Under the general direction of the Program and Project Supervisor in the FERC Cost Recovery Section of the CPUC Energy Division, the Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V (PURA V) will work as part of a team to advocate for California interests at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) involving costs, rates and policy for California electric utilities and other transmission providers. The analyst will perform complex technical, economic, and policy research and analysis in order to make appropriate recommendations on issues related to reviewing investor-owned utilities’ and independent transmission developers' electric transmission owner (TO) rate case filings, commenting on rulemakings at FERC and related initiatives at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO.; track and review rate case filings and data responses, and serve as general case manager; and prepare testimony, written and oral reports, data requests, and briefing packages and/or presentations for Commissioners, administrative law judges, Legal Division attorneys, and Energy Division management action, and for action by an external state or federal agency.
Special Requirements
Prepare and submit a response for each question below. The SOQ should provide specific details and examples that clearly demonstrate how your training, experience, and education qualify you for the position. Refer to the job description and duties, and duty statement to prepare your response. Applicants who do not submit a completed SOQ and writing that exceeds the page limit will not be considered or scored. All information in the SOQ is subject to verification. The SOQ must be no smaller than 11-point Arial font, single-spaced, and no more than two pages.
Please write your SOQ to address the following three questions:
- Describe your experience performing complex technical, economic and/or policy research and analysis.
- Describe example(s) of when you took initiative on work assignments and managed projects, including coordination with team members, multiple parties, and the ability to set and meet milestones and deadlines, and exercise independent judgment.
- Describe example(s) when you had to advocate for a particular purpose or position through written and oral presentation of information in a clear and concise manner.