Power System Planning Analyst

SRP • Tempe, AZ

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Analyst supports system-wide planning by developing and improving analytical tools and assumptions across load forecasting, customer programs, and transmission, distribution, and resource planning. This role bridges engineering and analytics, combining technical expertise with data-driven insights to strengthen integrated system planning. The Analyst manages complex data environments, contributes to planning assumptions, and helps advance SRP’s transition toward more cohesive, forward-looking planning processes and tools. Key responsibilities include enhancing and integrating planning models and platforms, improving analytical capabilities, and ensuring alignment of inputs and assumptions across functions. This includes supporting the design and execution of a strategic roadmap for industry-leading planning tools, elevating SRP’s capabilities to meet evolving system challenges. Collaborating cross-functionally, the Analyst plays a critical role in modernizing SRP’s Integrated System Plan and driving more efficient, informed, and integrated planning outcomes. Retrieves, analyzes and summarizes business, operations, customer and/or economic data in order to develop business intelligence, optimize effectiveness and/or predict business outcomes. Identifies, analyzes, and interprets trends or patterns and prepares ongoing reports and data visualizations (e.g., charts, dashboards, heat maps) in order to support business decisions. Typically uses dedicated business intelligence applications and/or cloud services, but may also leverage the reporting capabilities of existing ERP, CRM and/or database software vendors.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree relevant to the assignment from an accredited institution is required.
• Level 1 – Associate: Requires up to two (2) years of relevant experience.
• Level 2 – Journey: Requires a minimum of two (2) years and less than five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Level 3 – Senior: Requires five (5) or more years of relevant experience.
• Power System Analysis: Knowledge in advanced modeling software for planning which could include load flow/stability transmission analysis, production cost/long-term capacity expansion resource analysis, or reliability/contingency analysis for distribution analysis.
• Modeling and Simulation: Capability to understand how tools Aurora, Plexos, PSLF, PowerWorld or Synergi are used in the Integrated Planning space.
• Renewable Energy Integration: Knowledge of integrating renewable energy sources into the grid.
• Long-term Planning: Ability to develop and implement long-term strategies for power system expansion and modernization.
• Data Analysis: Strong analytical skills to analyze complex data sets, interpret data and derive actionable insights.
• Innovative Mindset: Innovative out of the box thinking to solve complex engineering challenges.
• Project Management: Leading and managing critical projects that span across organizations to coordinate, collaborate and incorporate diverse perspectives.
• Networking: Ability to relate well with people at all levels within SRP and build a wide and effective network of contacts inside and outside the organization.
• Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicating complex technical information to non-technical internal and external stakeholders and audiences.
• Adaptability: Promotes and supports new ideas, initiatives and processes across the organization.
• Attention to Detail: Ensuring accuracy and precision in all planning and analysis activities.
• Collaborative Mindset: Positive attitude and proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to support planning and project initiatives.
• All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred education in applied math, data analytics/science, economics, engineering.
• Prior planning experience in either resource planning, transmission planning or distribution planning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of a strategic roadmap to modernize SRP’s planning tools and advance integrated system planning capabilities.
• Enhance planning systems by integrating models and tools, improving analytical capabilities, and connecting data inputs and outputs across platforms.
• Collaborate with software vendors and internal teams to assess current and emerging planning tools; recommend solutions aligned with Transmission, Distribution, and Resource Planning needs.
• Monitor, benchmark, and evaluate industry models, tools, and best practices, providing actionable insights to guide SRP’s planning evolution.
• Develop and maintain structured data environments, including databases that document assumptions and inputs for planning scenarios, sensitivities, and key initiatives (e.g., ISP, Annual Plan, special studies).
• Create clear and impactful dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to communicate insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Apply data science and analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Snowflake, Power BI) to extract, analyze, and interpret structured and unstructured data.
• Predict future outcomes using historical data combined with simulations, statistical modeling, data mining techniques and/or machine learning.
• Identify expected utilization and associated costs of SRP assets.
• Provide analysis support for policies, practices, and business decisions to optimize asset portfolio and utilization.
• Analyze the future economic and operational impacts of policy proposals including regulatory proposals.
• Develop responses to these proposals on an SRP-specific and state-wide basis.
• Develop answers to complex, open-ended questions involving significant uncertainty and ambiguity with meaningful economic and operational implications.
• Communicate analytical results and recommendations to all levels within SRP as well as external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level