Senior Quantitative Analyst

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Híbrido; USD 105.000 - 169.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Oakland, CA seeks a Senior Quantitative Analyst to forecast key elements of energy system planning and support reliable, affordable energy delivery. You will join the System Planning team, collaborating with forecasting, planning, finance, and rate analytics to produce transparent, decision-ready insights.

The role requires strong quantitative analysis, programming skills (Python, SQL), and excellent communication.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in relevant field.
• Experience in quantitative analysis for energy, climate, infrastructure, or policy.
• Proficiency with Excel and data visualization/reporting.
• Ability to communicate methods, assumptions, and findings clearly.
• Experience with Python/SQL or similar analytical languages.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and connect forecasts to PG&E strategies and operating plans.
• Support forecasting, planning, rate analytics, and finance teams.
• Contribute to regulatory filings and planning proceedings.

Conocimientos

Quantitative analysis

Forecasting

Python

SQL

Excel

Communication

Data visualization

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Data Science or related

Master's degree in Data Science or related

PhD or Doctorate

Herramientas

Python

SQL

R

MATLAB

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Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Energy Policy & Procurement (EPP) secures electricity and natural gas from wholesale markets to support reliable service for PG&E customers. EPP also leads long-term energy portfolio planning, risk management, compliance, and the development of forecasts used across the company. In addition, EPP participates in regulatory and legislative proceedings that shape state, regional, and federal energy policy and its implementation.

The Senior Quantitative Analyst position resides within the System Planning team. System Planning is responsible for forecasting volumes, costs, and impacts of demand- and supply-side energy resources. The vision of the team is to lead the way in inventing California’s new clean-energy future. The work is informed by analytics using an integrated planning approach, considering California’s and PG&E’s electric system, gas system, advanced load management, and bulk generation resources. The team’s forecasts are critical inputs to PG&E’s business strategy, energy supply portfolios, and financial planning.

Position Summary

The California energy landscape is rapidly evolving due to converging policy, technology, and customer trends that are driving a cleaner and more decentralized energy future. The analyst will be part of a dynamic and innovative team responsible for forecasting key elements of energy system planning to ensure that PG&E is on track to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy to its customers.

The successful candidate will demonstrate project management and analytical capability, initiative, intellectual curiosity, structured thinking, strong written and verbal communication skills, and team-orientated approach.

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 and 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: $105,000.00

Bay Area Maximum: $169,000.00

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement systems that clearly connect forecasts to PG&E’s strategies and operating plans: Collaborate with forecasting, planning, rate analytics, and finance teams to compile key forecasts and planning and operating metrics. Create transparent documentation for use across PG&E and by senior leadership, covering electric sales and generation, natural gas throughput, investment plans, technology costs, and commodity prices.
• Support PG&E Sales Command Center, a central collaborative space designed to track changing trends impacting gas and electric sales, addressgaps, and take proactive actions to enable timely strategic decision-making, such as investment planning, cash planning, budgetarydecisions;
• Support gas and electric load forecasting: Contribute to the System Planning department’s gas and electric sales forecasting activities.
• Support regulatory filings and proceedings: Apply analytical insights to support the development of PG&E’s regulatory filings and participation in CPUC and CAISO planning proceedings.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Physics, Econometrics, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Applied Sciences, Statistics, Business Analytics or equivalent field.
• Job-related experience 4 years, OR Master’s Degree and 3 years job-related OR Doctorate and 1 years
• Demonstrated experience performing quantitative analysis relevant to energy, climate, infrastructure, technology, customer behavior, or public policy
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience developing clear data visualizations or analytical reporting products.
• Experience acquiring, cleaning, analyzing, and interpreting complex datasets
• Ability to communicate analytical methods, assumptions, and findings clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences
• Proficiency with one or more analytical programming or query languages, such as Python, R, SQL, SAS, Stata, or MATLAB
• Experience at a utility, regulatory agency, energy market participant, research organization, consulting firm, technology company, or similar organization
• Familiarity with California energy policy and the regulated utility environment
• Experience building reproducible analytical workflows, visualization tools, or forecast-production processes
• Knowledge and expertise in utility industry in the areas of resource planning, transmission planning, CAISO (or similar) market.
• Demonstrated ability to take a conceptual issue and independently design and complete innovative analysis to draw meaningful conclusions.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and ability to concisely convey information based on unique audience needs.
• Strong capability in building internal and external relationships and identifying customer concerns.
• Strong capability in prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Purpose, Virtues and Stands

OurPurposeexplains "why" we exist:

• Delivering for our hometowns
• Serving our planet
• Leading with love

OurVirtuescapture "who" we need to be:

• Trustworthy
• Curious
• Nimble
• Owners

OurStandsare "what" we will achieve together:

• Everyone and everything is always safe
• Catastrophic wildfires shall stop
• It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E
• Clean and resilient energy for all
• Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors

EEO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires aworkforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition or any other factor that is not related to the job.

Employee Privacy Notice The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link: Employee Privacy Notice

PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.