Senior Quantitative Analyst

PG&E • Oakland, CA

2d • $105,000 - $169,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Quantitative Analyst will join PG&E’s System Planning team within Energy Policy & Procurement. The team forecasts volumes, costs, and impacts of demand- and supply-side energy resources, using an integrated planning approach that considers California’s and PG&E’s electric and gas systems, advanced load management, and bulk generation resources. Its forecasts inform PG&E’s business strategy, energy supply portfolios, and financial planning.

The analyst will help forecast key elements of energy system planning as California’s energy landscape changes due to policy, technology, and customer trends. The role supports efforts to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy through analytical work, project management, and collaboration. The position is hybrid, with work performed from a remote office and the assigned Oakland, California work location based on business need.

The position offers a Bay Area salary range of $105,000 to $169,000, with the expected range between the minimum and midpoint ($137,000). Compensation is determined based on factors including skills, education, credentials, experience, market value, and geographic location. The role is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Physics, Econometrics, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Applied Sciences, Statistics, Business Analytics, or an equivalent field.
• Job-related experience of 4 years with a bachelor’s degree; 3 years with a master’s degree; or 1 year with a doctorate.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience performing quantitative analysis relevant to energy, climate, infrastructure, technology, customer behavior, or public policy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience developing clear data visualizations or analytical reporting products.
• Experience acquiring, cleaning, analyzing, and interpreting complex datasets.
• Ability to communicate analytical methods, assumptions, and findings clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Proficiency with one or more analytical programming or query languages, such as Python, R, SQL, SAS, Stata, or MATLAB.
• Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline.
• Experience at a utility, regulatory agency, energy market participant, research organization, consulting firm, technology company, or similar organization.
• Familiarity with California energy policy and the regulated utility environment.
• Experience building reproducible analytical workflows, visualization tools, or forecast-production processes.
• Knowledge and expertise in utility-industry resource planning, transmission planning, and CAISO or similar markets.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design and complete innovative analysis of a conceptual issue and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to concisely convey information based on audience needs.
• Strong capability in building internal and external relationships and identifying customer concerns.
• Strong capability in prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement systems that clearly connect forecasts to PG&E’s strategies and operating plans.
• Collaborate with forecasting, planning, rate analytics, and finance teams to compile key forecasts and planning and operating metrics.
• Create transparent documentation for use across PG&E and by senior leadership covering electric sales and generation, natural gas throughput, investment plans, technology costs, and commodity prices.
• Support the PG&E Sales Command Center by tracking trends affecting gas and electric sales, addressing gaps, and enabling timely strategic decisions, including investment planning, cash planning, and budgetary decisions.
• Contribute to the System Planning department’s gas and electric sales forecasting activities.
• Apply analytical insights to support development of PG&E regulatory filings and participation in CPUC and CAISO planning proceedings.

What This Job Offers

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