Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst III - Public Advocates Office/ Electricity Planning

The Electricity Planning and Policy (EPP) Branch within the Public Advocates Office is seeking a Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst II or III to join its Resource Planning team. 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. The 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. The 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. The incumbent will work on a broad range of regulatory issues pertaining to Public Advocates Office’s advocacy, resource adequacy; Regionalization and PATHWAYS; integrated resource planning; power charge indifference adjustment; direct access; conventional and renewable energy; energy resource cost recovery; energy markets; energy research; and related issues. Working Conditions This position requires travel and is a hybrid position requiring the selected candidate to report to their assigned headquarters office at a minimum of two days a week. Hybrid positions may be eligible for telework under California Government Code Section 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California. In accordance with CPUC Telework Policy, telework arrangements are subject to change and may be reevaluated at any time. Additional information about the job can be found in the Duty Statement. #J-18808-Ljbffr National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners