New Graduate Analyst - Power Advisory & Asset Management

Type of position: Regular

BBA is a national, employee-owned multi-disciplinary engineering and services firm with offices coast-to-coast, in the US and abroad. We have an established Power & Renewables business line which comprises of Power Advisory & Asset Management, Transmission & Distribution (T&D), Wind & Solar, Storage, Hydropower and Industrial Power groups. We wish to strengthen our position in the Power Advisory & Asset Management (PAAM) group and Power Market segment across North America.

BBA has a new opportunity for a New Graduate analyst role in our Calgary office to support the delivery of Power Advisory & Asset Management services within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. This role will provide the successful candidate a wide range of challenging projects within the utility and power sector, along with exposure to industrial sectors such as oil and gas and mining.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assist in the delivering of top-down and bottom-up load forecasts for power utilities.
• Develop models that account for Energy Transition trends and triggers (e.g., EV/DER penetration, data centers).
• Perform end-to-end data analytics, including data collection, transformation, analysis, and visualization.
• Develop Asset Analytic dashboards and key performance indicators for our clients to better visualize and manage their activities.
• Support other asset management projects, such as asset management plans and total cost of ownership models.
• Support other Power and Renewables team projects focused on energy storage and renewables development as well as electrification of industrial sectors (e.g. oil and gas, mining).
• Research public policy relating to the energy sector and support the development of materials for what these policies mean for our client market.
• The ability and willingness to support hands-on consulting project work, including data analysis, research, stakeholder interviews, and preparation of final deliverables is essential.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Strong commitment to health and safety
• Ability to see beyond established standards
• Results-driven
• Constantly seeking sustainable and agile solutions
• Rigour and ethical
• Ability to see beyond established standards
• Overview of certifications and job requirements
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of statistical analysis, excel functions and/or programming is required.
• Knowledge or willingness to learn about electric utilities and power markets.
• Knowledge or willingness to learn about the development of econometric forecasts and financial models.
• Familiarity of products and services in some or all of the following areas is considered an asset:
• Data processing and data analytics products (Tableau, Power BI etc.)
• Utility and generation company regulations, both domestically within Canada as well as internationally
• Technologies and systems used by power system operators (SCADA, Metering management, GIS, CAD)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Business, Finance, or a related field from an accredited university
• 0-1 years experience

At BBA, you'll receive many benefits:

• A hybrid work environment allowing for schedule flexibility and work-life balance
• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
• Interesting growth opportunities to match your ambitions
• Exposure to the electric utility and power markets space
• Participation in innovative projects
• Agility and listening: your ideas are transformed into concrete initiatives
• Friendly, eco-mindful and high-tech workspaces

About BBA
For over 40 years, we've been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution. BBA is one of Canada's leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow's industry at the local, national and international levels.

Our goal is to ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment. We do everything we can to build a workplace where all of our employees want to excel and where they feel respected, heard and valued. Every day.

Our people's passion and excellence make BBA one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.
We have unique talents, and we're committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
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