Senior Advisor, Load Forecasting & Power Advisory

An overview of your future role BBA is a national, employee-owned, multi-disciplinary engineering and services firm with offices coast to coast, in the U.S. and abroad. We have an established Power and Renewables business line which comprises Power Advisory and Asset Management (PAAM), Transmission and Distribution (T D), Wind and Solar, Storage, Hydropower and Industrial Power groups. We want to strengthen our position in the PAAM group and Power Markets segment across North America. As the Senior Advisor, Power Advisory and Load Forecasting, you’ll be responsible for driving load forecasting and power advisory services and products, as well as building and maintaining client relationships. You’ll also lead and continue to develop our load forecasting services within the North American power utility market. You’ll leverage your expertise, industry knowledge, client relationships and engineering/data science experience to achieve our objectives. Additionally, this role will include the opportunity to work on other power advisory projects within the generation and transmission market segments. With us, you’ll get the opportunity to... Lead the PAAM group in load forecasting, power advisory, SME support and continual improvement projects, initially focused on the utility sector, including the ability to develop tools that account for energy transition trends and triggers (e.g., EV/DER penetration, data centres) Develop models/tools to assist in the analysis of condition, forecasting and investment scenarios Develop models and frameworks for electricity planning in the context of generation projects and the bulk system Support the PAAM group in client business development, client engagement methodology development, work scheduling and workload balancing Mentor junior staff and help develop training materials while carrying out formal and informal staff education, training and mentorships Lead projects within the PAAM team, including managing resources, schedules, budgets and client expectations Deliver on assigned marketing and sales of services within the business line Contribute to the overall PAAM group strategic plan and key initiatives Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture? Autonomous Aptitude for self-development Results-driven Excellent communication and soft skills Attention to detail Strong organizational skills Thirst to learn and excel Rigorous and ethical Caring mindset that puts people first