Hybrid Consulting Energy Resource Planning/Acquisition Analyst

at Puget Sound Energy

• Job title: Consulting Energy Resource Planning/Acquisition Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $120,400 - $200,400 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bellevue, United States

About the role

• Consulting Energy Resource Planning/Acquisition Analyst at Puget Sound Energy. Developing analytical methods and overseeing research for long-term energy resource planning and acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Develops quantitative and qualitative analytical and research methods to support long-term energy resource planning and acquisition including creation and modification of detailed financial proformas in support of resource acquisitions
• Leads efforts to build interdepartmental consensus on analytical approaches and related critical input assumptions that will shape the company’s long-term resource strategy
• Coordinates and oversees research activity to identify trends in long-term energy markets including policy issues that will impact the company’s long-term resource strategy
• Leads and develops communication processes to effectively communicate analytical methods, assumptions, and results with key external stakeholders to lay the foundation for recovering costs of future resource acquisitions
• Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities
• Promotes and supports a culture of total safety
• Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct
• Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations
• Develops analytical approaches, using long-term resource models, spreadsheet analysis, or other tools as necessary, to analyze long-term resource analysis using models such as Aurora and Plexos
• Plans, leads development of interdepartmental consensus on, builds, and performs long-term resource analysis using spreadsheets
• Directs development of input databases necessary to perform long-term resource acquisition analysis
• Leads efforts to streamline analytical work through automation and collaboration with Information Technology
• Identifies and oversees development of means to address critical energy policy issues that may affect the company’s long-term resource strategy
• Serves as strategic lead on special projects, technical analysis and complex matters
• Directs and performs research on energy industry issues and communicates implications to senior management and high-level external stakeholders
• Develops analytical ties between resource planning and resource acquisitions
• Creates communication strategies with regard to results of research and analyses both written and in presentations
• Creates communication materials, such as PowerPoint slides, charts, etc.
• Leads efforts to communicate with external stakeholders to develop consensus around resource acquisition issues and to effectively communicate resource acquisition issues
• Monitors energy load and supply trends and developments at the local, state, regional and national levels, and incorporate that data into the models as necessary
• Leads, trains, and mentors staff in the development, administration, and analysis of programs to assess financial implications and alternatives of specific resource opportunities and evaluation of fuel supply alternatives
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, engineering, finance, math, or related field
• 10 years of experience in energy related industry involving performance of complex analysis
• Experience building complex spreadsheets to analyze questions
• Demonstrated ability to be supportive team member
• Demonstrated experience and ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop and cultivate strong working relationships with contractual counterparties, regulators and other industry participants
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Solid written, interpersonal, and group communication skills

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance
• additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• 401(k) investment option
• cash balance retirement plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays