Power Enterprise Financial Feasibility & Risk Analyst

City-and-County-of-SAN-Francisc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

City and County of San Francisco seeks a Utility Specialist for Risk Management & Business Analysis within the Power Enterprise. You will lead financial feasibility analyses for major load projects, develop robust financial models, and perform risk and scenario analyses to support executive decisions.

You will collaborate with Customer Engagement, Engineering, Retail Services, Reg/Leg, and Finance, ensuring consistent methodologies, documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably with major coursework in Law, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Computer Science, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or other field related to the utility business; AND
• Four years of verifiable journey-level work experience in one or more of the following areas: planning, scheduling, cost estimating and resource projecting for mid to large scale projects; water supply/infrastructure management and planning; power operations planning and scheduling; analysis, interpretation and application of utility contracts and regulations in either water, power (electric and/or natural gas), telecommunications, or a wastewater/clean water program; utility market and environmental analysis and planning; power supply and transmission rates and contracts; generation, transmission or distribution planning and design; or long-term utility systems planning.
• Specified positions may require possession of a valid California Class C driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial feasibility evaluations for large load projects and strategic electrification initiatives, including development of comprehensive business cases and valuation analyses (NPV, IRR, payback, and cost recovery assessment).
• Develop and enhance project financial models to evaluate capital investment, revenue sufficiency, rate impacts, and long-term financial exposure.
• Conduct project sensitivity, scenario, and risk analyses to assess load uncertainty, market volatility, regulatory changes, and potential stranded asset risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and ensure analytical consistency.
• Improve model structure and functionality by incorporating validation checks, documentation, and version control practices to enhance reliability and transparency.
• Develop and document consistent project evaluation methodologies, including cost estimation, forecasting approaches, discounting assumptions, and performance metrics.
• Prepare clear, concise executive-level reports, presentations, and decision memoranda summarizing findings, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations.
• Organize and maintain centralized records of assumptions, models, and historical analyses to support transparency, continuity, and audit readiness.
• Provide training and structured knowledge transfer to internal staff and support implementation of documented processes to enable transition of analytical capability into regular business functions.
• Perform other related duties.

Skills

Financial modeling

Risk analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

City and County of San Francisco seeks a Utility Specialist for Risk Management & Business Analysis within the Power Enterprise. You will lead financial feasibility analyses for major load projects, develop robust financial models, and perform risk and scenario analyses to support executive decisions.

You will collaborate with Customer Engagement, Engineering, Retail Services, Reg/Leg, and Finance, ensuring consistent methodologies, documentation, and knowledge transfer.