Senior Analyst - Hybrid: Clean Electricity & Energy Transition

Environmental Defense Fund; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/Remote work options

Job summary

Environmental Defense Fund seeks a Sr. Analyst in the Energy Transition Program to advance clean electricity and carbon markets in the western U.S.

You will own research workstreams, influence policy design, and coordinate with regulators, policymakers, and external partners to accelerate decarbonization while preserving affordability. The role requires rigorous analytical skills, strong writing ability, and the capacity to manage multiple projects under deadlines.

Qualifications

• 4 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's in environmental science, economics, or public policy.
• Master's degree may substitute for up to two years of experience.
• Knowledge of environmental policy, climate policy, clean electricity, or carbon markets.
• Ability to synthesize complex policy findings for diverse audiences.
• Strong research, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience writing policy memos, briefs, and public-facing materials.

Responsibilities

• Contribute substantively to EDF's clean energy advocacy strategy in key states by identifying policy opportunities, assessing strategic risks, developing analytical recommendations, and helping translate findings into advocacy priorities aligned with EDF's power sector and economy-wide emission reduction goals.
• Represent EDF, as appropriate, in external forums with coalition partners, regulators, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver policy analysis, talking points, briefing materials, and rapid-response information for internal and external audiences.
• Lead defined in-house research and analysis projects, including policy analysis of proposed regulations and legislation and quantitative research.
• Review and evaluate policies across a range of metrics, including emissions outcomes and economic, health, and equity implications.
• Develop initial conclusions and recommendations, synthesize findings for decision-making, and present analysis to inform EDF’s advocacy.
• Coordinate with external consultants, review consultant work products, and help ensure deliverables are timely, accurate, and useful for campaign needs.
• Partner with Communications colleagues to develop and execute communications strategies that translate complex policy and analytical findings into accessible messages for policymakers, partners, media, and public audiences.
• Participate in advancing EDF's Organizational Effectiveness and Culture (OEC) goals, so people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address environmental and organizational challenges in ways that align with EDF values.
• Draft and contribute to high-quality policy memos, white papers, formal comments, presentations, op-eds, blog posts, and other public-facing materials that communicate complex technical and policy findings clearly to both expert and non-technical audiences.
• Research and develop actionable recommendations on policy design, including wholesale electricity market design, the use of market mechanisms to facilitate cost-effective decarbonization and improve energy affordability, and strategies to overcome major constraints to sustained clean energy development.
• Track progress against deadlines, prepare correspondence and reports, respond to requests for information, and identify risks, dependencies, or decision points that may affect project progress.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with EDF colleagues across all levels of the organization.
• Additional relevant responsibilities as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, economics, or public policy

Job description

Environmental Defense Fund seeks a Sr. Analyst in the Energy Transition Program to advance clean electricity and carbon markets in the western U.S.

You will own research workstreams, influence policy design, and coordinate with regulators, policymakers, and external partners to accelerate decarbonization while preserving affordability. The role requires rigorous analytical skills, strong writing ability, and the capacity to manage multiple projects under deadlines.