Title:  Forecasting Data Scientist

• Take charge and be responsible for data, AI and analytics projects, ensuring that high-quality forecasts are delivered promptly.
• In a rapidly changing energy landscape act as a trusted liaison for those who use the forecasting process.
• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible Work Environment    

When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together, making Real. Progress

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

We are seeking a skilled Forecasting Data Scientist to lead and support various data, forecasting, and analytics projects. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality forecasts that are essential for business planning, regulatory compliance, and management purposes. 
 

Success in this role involves developing and maintaining statistical models and capabilities to forecast key demand drivers, such as customer growth and distributed energy resources, while also playing a pivotal role in facilitating communication between various AusNet teams involved in the forecasting process. 
 

With a hybrid split (Office/WFH split) this role is based in Southbank FWP and is part of the Network Strategy & Planning division.

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

Demand forecast: Managing the preparation of projections for major electricity demand drivers, including:
 

• Customer growth and connections forecasts
• Consumer energy resources (CER) forecasts
• Managing the preparation of minimum and maximum demand forecasts

Data Analysis Leading the development of forecasting data and analytics toolsets
 

• Work collaboratively with the relevant data, digital and AI teams, to define requirements, develop data, and analytics strategies.
• Working with stakeholders to understanding their needs around demand data, and analytics
• Developing product specifications, technical details and quality requirements 
• Contributing to the development of demand forecasting machine learning toolsets
• Regularly meeting with key members of the data, digital and AI teams to discuss the performance of the tools and suggesting improvements and recommend new tools that will result in improved forecasts

You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:
 

• Bachelor or higher degree (preferred) in statistics, mathematics, economics, engineering, computer science or similar.
• Strong background in quantitative analysis and the ability to transform this into a format that is suitable for stakeholders.
• Experience in building statistical models, visualisations and dashboards
• Hand-on experience in programming languages: R (preferred) or Python and SQL.
• Sound knowledge of energy markets, preferably the National Electricity Market (NEM).
• Managing relationship with internal and external stakeholders

A real place to belong.

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.  

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.