Electrification Strategy & Analytics Associate III

Duquesne Light Company•Pittsburgh, PA

16d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Electrification Strategy & Analytics Associate III supports development of Duquesne Light’s customer-to-grid solutions strategy, with a focus on electrification and innovative flexible-load programs. As part of the Electrification Solutions Team, the associate supports market transformation through customer and market research, technology-adoption forecasting, grid-impact modeling, development of customer and analytical solutions, and advancement of internal and external strategic relationships. The position requires regular travel throughout Duquesne Light’s service territory. The role develops and maintains analytical models, data products, and tools that turn electrification adoption, customer usage, and grid data into actionable insights for strategy, customer programs, planning, investment, and regulatory work. It also supports business cases and financial analyses, evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies and analytics tools, customer and internal tools, program-performance tracking, regulatory reporting, and data governance and quality practices. The associate communicates analytical results as recommendations, prepares presentations, and represents the company at meetings and events. This is a hybrid position based at Nova Place in Pittsburgh, following a model with at least two days per week in the office and remaining days remotely. Reporting location and frequency may change based on role and department needs. The employee may be assigned storm duties appropriate to the role and skillset.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, data science, analytics, energy, public policy, sustainability, or a related field.
At least three years of relevant experience.
A driver’s license or reliable mode of transportation for travel.
Ability to work with complex datasets and develop quantitative analyses using Excel and at least one analytical or programming environment, such as Python, R, SQL, or an equivalent platform.
Ability to synthesize and clearly communicate complex technical, financial, regulatory, and data topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to translate business needs into analytical, data, and technology requirements.
Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and identify practical business and customer applications.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to adapt and thrive while supporting rapidly changing business needs.
Excellent attention to detail; creative, self-motivated, and organized.

Nice To Haves

Experience with quantitative analysis, electrification or emerging technologies, utilities, energy policy, and/or modeling.

Responsibilities

Support the development and implementation of the company’s electrification, flexible-load, and customer-to-grid strategy.
Develop technology-adoption and grid-impact models to support planning and identify flexible-load opportunities to mitigate system constraints.
Develop, validate, document, and maintain repeatable analytical models, data products, and tools that convert electrification adoption, customer usage, and grid data into actionable insights.
Develop business cases and financial analyses, including adoption, throughput, revenue, cost-effectiveness, incentive, and infrastructure-impact assumptions, documenting methodologies, limitations, scenarios, and sensitivities.
Assist in evaluating, piloting, and supporting adoption of emerging technologies, analytics tools, customer-engagement platforms, energy-management solutions, and grid-modernization systems.
Support development and expansion of customer and internal tools that use energy, program, and grid data to improve insights, program delivery, planning, and decision-making.
Conduct market research, customer research, policy analysis, program evaluation, and related work to support strategy and program development.
Collaborate with internal business partners on legislative and regulatory strategy aligned with business objectives.
Translate analytical results into recommendations for strategy, program design, customer targeting, grid planning, investment prioritization, and regulatory proposals.
Prepare and deliver presentations and represent the company at internal and external meetings and events.
Track program performance and KPIs, prepare regulatory reporting, and identify continuous-improvement opportunities across the electrification solutions portfolio.
Facilitate documentation of data management, governance, and quality procedures and provide control and oversight for related enterprise-wide processes within the Electrification Solutions business area.
Assist in developing strategic relationships with customers, industry associations, and other stakeholders to promote company interests and objectives.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Perform storm-role duties as assigned.