Duke Energy is seeking an Energy Meteorologist to manage multiple weather-related roles impacting system load and reliability. The role involves forecasting weather, short-term load, and renewable energy to optimize unit commitment and dispatch planning, as well as providing storm support and enterprise-wide weather analysis.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in weather forecasting, preferably in the central or eastern US, using numerical weather prediction models and various types of weather data.
- Familiarity with Numerical Weather Prediction Models and aptitude for working with the statistical analysis of data and gridded atmospheric data sets.
- Experience in Short or Long Term (Load, Wind, and/or Solar generation, Uncertainty) forecasting using artificial neural network (ANN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), machine learning, and/or regression forecasting techniques.
- Experience in power systems forecasting.
- Python, MATLAB, R, Grads or similar programming experience
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PPT, etc)
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Develops an intermediate understanding of operational weather forecasting, especially across the Duke Energy jurisdictions
- Analyzes and monitors weather forecasts and various weather models to provide operational weather data and reports that support operational decision-making during all critical weather conditions.
- Produces hourly weather forecasts that are used as inputs to short-term load forecast models.
- Prepares and disseminates operational weather reports, including daily weather outlooks that identify potential risks for high-impact weather events.
- Develops an intermediate understanding of load shapes, system peaks/valleys and how various weather parameters influence load on an hourly/daily basis throughout the year.
- Produces short-term load forecasts on a regular basis.
- Produces renewable energy forecasts on a regular basis.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology or Atmospheric Science
- In addition to required degree, two (2) or more years related work experience
- Requires strong verbal and written communication skills given the number of teams and functions the meteorological function interacts with on a daily basis.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and successfully complete each of them within specified timeframes
- Hybrid – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute to the designated Duke Energy facility.
