Uncertainty Meteorologist

SPP is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to Work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!

We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:

• Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities
  • Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
  • Relocation bonus (if applicable)
  • Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible
  • Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer‑match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP

**PLEASE NOTE:** **SPP is not able to sponsor employment visas or student-work authorizations (STEM OPT) for this position. Please ensure you are eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship prior to applying.**

COMPENSATION INFORMATION
The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates. Factors such as qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.

Salary Range

Uncertainty Meteorologist Salary range: $97,580 – $126,795

Overview

The Uncertainty Meteorologist (Senior) assesses weather‑driven operational risk for SPP's Balancing Authority, translating meteorological insight into clear, actionable guidance for real‑time, intra‑day, day‑ahead, and forward‑looking horizons. The role combines numerical weather prediction, observations, and historical impact analysis with system operations requirements to inform resource adequacy decisions and risk mitigation. The position partners closely with System Operations and Coordinated Operations to enhance situational awareness, guide commitment strategies, and support reliable grid operations.

Core Responsibilities

• Quantifies weather‑driven operational risk by integrating numerical weather prediction, observations, and historical impacts to provide clear risk signals across real‑time, intra‑day, day‑ahead, and forward‑looking horizons for System Operations.

• Produces commitment guidance by analyzing market assessments of available capacity and generation resources to inform actions that maintain adequate resource availability and reliable BA operations.


• Delivers uncertainty briefings and decision support to System Operations and Coordinated Operations so leaders and operators can proactively manage reliability under forecast uncertainty.


• Executes end‑to‑end risk assessments (data sourcing, validation, modeling, and interpretation) to enable timely, defensible operational decisions in current‑day and next‑day timeframes.


• Evaluates and recommends tariff/market rule improvements related to forecasting, data, or uncertainty treatment to strengthen adequacy practices and reliability outcomes.


• Conducts after‑action reviews comparing predicted vs. realized outcomes to identify drivers, benchmark performance, and implement process improvements in collaboration with Operations.


• Train and advise operators on weather‑uncertainty concepts and tools to build capability and consistency in uncertainty‑aware decision‑making.


• Collaborates on special operational initiatives (e.g., coordinated operations projects or targeted studies) to address emerging risks and improve cross‑team readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in meteorology, earth science or related field (additional related experience may be considered in lieu of degree)


• 5 years of job-related experience with at least three (3) years of industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Electric Utility Industry experience


• An emphasis on power system analysis and electric utility operations is preferred


• An advanced degree


• Experience in wind, solar, and load forecasting for a bulk power system

Other Requirements

• In addition to being fluent in English, excellent oral and written communication skills are required


• Effectively communicate with Operators, SPP stakeholders, and senior management


• Strong inter-personal and team work skills


• The position requires a person who is focused on continuous improvement, efficiency, and collaboration and who holds to the SPP Core Values of challenge, accountability, balance, diversity, expertise, flexibility, integrity, loyalty, respect, transparency, and trust


• Understanding of and compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures


• Availability for after-hours callout, and for on-call

Travel Requirement

• This position requires minimal (0-20%) travel

Southwest Power Pool is an equal opportunity employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, age, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Further, Southwest Power Pool makes good faith efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

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