Market and Procurement Policy Analyst

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Oakland seeks an Analyst in Market and Procurement Policy to support the IRP proceeding at the CPUC, developing a 5+ year strategy for California’s decarbonization and ensuring efficient procurement frameworks.

You will work with Expert- and Principal-level analysts, analyze state and federal policy proposals, and help align policy with PG&E’s clean energy vision in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Policy, Sociology, Engineering, Physics or related field.
• At least 2 years of related work experience.
• Experience in energy markets, policy development and advocacy preferred.
• Ability to develop analytical tools for decision making with data modeling and scripting.
• Strong writing, communication, and cross-functional teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and execute analyses on electric markets, policy proposals, and business strategies.
• Support qualitative and quantitative analyses and coordinate internally to inform positions and strategies.
• Engage in CPUC stakeholder processes including comments, presentations, and meetings.
• Research and communicate emerging regulatory issues and policy issues.
• Be a positive team contributor and guide teammates toward objectives.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Policy, Sociology, Engineering, Physics or other related fields

Job description

Requisition ID# 174558

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Market and Procurement Policy develops PG&E’s policy positions and implements innovative changes on issues that impact California’s: (1) electric supply, (2) regulatory environment, and (3) energy market structure. Market and Procurement Policy works on a wide range of issues including the changing nature of the grid (e.g., increased reliance on energy-limited resources and energy storage resources), clean energy procurement policy, reliability-based energy/capacity market design (e.g., Resource Adequacy and Integrated Resource Planning), and generation-based cost recovery issues (e.g., Power Charge Indifference Adjustment, Cost Allocation Mechanism, and Energy Resource Recovery Account). Market and Procurement Policy also conducts internal and external outreach to advocate for PG&E’s policy positions at the CPUC and other regulatory agencies and utilizes effective project management, policy and regulatory strategy and analysis, data analytics, strong written/verbal communication skills, and facilitation skills to align CAISO, state, and federal energy policy with PG&E’s vision of a clean, reliable, and affordable energy future.

Position Summary

This position will be primarily responsible for supporting the Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) proceeding at the CPUC with a focus on developing a mid- to long-term (5+ years) strategy for achieving California’s and PG&E’s electric sector decarbonization goals. This position will also assist in developing, proposing, and advocating for the appropriate regulatory framework and procurement mechanisms to ensure an efficient, reliable, equitable, and timely clean energy transition. Regulatory frameworks and procurement mechanisms may include mid- and long-term environmental and reliability procurement requirements, centralized procurement mechanisms, cost recovery, and targeted retirement of fossil-based generation.

This position will also engage in certain other related proceedings and issues to develop an understanding of both (1) existing markets and procurement frameworks and (2) electric system planning and forecasts to identify regulatory and/or procurement gaps across the CPUC, CAISO, and California Energy Commission, to develop PG&E’s policy proposals to address those gaps, and analyze (both qualitative and quantitative) the relative merits of different policy options based on factors such as feasibility and affordability.

This position will work closely with Expert- and Principal-level analysts throughout the company in the development of analyses and written materials supporting PG&E's policy positions, gathering relevant information and market data, and analyzing related state and federal policy proposals.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The work location is Oakland, CA.

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location.The range to reasonably expect will be between the minimum to the midpoint of the range. The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above.This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Bay Area Minimum: $80,000.00

Bay Area Midpoint: $100,000.00

Bay Area Maximum: $120,000.00

Job Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and execute a variety of tasks and analyses on electric markets, policy proposals, and business strategies.
• Support analysis (both qualitative and quantitative) and coordinate internally to help inform the company’s positions and strategies.
• Engage in relevant CPUC stakeholder processes including through developing comments, creating presentations, and potentially presenting at stakeholder meetings.
• Research and communicate emerging regulatory issues and/or policy issues.
• At all times, be a positive force for the team and bring teammates along to achieve objectives together.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Policy, Sociology, Engineering, Physics or other related fields or equivalent work experience

• Requires a minimum of 2 years of related work experience.

Desired:

• Experience in energy markets, portfolio management, and energy policy development and advocacy are strongly preferred.
• Possess an in-depth understanding of areas such as electric utility operations, utility planning, credit and risk management, quantitative analysis, law and regulatory relations, utility revenue requirement and ratemaking, etc. and apply such understanding as a lead in one or more of these areas.
• Ability to develop analytical tools to assist in management’s decision making such as through visual management, programming/scripting, data modeling, and data extraction.
• Demonstrated experience successfully working with cross-functional teams and at multiple levels.
• Understanding of PG&E’s and/or California’s energy, capacity, and clean energy procurement and sales rules and strategies and CPUC oversight of those practices.
• Ability to draft written comments in regulatory proceedings, be an effective presenter at public workshops, and sponsor expert witness testimony.
• Demonstrated skills: Team player, effective project manager, strong writing skills, decisiveness, business understanding, good organizational and communication skills, and the ability to flourish in a highly fluid environment with multiple high priority tasks.