Ratepayer Advocate Analyst (JC-528687)

California Public Utilities Commission; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

California Public Utilities Commission's Public Advocates Office seeks a Ratepayer Advocate Analyst (Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst III) to join its Resource Planning team in San Francisco. The role involves complex technical, economic, quantitative, and policy analyses in public utility regulation and presenting findings in CPUC proceedings.

You will develop written reports, sworn testimony, and comments, and serve as an expert witness in regulatory forums, coordinating with engineers,

Qualifications

• Experience conducting complex technical, economic, financial, and/or policy analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop written reports, sworn testimony, and comments for CPUC proceedings.
• Represent the Public Advocates Office in CPUC meetings, workshops, and regulatory forums.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams of analysts, engineers, and lawyers.

Skills

Technical analysis

Economic analysis

Policy analysis

Job description

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Position Details

• Job Code #: JC-528687
• Position #(s): 680-252-4611-001
• Working Title: Ratepayer Advocate Analyst
• Classification: PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY ANALYST III
• Salary: $7,980.00 - $9,994.00
• Effective: Effective July 1, 2025
• # of Positions: 1
• Work Location: San Francisco County
• Telework: Hybrid
• Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Public Advocates Office / Safety Branch / Financial Impacts

The Public Advocate's Office is the independent consumer advocate at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The Public Advocate's Office's mandate is to obtain the lowest possible rates for utility services consistent with reliable and safe service levels and the state’s environmental goals.

The Public Advocate's Office represents residential and small business ratepayer interests in Commission policy-making proceedings and processes (e.g. workshops, rulemakings, investigations, utility applications, hearings, advice letters, committee and stakeholder meetings, and other forums). These proceedings and processes set rates, rules, policies, and regulations.

Please visit www.publicadvocates.cpuc.ca.gov for more information. Department Website: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov

Job Description And Duties

The Electricity Planning and Policy (EPP) Branch within the Public Advocates Office is seeking a Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst III to join its Resource Planning team.

Under general direction of the Program and Project Supervisor of the Resource Planning Section, the incumbent will conduct complex and varied technical, economic, quantitative, and policy research and analyses in public utility regulation pertaining to a broad range of issues and recommend alternative solutions. Incumbent will evaluate various program aspects, including ratepayer impacts; program budget and expenditures; cost tests and forecasts, including models and inputs; regulatory priorities; and interaction with State and federal law.

In addition, the incumbent will be expected to independently develop written reports, memoranda, sworn testimony, and comments in CPUC proceedings; serve as an expert witness for the Public Advocates Office on the results of completed studies and analyses; make formal presentations and advocate on behalf of the Public Advocates Office; and advise CPUC management, staff, and others. Incumbent will represent the Public Advocates Office in CPUC meetings, workshops, and other regulatory forums.

The incumbent will work with multi-disciplinary teams of analysts, engineers, lawyers, and, at times, student interns. Incumbent will work on a broad range of regulatory issues pertaining to Public Advocates Office’s advocacy, integrated resource planning; Regionalization and PATHWAYS; resource adequacy; power charge indifference adjustment; direct access; conventional and renewable energy; energy resource cost recovery; energy markets; energy research; and related issues.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Special Requirements

Prepare and submit a response for each question below. The SOQ should provide specific details and examples that clearly demonstrate how your training, experience, and education qualifies you for the position. Refer to the job description and duties, and duty statement to prepare your response. Applicants who do not submit a completed SOQ and writing that exceeds the page limit will not be considered or scored. All information in the SOQ is subject to verification. The SOQ must be no smaller than 11-point Arial font, single-spaced, and no more than two pages.

• Describe your experience in conducting complex technical, economic, financial, and/or policy analysis.
• Describe your written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting and writing reports, comments, and memos.
• Describe your experience in consistently meeting deadlines, coordinating workload in a team environment, multi-tasking and executing around priorities on tight timelines.

For helpful guidance on writing an effective SOQ, please see the Work4CA guide.

Per CCR 249.3, this job control may be used to fill subsequent vacancies.

Only the most qualified candidates will be invited to an interview.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.