MSP Notes:
Hybrid is ideal (~2x per month), but we are open to fully remote for good candidates
TOP THINGS: Analytical proficiency, model building experience, penchant for action
EQUIPMENT: Client laptop and client phone will be provided
Department Overview
The Strategy and Innovation (S&I) team is focused on enabling an electrified, clean-energy 2040 with affordable rates for our customers through innovation and partnerships that deliver transformative, scalable solutions to interlocking utility challenges; electrification of vehicles and buildings to achieve beneficial electric load growth that delights customers; and electric load management solutions to support load growth while mitigating infrastructure and procurement spend.
In 2022, Client articulated its True North Strategy (TNS), a bold, breakthrough vision that charts a course over the next 15 years toward achieving our purpose and climate commitments. The Load Management Strategy & Policy (LMS&P) team leads the ongoing development and deployment of the TNS Supply & Load Business Plan, including crafting, implementing, and refining plans to move strategy into action. In this capacity, the team directs the company’s strategy, policy, market development, solutions design, and alignment of current and future solutions in support of the Load Management strategy.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work headquarters in Oakland.
Position Summary
The Business Data Analyst is responsible for advancing the assessment and valuation of flexible load resource opportunities and integrating them into transmission, distribution, and energy procurement planning and operations processes to unlock new flexible capacity and delay, or eliminate, the need to expand existing infrastructure, construct new power lines, or procure additional energy supply. The successful candidate will work closely with professionals in utility planning and engineering organizations, solutions design, and load management strategy to provide insights on the optimal placement and orchestration of distributed energy resources (DERs), as well as how to incorporate, evaluate, and scale the use of flexible load resources in Client’s planning processes and operations.
Job Responsibilities
Strategy
Identify opportunities to develop criteria and methodologies for incorporating flexible load resources into planning scenarios by working with planners to identify areas with overloads, reliability issues, and operational risks.
Connect with experts to understand available data sources and develop strategies that support the efficient management and application of that data to inform key decision-making.
Support the development of executive and board-level materials by synthesizing analytical findings, insights, and recommendations for key stakeholders and decision makers.
Support regulatory strategy