies (e.g. energy efficiency, demand response, electrification of heat, PV, EV, etc.).
• Perform additional analysis relating to the forecast as necessary.
• Discover business narrative told by the data and be able to present them to peer data scientists, business stakeholders, and managers at various levels.
• Provide expert testimony before regulators and defend the forecasts.
• Respond to data request from regulatory bodies for rate cases and other proceedings.
• Assist with code review and quality assurance activities.
• Document and archive models and scrips (e.g., using Git/Bitbucket) to enable ongoing support.
• Work independently and communicate to both internal and external stakeholders to present and defend results.
• Speak to both technical and non-technical persons to present projects.
• Update forecast processes and documentation to ensure they are efficient, reviewable, and reliable.

Benefits

• Career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills.
• National Grid is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of protected class.
• National Grid maintains affirmative action programs for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees