Head of Load Forecasting & Analytics

Southern Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company seeks a Manager of Load Forecasting to lead the Forecasting and Analytics team within Planning and Regulatory Support. You will direct official short- and long-term forecasts for the retail electric operating companies, including organic growth and large-load segments.

The role reports as deputy to the Director of Forecasting and Analytics, ensuring methods, assumptions, and outputs are sound and defensible for planning, regulatory, and executive use.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a quantitative field; Master’s/PhD preferred.
• Minimum 7 years in utility planning, forecasting, analytics, or related fields.
• Experience leading technical professionals and cross-functional analytical workstreams.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, econometrics, and regulatory support.
• Experience with regulatory filings, witness preparation, or similar proceedings is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Annual Forecasting and Planning Cadence.
• Oversee official energy, peak demand, and revenue forecasts for the company and its retail units.
• Own the annual forecasting process supporting planning, budgets, and regulatory inputs.
• Coordinate timelines and assumptions to keep forecast outputs accurate and transparent.
• Govern forecasting methodologies, models, tools, and assumptions.
• Develop, document, validate, and defend forecasting models and results.
• Prepare analysis for testimony, filings, and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop forecasting talent and succession readiness within the team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Forecasting

Regulatory support

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/ Economics/ Analytics/ Finance/ Engineering/ Mathematics/ Data Science

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

EViews

SAS

Python

R

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Southern Company seeks a Manager of Load Forecasting to lead the Forecasting and Analytics team within Planning and Regulatory Support. You will direct official short- and long-term forecasts for the retail electric operating companies, including organic growth and large-load segments.

The role reports as deputy to the Director of Forecasting and Analytics, ensuring methods, assumptions, and outputs are sound and defensible for planning, regulatory, and executive use.