Quantitative Analyst - Energy Forecasting & Analytics

Drax; Tendring; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Private Healthcare

SAYE scheme (Sharesave)

Personal accident cover

Pension plan (up to 10%)

Holiday entitlement: 25 days + bank ~

Professional body membership reimburse

Job summary

Drax seeks a Quantitative Analyst in the UK to join the Forecasting & Hedging Team. You will develop forecasting models for import and export portfolios, applying statistical, ML and optimisation techniques to improve accuracy and commercial value.

You will build automated reporting and visualisations with Python, SQL and Power BI for portfolio monitoring and decision support, while designing scalable data pipelines and providing timely quantitative insights to Commercial, Renewables and Finance

Qualifications

• Degree in a numerate discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics or Economics.
• 2+ years in an analytical or energy industry role with Python & SQL.
• Strong problem-solving and ability to translate data into commercial value.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and enhance forecasting models across import (consumption) and export (renewable) portfolios.
• Research, evaluate and implement statistical, machine learning and optimisation techniques to improve forecast accuracy and value.
• Lead peer reviews of code, model changes and methodologies to ensure quality.
• Design and deliver automated reporting, dashboards and visualisations using Python, SQL and Power BI to support portfolio monitoring.
• Provide ad-hoc quantitative analysis to support Commercial, Renewables, Finance and other areas.
• Contribute to new forecasting capabilities across power demand, weather, pricing and portfolio optimisation.
• Build scalable data processing and automation pipelines for forecasting workflows.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Python

SQL

Portfolio forecasting

Communication

Education

Degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Engineering/Physics/Economics

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Drax seeks a Quantitative Analyst in the UK to join the Forecasting & Hedging Team. You will develop forecasting models for import and export portfolios, applying statistical, ML and optimisation techniques to improve accuracy and commercial value.

You will build automated reporting and visualisations with Python, SQL and Power BI for portfolio monitoring and decision support, while designing scalable data pipelines and providing timely quantitative insights to Commercial, Renewables and Finance