Senior Planning Analyst

Job Title

Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) Section is seeking a senior planning analyst to provide program oversight and policy/technical analysis to support the state's resource and infrastructure planning efforts.

Under the general direction of the Project and Program Supervisor, the analyst will support the IRP proceeding, which is the CPUC's long-term electricity resource planning and procurement process. This would involve advising and assisting high-level decision-makers such as Commissioners, Judges, and Energy Division management. The analyst may act as a team leader and project coordinator and will prepare written reports and analyses on economic, policy and/or technical issues related to the state's integrated resource planning programs.

Specifically, the analyst's duties and responsibilities could be the following:

• Conduct research and technical analyses on complex energy policy and energy market issues with moderate direction.
• Work to develop and refine parts of a complex regulatory proceeding in a team environment.
• Develop creative solutions to complex analytical problems while taking into consideration the market and policy implications.
• Manage a contract with consultants that provide technical support to the IRP process.
• Coordinate with analysts in other Energy Division sections and branches on policy, generation, and transmission-related issues.
• Develop expertise regarding the California energy markets, long-term energy resource planning, and the state's transmission planning process.
• Organize and facilitate workshops and/or stakeholder meetings.

Projects assigned to this position will be subject to close attention from Commissioners, Administrative Law Judges, and executive management; as well as the media, the Legislature, and other agencies due to the complexity, statewide impact, monetary scope, and level of policy development involved. Your STD 678 (application form) will be used to determine your qualifications in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for the advertised classification(s). Please clearly describe all of your experience related to public utilities and/or transportation in the areas of economics, finance, or policy in the job description field(s) of your STD 678 form, along with the years and months of service. Failure to do so may result in not qualifying for the minimum qualifications for the advertised classification(s).

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