Load Forecast Advisor

BC Hydro; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

Flexible work model

Training and development courses

Job summary

BC Hydro seeks an Intermediate/Senior Load Forecast Advisor to develop energy and peak demand forecasts for industrial customers. The role covers modelling, scenario development, and cross-team collaboration within the Integrated Resource Plan framework.

You will work on forecasting methodologies, monitor model performance, and communicate findings to executives. In-office work is required in downtown Vancouver, with progression opportunities within the team.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in economics, engineering, business, or related field.
• Experience in load research, forecasting or energy industry analytics.
• Ability to lead independent process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead forecasting studies for industrial sub-sectors such as oil, gas, mining, and data centers.
• Identify drivers impacting future industrial demand and decarbonization.
• Translate policy changes into long-term load forecasting scenarios.
• Communicate forecast results to executives and stakeholders.

Skills

Load forecasting

Industrial forecasting

Data management

Forecasting models

Excel

Education

Master’s degree (asset)

Bachelor’s degree in economics/engineering/business

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)

No. of positions: 1

Closing date: July 27, 2026

What you’ll do

The load forecast is a critical foundation of BC Hydro’s Integrated Resource Plan and is used across the company for capital planning, operations planning, revenue forecasting, and other functions. As a Load Forecast Advisor or Senior Load Forecast Advisor in the Industrial Load Forecast team, you will be responsible for producing energy and peak demand forecasts for BC Hydro’s industrial customers as a key member of a broader energy planning group. You will be expected to produce load forecasts using well-established modelling methods, and to develop new modelling methods to forecast emerging loads and sectors.

This position is open to either an Intermediate or Senior level candidate, with future progression within the role possible. Once a selection is made the team will determine which level to offer based on selected candidates’ education, experience and skill set.

The Annual Salary range would be reflected below:

The main responsibilities associated with delivering timely and accurate forecasts include:

• Acts as a project leader for and/or conducts the planning, organizing, and implementation of forecasting studies for key industrial sub-sectors such as oil and gas, mining, forestry, emerging industries (such as AI, data centers, hydrogen), load and market research programs and customer surveys.
• Proactively identifies emerging drivers—including load, economic, customer, and end-use factors that may impact future industrial demand.
• Understands industrial customers’ expansion, electrification, and decarbonization roadmaps.
• Translates policy and regulatory changes into long-term load forecasting scenarios.
• Synthesizes and communicates load forecast information to the Executive and the Board, within Integrated Planning, and synthesizes and communicates load forecast information to the Executive and the Board, within Integrated Planning, and across BC Hydro, and to the BC Utilities Commission and Interveners through regulatory processes.
• Coordinates the efforts of consultants, data providers and department peers where necessary to facilitate the creation of the industrial sector forecasts. Advises manager on budget requirements.
• Directs, develops and maintains economic models and relationships for use in delivering forecasts. Establishes and ensures modelling methodologies are appropriate and carries out due diligence over data.
• Regularly monitors performance of existing forecasting models and processes. Monitor industry developments with respect to models and forecasting methodologies. Make recommendations on incremental forecasting model and process improvements.
• Proactively initiates builds, maintains and manages ongoing internal and external working relationships.
• Planning, organizing and implementing the annual forecast work schedule. Coordinating the integration of sector forecasts within regional and system load forecasts; and coordinating the forecasting process with other critical and complex company processes such as regulatory applications (e.g., revenue requirements) and capital planning cycles to ensure alignment.

What you bring

• 2-5 years of relevant work experience, with some experience in the conduct of load research or economic studies.
• Good data management and attention to detail.
• A minimum of 6-8 years of relevant experience with demonstrated depth in one or more of the following areas: industrial project development proposals, existing industrial operations analysis, policy analysis, energy industry developments and forecasting, data management and analytics.
• Ability to lead processes independently and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Advanced technical leadership skills in forecasting or industrial sector. Understanding of the operational profiles, production cycles, and energy requirements of major industrial sectors
• A master’s degree in a relevant discipline is an asset.

Common Requirements

• Post-secondary degree in relevant areas such as economics, engineering, business, or other relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated capability of designing and building analytical models and/or conducting industrial sector market research.
• Demonstrated competency with MS Office suite, particularly Excel.
• Demonstrated oral and written communications skills, including the ability to prepare PowerPoint slides, write briefing notes and make presentations for senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary teams comprising consultants and employees.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and manage stakeholder expectations.

Preferences

Any combination of the following would be considered an asset:

• Understanding of how energy is used today, and how that use might change in future, for one or more of BC Hydro’s major customer groups (heavy industry including natural gas production, processing and transport; mining; forestry; datacenters)

What we offer

• A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
• Flexible work model, depending on your role type
• Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

• This role requires in-office attendance at BC Hydro’s downtown Vancouver location, up to five days a week.