Proj Mgr - Adv Forecasting & Trad Met

Responsibilities

• AI‑Enabled Forecasting & Digital Transformation
• Lead the transition from manual forecast‑enhancement processes to automated, AI‑enabled forecasting workflows across daily, hourly, and sub‑hourly horizons.
• Design and implement forecasting frameworks that leverage machine‑learning‑augmented NWP, ensemble modeling, and advanced post‑processing techniques.
• Evaluate, onboard, and operationalize AI‑enabled forecasting vendors, tools, and technologies.
• Develop and maintain forecast‑performance metrics, validation routines, and continuous‑improvement processes.
• Ensure forecasting outputs meet the needs of trading, real‑time operations, asset management, and market‑compliance functions.
• Forecasting, Modeling & Meteorological Analysis
• Serve as an NWP specialist and atmospheric data analyst, maintaining and enhancing forecasting tools, meteorological products, databases, and modeling workflows.
• Integrate and interpret meteorological data from internal models, third‑party forecast providers, AI‑enhanced systems, and public sources to produce accurate wind and solar generation forecasts.
• Perform meteorological analysis, model evaluation, and post‑processing to improve forecast skill and operational accuracy.
• Communicate forecasts, uncertainty, and risk clearly and within strict operational deadlines.
• Provide forecasting and analytical support for wind and solar facility operations, maintenance planning, and construction activities.
• Participate in rotating on‑site forecasting shifts, including holidays and weekends.
• Systems, Data Infrastructure & Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• Maintain and enhance the technical infrastructure supporting NWP ingestion, post‑processing, verification, and high‑resolution modeling.
• Collaborate with IT, Data & Analytics, and Market Operations to define data pipelines, system requirements, and governance standards for AI‑enabled forecasting.
• Support production deployment, system resilience, and operational readiness of forecasting tools, including servers, databases, dataflows, and computational clusters.
• Ensure high‑quality use of meteorological, SCADA, and asset‑performance data in forecasting applications.
• Operational Enablement, Training & Change Management
• Support the evolution of Trading Meteorology toward model oversight, performance monitoring, and exception‑based human intervention.
• Develop documentation, training materials, and operational handoffs to ensure durable adoption of new forecasting technologies.
• Mentor and train new meteorologists in NWP systems, modeling tools, AI‑enhanced forecasting methodologies, and operational processes.
• Adhere to internal controls, documentation standards, and compliance requirements.
• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of operational forecasting experience, including work with meteorological computational modeling applications and numerical weather prediction.
• Strong working knowledge of numerical weather prediction (NWP), renewable power forecasting, and forecast verification techniques.
• Experience supporting wind and/or solar generation assets in operational or commercial contexts.
• Proficiency in programming and data‑analysis tools (e.g., Python, MATLAB, shell scripting, PERL, Ruby, JavaScript, PHP, Visual Basic).
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Project Manager - Advance Forecasting & Trading Meteorology Reports to: Manager - Trading Meteorology Location: In Office , Portland OR The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $106,000 - $132,500

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