What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Enterprise Forecasting Specialist - 517951 position at Tennessee Valley Authority?
External - Posting Description
Senior Enterprise Forecasting Specialist - 517951
Organization: Finance
Department: Enterprise Forecasting
Work Location: Chattanooga, Knoxville, or Nashville, Tennessee
Relocation: Relocation benefits are offered for this position and will be aligned with federal travel regulations.
Posting Open: 12/11/2025
Posting Close: 01/04/2026 at 11:59 PM EST
Salary: Competitive
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinking, Senior Economist with deep expertise in economics, including a thorough understanding of the macroeconomy, business cycle, and its impact on the electric utility industry. This individual will lead efforts to evaluate economic activity at a national and regional level, conduct economic and demographic research, and apply this knowledge to develop national and regional economic forecasts for use in the utility planning process within TVA.
POSITION PURPOSE
This position is responsible and accountable for one or more of the functional areas of economic, demand and energy, delivery point, and revenue forecasting. This position also has leadership responsibilities in directing the activities of more junior employees in completing forecasting tasks, improving all facets of our forecasts, and in effectively leading teams focused on some specialized task. The incumbent is expected to complete accurate and robust forecasts and identify uncertainty around the forecasts in support of TVA’s short and long-term planning activities. In the areas of data analyses, forecasts methodologies and models, and understanding of our end-use customer behaviors and downstream customers needs, this position is expected to lead efforts that improve existing capabilities and knowledge and create new products, processes, models that keep Enterprise Forecasting on the cutting-edge of forecasting capabilities. The incumbent is responsible for building communication and collaboration channels with our customers and support organizations, understanding the big picture, expanding our knowledge base, and building technical and leadership skills.
Principal Accountabilities
In Enterprise Forecasting, a Specialist I supports one or more of the following activities:
Education - Bachelors degree in economics, engineering, finance, mathematics or comparable related field of study is required. An advanced degree in any of these fields is desirable.
Experience - Minimum of 8 years of work experience. Experience in system or transmission planning, economic or load forecasting, data analysis, statistics or other related work experience is desirable.
Certification/License, etc. - N/A
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities - The incumbent should understand the basics principles of accounting, economics, engineering, finance, and electric utility planning and operations, as well as model development and risk analysis. Proficiency in oral and written communications is necessary, as well as, Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. Some experience in software such as MatLab, Tableau, R, REMI, or ITRON Metrix tools is preferred.
Equal Employment Opportunity
TVA is an Equal Opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment opportunities. Any applicant or employee who believes s/he has a discrimination claim (including harassment or retaliation) must contact TVA’s Equal Opportunity Compliance office within 45 calendar days of the event or action s/he believes to constitute discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.
Drug-Free Workplace
All TVA Non-Nuclear employees are covered by TVA's Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program Plan, in accordance with Executive Order 12564, Public Law 100-71 and the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing. Information regarding the Drug Free Workplace Program can be found at www.samhsa.gov/workplace . TVA Non-Nuclear employees in Testing Designated Positions, including those performing safety-sensitive duties are also subject to random drug testing. TVA Nuclear employees are subject to random alcohol and drug tests in accordance with 10 CFR Part 26 as mandated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
How To Claim Vet Preference
If you are requesting to be considered as a preference-eligible veteran as outlined in the application process, you must submit your military documents before the posting close date indicated above. Be sure to include all supporting documentation: Form DD214 (member 2 or member 4 copy), a Veterans Disability Rating Letter from the VA (if applicable), and a completed form TVA 3595. If you will not get your DD214 until you are separated or retired, you can request a Statement of Service through your military personnel office. The Statement of Service must list your dates of military service, character of service, expected date of separation and any service-connected disability rating that you have been awarded from your branch of military service. Please submit your military documents each time you apply for a position.
How To Submit Documentation
Senior Enterprise Forecasting Specialist - 517951
Organization: Finance
Department: Enterprise Forecasting
Work Location: Chattanooga, Knoxville, or Nashville, Tennessee
Relocation: Relocation benefits are offered for this position and will be aligned with federal travel regulations.
Posting Open: 12/11/2025
Posting Close: 01/04/2026 at 11:59 PM EST
Salary: Competitive
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinking, Senior Economist with deep expertise in economics, including a thorough understanding of the macroeconomy, business cycle, and its impact on the electric utility industry. This individual will lead efforts to evaluate economic activity at a national and regional level, conduct economic and demographic research, and apply this knowledge to develop national and regional economic forecasts for use in the utility planning process within TVA.
POSITION PURPOSE
This position is responsible and accountable for one or more of the functional areas of economic, demand and energy, delivery point, and revenue forecasting. This position also has leadership responsibilities in directing the activities of more junior employees in completing forecasting tasks, improving all facets of our forecasts, and in effectively leading teams focused on some specialized task. The incumbent is expected to complete accurate and robust forecasts and identify uncertainty around the forecasts in support of TVA’s short and long-term planning activities. In the areas of data analyses, forecasts methodologies and models, and understanding of our end-use customer behaviors and downstream customers needs, this position is expected to lead efforts that improve existing capabilities and knowledge and create new products, processes, models that keep Enterprise Forecasting on the cutting-edge of forecasting capabilities. The incumbent is responsible for building communication and collaboration channels with our customers and support organizations, understanding the big picture, expanding our knowledge base, and building technical and leadership skills.
Principal Accountabilities
In Enterprise Forecasting, a Specialist I supports one or more of the following activities:
- Production of forecasts of electricity demand in the Valley . This work includes forecasting future loads and market conditions, maintaining benchmarks of peers, and providing updates on and analysis of end-use customer behavior.
- Forecasts of TVA base revenues, including learning current and future rate structures, improving revenue models, and translating system energy and peak forecasts into wholesale sales forecasts
- NERC, SERC and other regulatory reporting, which comprises understanding regulatory objectives and requirements.
- Development of economic forecasts for the TVA region consisting of analyses of demographic and economic indicator data, trending historical data and developing a narrative of underlying drivers to economic activity.
- Creating coincident and non-coincident peak forecasts of TVA’s delivery points to local power companies for transmission planning purposes.
- Developing methods and models for normalizing energy and peak loads temporal and weather effects.
- Weekly and monthly forecasting processes to support recurring activities at TVA.
- Describing risks to forecasts using quantitative or statistical methods.
Education - Bachelors degree in economics, engineering, finance, mathematics or comparable related field of study is required. An advanced degree in any of these fields is desirable.
Experience - Minimum of 8 years of work experience. Experience in system or transmission planning, economic or load forecasting, data analysis, statistics or other related work experience is desirable.
Certification/License, etc. - N/A
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities - The incumbent should understand the basics principles of accounting, economics, engineering, finance, and electric utility planning and operations, as well as model development and risk analysis. Proficiency in oral and written communications is necessary, as well as, Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. Some experience in software such as MatLab, Tableau, R, REMI, or ITRON Metrix tools is preferred.
Equal Employment Opportunity
TVA is an Equal Opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment opportunities. Any applicant or employee who believes s/he has a discrimination claim (including harassment or retaliation) must contact TVA’s Equal Opportunity Compliance office within 45 calendar days of the event or action s/he believes to constitute discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.
Drug-Free Workplace
All TVA Non-Nuclear employees are covered by TVA's Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program Plan, in accordance with Executive Order 12564, Public Law 100-71 and the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing. Information regarding the Drug Free Workplace Program can be found at www.samhsa.gov/workplace . TVA Non-Nuclear employees in Testing Designated Positions, including those performing safety-sensitive duties are also subject to random drug testing. TVA Nuclear employees are subject to random alcohol and drug tests in accordance with 10 CFR Part 26 as mandated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
How To Claim Vet Preference
If you are requesting to be considered as a preference-eligible veteran as outlined in the application process, you must submit your military documents before the posting close date indicated above. Be sure to include all supporting documentation: Form DD214 (member 2 or member 4 copy), a Veterans Disability Rating Letter from the VA (if applicable), and a completed form TVA 3595. If you will not get your DD214 until you are separated or retired, you can request a Statement of Service through your military personnel office. The Statement of Service must list your dates of military service, character of service, expected date of separation and any service-connected disability rating that you have been awarded from your branch of military service. Please submit your military documents each time you apply for a position.
How To Submit Documentation
- Upload documents in Step 7 of the application process.
- Email documents to [email protected]