Senior Utility Analyst (5602) and Commercial Asset Specialist (5602) - CleanPowerSF, Power Enterprise - SFPUC (165237)

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is seeking candidates for the Senior Utility Analyst and Commercial Asset Specialist roles within the Performance Management and Compliance team and the Commercial Asset Management team, respectively, of the SFPUC CleanPowerSF and Power Resources Division. The eligible list generated from this recruitment will be used to fill positions in these teams. The SFPUC serves over 2.7 million customers across eight counties with high-quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services, valuing environmental and community interests. We are an innovative utility leader committed to our customers, community, and the environment.

Requirements

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably with major coursework in Law, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Computer Science, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or other field related to the utility business.
Four years of verifiable journey-level work experience in one or more of the following areas: planning, scheduling, cost estimating and resource projecting for mid to large scale projects; water supply/infrastructure management and planning; power operations planning and scheduling; analysis, interpretation and application of utility contracts and regulations in either water, power (electric and/or natural gas), telecommunications, or a wastewater/clean water program; utility market and environmental analysis and planning; power supply and transmission rates and contracts; generation, transmission or distribution planning and design; or long-term utility systems planning.
Twelve (12) months of verifiable work experience in the electricity sector/energy markets pertaining to energy resource planning, risk management, and/or financial settlements.
Ability to meet minimum qualification requirements by the final filing date.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing complete regulatory compliance reporting, including data collection, data validation, analysis, documentation, and preparation of regulatory reports in a utility or energy program.
Experience performing complex quantitative analysis such as forecasting, cost modeling, or statistical evaluation in support of operational or regulatory decision-making.
Experience developing or maintaining regulatory reports, filings, or compliance documentation in a utility, energy program, or other regulated industry.
Experience working with data systems or analytical tools used to manage and analyze operational or compliance-related datasets (e.g., databases, reporting platforms, or statistical tools).

Responsibilities

Performing advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis to interpret complex regulations, laws, policies, procedures, and contractual requirements.
Developing data-driven recommendations aligned with state regulations and CleanPowerSF objectives.
Leading projects that apply advanced analytical methods and techniques to complex, multidisciplinary issues.
Leading the full compliance reporting lifecycle, from collecting and analyzing data to preparing and submitting regulatory filings and responses to data requests.
Designing and conducting complex analyses, studies, and special projects.
Establishing robust data reconciliation and governance practices.
Preparing executive-ready correspondence, documentation, and reports.
Collaborating with internal and external partners to optimize CleanPowerSF operations.
Interpreting state electric-energy regulatory compliance guidance and applying it accurately to CleanPowerSF programs.
Identifying operational constraints and developing, evaluating, or recommending policies and procedures to improve operations, mitigate risks, increase revenues, and reduce costs.
Developing and documenting internal processes to support data reporting.
Producing clear, concise, and defensible written materials, including reports, work plans, correspondence, operating and financial plans, marketing plans, program descriptions, operating procedures, policy recommendations, meeting minutes, forecast documentation, and legal or regulatory analyses.
Translating complex quantitative results into actionable policy and operational guidance.
Developing, implementing, and maintaining databases; managing and reporting data related to power operations, energy consumption, and other operational metrics.
Providing technical leadership and supervision to Utility Analysts and other staff.
Reviewing analytical work products for methodological rigor, reproducibility, and clarity.
Setting priorities and coordinating workload in assigned areas.
Developing, validating, and deploying analytical and predictive models.
Incorporating analytical results into compliance and regulatory reports.
Conducting a wide range of studies related to CleanPowerSF operations, financial and cost analysis, price sensitivity, and other complex assignments.
Managing existing and negotiating new professional services contracts, including but not limited to renewable energy measuring and monitoring.
Assisting in monitoring power resource operations in compliance with policies, regulations, laws, and contracts.
Collaborating with various internal and external teams to ensure optimization of power resources.
Assisting in preparing, reviewing, updating, and coordinating power supply project operating data and reports.
Assisting with the implementation, on-boarding, and monitoring of energy supply contracts.
Assisting in conducting a wide variety of analyses, studies, and projects.
Maintaining, reconciling, and analyzing data related to section activities.
Compiling and keeping records.
Preparing correspondence and reports.
Monitoring operations to ensure compliance with policy directives, laws, regulations, and contractual constraints.
Ensuring power contract terms are met.
Monitoring daily performance of commercial assets.
Ensuring optimization of power resources.
Building relationships and collaborating with counterparties, vendors, internal and external teams/departments to optimize power resources.
Writing reports; work plans; general correspondence; program descriptions; operating procedures and policy recommendations; meeting minutes; reports that explain schedule and cost variances and trends, provide cost-effective recommendations to mitigate adverse variances and to support negotiation of change order costs with contractors.
Developing, implementing, maintaining, and reporting data for power operations, energy consumption, and other data.
Presenting findings in communications, presentations, and meetings.
Supervising Utility Analysts and other technical personnel and providing technical support and expertise for assigned specialty area.