Octopus Energy
Forecasting Data Scientist
About the role
The Energy Markets team at Octopus Energy is responsible for making sure that we always have the electricity and gas we need to support our customer demand whilst also supporting the grid to enable the Net Zero transition.
To achieve this mission across all Octopus international regions, we need to forecast the demand of each of our customers and the production of our generation assets. The Forecasting team owns the underlying models and the forecasting data platform that feeds into business operations across the international group.
We are looking for a Forecasting Scientist/Analyst to join the team - ideally, someone who is skilled at data analysis, has experience in (or a keen interest to learn) machine learning models, and can grasp the commercial concepts and needs of the wider business to really add value.
What You'll Do...
- Build, improve, and maintain forecasting models
- Maintain and automate forecasting processes, whilst building in checks and alerting
- Design and build forecasting dashboards/ reports that cover operational processes and reporting requirements
- Standardise and roll out forecasting models across the international markets
- Performing ad-hoc analysis
- Collaborate with Risk, Trading, Renewables, Flexibility teams and build pipelines into the wider business
What You'll Need...
- Experience with Python (pandas) and SQL - essential
- To be able to quickly understand commercial concepts quickly and effectively
- To be a team player excited at the idea of ownership across lots of different projects and tools
- To have a passion for driving towards Net Zero
- To drive knowledge sharing and documentation for a more effective platform
- To be open to traveling to Octopus international offices
- Experience with Machine Learning, dbt, Airflow and Spark - desirable
- Experience in the energy industry - desirable
Why else you'll love it here
- Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
- Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
Octopus Energy is a dynamic EnerTech company focused on transforming the energy sector by providing 100% sustainable energy solutions. Our mission is to drive the global renewable energy revolution and make clean energy more accessible and equitable for everyone.
- Founded
- Founded 2015
- Employees
- 500+ employees
- Industry
- Electric Utilities
Data Scientist