Manager Energy Resource Development Analytics

Puget Sound Energy•Bellevue, WA

1d•$106,600 - $253,200

About The Position

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is seeking qualified candidates to fill an open Manager Energy Resource Development Analytics position. This role leads a cross-functional team responsible for energy resource development analytics, financial planning and forecasting, and high-quality documentation. The position supports executive and board investment decision-making, regulatory processes, and ongoing performance management. The Manager will oversee the development and governance of financial and analytical models, produce forecasts and scenario/sensitivity analyses, and ensure data integrity and control processes across key mechanisms and portfolios. This role involves partnering with internal stakeholders such as accounting, resource planning, regulatory, operations, and finance leadership to translate business assumptions into clear analyses, exhibits, workpapers, and recurring management reporting. The position also upholds safety compliance standards and promotes a culture of total safety, conducting business honestly, ethically, and in accordance with core values and Code of Conduct, ensuring all duties are performed in compliance with regulatory obligations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, analytics, or other related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Seven (7) years progressive experience in financial planning/analysis, forecasting, analytics, risk controls, or related quantitative work.
Three (3) years of people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development.
Demonstrated ability to build and explain complex financial/analytical models, assumptions, and results to diverse audiences (including senior leadership).
Proficient with common analytical and documentation tools (e.g., Microsoft Excel and Word) and strong attention to detail and data integrity.
Experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario/sensitivity analysis.
Experience in analytical rigor, data integrity, and quality control.
Experience in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
Experience in process design, documentation, and continuous improvement.
Excellent strategic thinking and structured problem solving skills.
Strong written communication skills, including producing clear documentation such as procedures, narratives, exhibits/work papers, and responses to data requests.
Ability to produce executive-ready communication (written, verbal, and presentation).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in finance, economics, analytics, or other related field.
Experience in regulated environments and/or supporting regulatory filings, testimony development, and formal data request responses.
Experience establishing model governance, control frameworks, and audit-ready documentation for critical models for energy resource development.
Experience with portfolio/market analytics, capital planning, or development/investment business case evaluation.

Responsibilities

Provides employees with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities and builds effective teams.
Demonstrates a passion for safety. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety including eliminating at-risk behaviors by conducting safety audits and inspections, eliminating hazards and near misses, and attending safety meetings.
Sets clear expectations and holds employees accountable for performance as well as safety goals/targets where applicable.
Oversees training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions. Ensures required training is successfully completed.
Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.
Accountable to ensure employees adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements, as well as safety standards.
Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews and development plans.
Provides coaching, direction, and leadership support to team members in order to achieve employee, business, customer, and safety results.
Leads analytical support for development opportunities (e.g., self-build/resource opportunities and related investment business cases), including feasibility analysis, assumptions, scenario evaluation, and cross-functional coordination.
Directs the creation of short-, mid- and long-term forecasts and budgets (capital and O&M as applicable), including scenario and sensitivity analyses. Supports strategic planning and long-range plans.
Oversees development, maintenance, and documentation of financial/analytical models and tools. Establishes review, control, and reasonableness-check processes to support “right first time” outputs and auditability.
Manages tracking and analysis of key cost drivers and mechanisms. Performs variance analysis and periodic reporting to leadership. Supports financial reporting timelines with accurate forecasts and explanations.
Designs and implements process improvements for forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and documentation standards. Defines procedures and associated tools to ensure consistency and transparency.
Collaborates closely with accounting/controllership, rates/regulatory, planning, operations, contracts, and other partners to align assumptions, ensure accurate booking/reporting treatment, and deliver integrated analyses.
Prepares decision materials and analytics for executives and other stakeholders.
Supports regulatory filings as needed by drafting/assembling testimony narratives, exhibits, and workpapers. Responds to data requests with clear, well-supported analysis.
Performs other duties as assigned.