• Job Description

  Req#: ANALY001902

  COMPANY OVERVIEW

  El Paso Electric Company is a regional electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution service to more than 443,000 retail and wholesale customers in a 10,000 square mile area of the Rio Grande Valley in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. We invite you to visit our website to learn more about our 120-year history, discover our plans for transforming the energy landscape, and encounter great opportunities with El Paso Electric.

  DATE POSTED: NOVEMBER 15, 2023 CLOSING DATE: DECEMBER 08, 2023

  GRADE LEVEL: 51 – 52

  DEPARTMENT: LOAD RESEARCH & DATA ANALYTICS

  STARTING SALARY: $58,600 - $90,300 Salary is commensurate with experience.

  JOB FAMILY SUMMARY PURPOSE

  Under the general supervision of the Manager – Load Research and Data Analytics, is responsible for coordinating and supervising the performance of moderate to complex analysis working with cross-functional teams to generate actionable insights through the development of metrics, dashboards and deep dive analytics. The intent of this job is to enable production of load profiles, differentiation of consumption characteristics, reconstruction of market segment and rate class load contributions to overall system demand, cost allocation for regulatory compliance, forecasting sales and customer growth; to gauge the effects of conservation, renewable generation, pricing policies and technological innovations, and to promote efficiencies by developing programs to automate reporting requirements.

  The ideal candidate will have:

  • Industry knowledge relative to supporting enterprise data analytics. Demonstrated skills in Power Bi including dashboarding, DAX coding, and data modeling is required. Experience using Oracle, Excel, R (R Studio, ggplot, tidyverse) and SQL. Practiced knowledge of data mining, machine learning, statistics, and the ability to functionalize findings for internal customer use. Experience developing and deploying analytics solutions on a cloud platform.
  • Experience extracting and managing both structured and unstructured data from multiple sources. Ability to guide colleagues in the appropriate ETL techniques from various systems. Must be able to troubleshoot and resolve errors when performing systematic updates. Demonstrated ability to research new technology and develop business cases to support enterprise-wide business intelligence solutions.

  EDUCATION
  

  Graduation from a recognized college or university with a Bachelors’ Degree in statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, economics or management of information systems and successful completion of Data Analytics certification required.

  **Master’s degree in business analytics or an advanced computer programming field, statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, economics, or management of information systems preferred.

  EXPERIENCE
  0-3 or more years of experience

  KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate with or without a reasonable accommodation that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

  MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

  1. Develop, test, validate and refine models to optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, operational effectiveness, marketing success and other business outcomes.
  2. Ability to assist in the development and execution of a strategic plan to advance the utilization and acceptance of data analytics with minimal or no supervision
  3. Must possess advanced Business Intelligence skills.
  4. Lead analytics workstream on one or more projects at a time
  5. PowerBI and SQL for accessing and wrangling data experience required.
  6. Understanding of relational database management systems (RDBMS), data modeling, and data warehousing
  7. Using business intelligence tools, create dashboards, visualizations and/or other advanced analytics reports to adequately tell the business narrative and offer recommendations that are practiced, actionable, and have material impact, in addition to being well supported by analytical models and data
  8. Understanding of and ability to use programming languages for analytics modeling, like Python, R or SAS.
  9. Assist in the development of data warehousing solutions
  10. Ability to evaluate new system capabilities to determine a fit within the existing platform
  11. Ability to push conventional thinking to drive change and innovation
  12. Effective verbal and written communication skills
  13. Ability to research and prepare written reports, analyze and interpret data
  14. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with officers, managers, fellow employees, and the general public.
  15. Ability to maintain a strong sense of propriety concerning confidential matters.
  16. Knowledge of computerization techniques for problem solving and data analysis required.
  17. Ability to assist in performing the peak load, energy sales, and customer forecasting function, analyzing information, preparing forecast reports and meeting deadlines is required.
  18. Must have a demonstrated a willingness to share technology and specialized knowledge with other members of the Load Research and Data Analytics team.
  19. Ability to attend training seminars and classes, both in-town and at out-of-town locations required.

  ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

  1. Responsible for leading the design and support of BI applications and architecture utilizing Microsoft Power BI.
  2. Responsible for project workstreams and participate in multidisciplinary analytics project teams. Interview subject matter experts, plan and conduct individual interviews with experts to gain valid information and data needed for analysis and process improvement.
  3. Collaborate with business leaders to identify, track, and share key metrics
  4. Manage the mining of various large data sets for actionable insights and trends through the development of metrics, dashboards, and deep dive analysis.
  5. Locate new data sources, analyze statistics, and implement quality procedures. Find new uses for existing data sources.
  6. Leverage tools like R, Power BI, Python, , and SQL to conduct statistical modeling.
  7. Identify gaps and process improvement opportunities and present solutions to standardize, partnering with IT to design and implement solutions.
  8. Craft and construct visually engaging, creative, and easy-to-use data delivery solutions including dashboards, scorecards, infographics, and reports that enable users to be more productive and better informed
  9. Knowledge of statistical techniques and concepts (regression, descriptive statistics, statistical tests, and proper usage, etc.)
  10. Assists with special projects as required.
  11. Complies with all applicable Company policies, procedures and code of ethics as well as all applicable governmental laws and regulations to include employment, safety and environmental standards and regulations.
  12. Conduct data analyses supporting weather normalization of energy sales, derivation of load factors and calculating demand components.
  13. Lead in the development of programming code to automate internal and external reporting requirements.
  14. Assist in review and audits to ensure accurate data, reports, schedules and presentations.
  15. Perform tasks that are not included here but are within the context of duties defined. Will also be trained in the performance or functions applicable to the next highest level and/or cross-trained for job functions in the planning, forecasting and load research tracks within the department.

  WORK ENVIRONMENT

  1. The incumbents in this classification are not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions; primary work environment is typically of an office or administrative nature.
  2. May work non-standard hours.
  3. May require travel to Company work sites.
  4. May require out of town travel.
  5. Able to work irregular hours and reasonable overtime.

  PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  1. Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
  2. Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
  3. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
  4. Fingers: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
  5. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  6. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
  7. Hearing: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
  8. Repetitive motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
  9. Visual acuity: Color, depth perception and field of vision to include measurement devices for close inspection and analysis.

  If interested in applying for this position, you must apply on-line by 5:00 PM, DECEMBER 08, 2023. (Please scroll back up to the “Apply Now” button)

  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

  The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

• About the company

  El Paso Electric is a Texas-based public utility company, engaging in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in west Texas and southern New Mexico.

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