Do you have a strong numerical and analytical mindset with experience of translating business requirements for development? If so, come and join EDF as a Volume Forecasting Systems Senior Analyst!  

The Opportunity

This role forms part of the Volume Forecasting Systems team. The team are responsible for re-platforming and enhancing our Volume Forecasting systems onto the cloud to further enable our market leading performance. The wider Volume Forecasting team are responsible for generating electricity and gas forecasts for our B2C and B2B customers as well as forecasting the generation output from one of the largest UK PPA renewable portfolios including wind turbines, solar and hydro stations.

As the Volume Forecasting Systems Senior Analyst, you will work with data engineers and the experienced Volume Forecasting user team to help shape a cutting-edge system underpinned by cleverly designed and robust operational processes.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary of circa £55,000 (DOE) and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything fromenhanced parental leavetoelectric vehicle leasing, health insurancetoproduct discounts, critical illness insurancetotechnology vouchers, gym membershiptoseason ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.   

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing
 

• Analyse data and processes from existing systems, and complex requirements from users.
• Recommend evolution and simplification to maximise forecast accuracy whilst minimising operational workload.
• Liaise with developers and users to land development work and turn your ideas into reality.
• Write Tableau reports to support business operations, monitoring and KPI metrics of the new system.
• Ensure new learning and ways of working are embedded in the VF team.
• Run business critical operations to support the team when required.

Who you are

As a Volume Forecasting Systems Senior Analyst, you will have experience in translating business requirements for development in a project environment and demonstrate strong numerical, analytical, and modelling skills such as time series analysis and regression.

You’ll demonstrate a positive outlook with the ability to work effectively as part of a team and be open, honest, and transparent with your communication style ensuring you actively share information and knowledge.

Coding skills and familiarity with Snowflake and Amazon Web Services in desirable, but not essential, as is experience of modelling/analysis within the UK energy market, particularly of electricity volume.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications:12th November 2024

Location: Flexible – but with frequent travel to our London office

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