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Public Utility Commission of Texas · 2 weeks ago

PUCT, Power Markets Analyst (Economist II - IV)

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

The Public Utility Commission of Texas is dedicated to regulating the state’s electric, telecommunication, and water and sewer utilities. The Power Markets Analyst role involves performing complex analysis of policy and economic issues associated with electric markets in Texas, participating in projects, rulemakings, and legislative analysis.

AssociationGovernment

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Participating in and leading projects, rulemakings, legislative analysis, and related policy-development activities

Monitoring compliance with rules relating to the operation of the retail and wholesale electricity markets within the ERCOT power region

Tracking, monitoring and reviewing annual and semiannual reports, letters of credits filed by the REPs (Retail Electric Providers) to ensure financial compliance with the Commission rules

Qualification

Economic analysisStatistical analysisData analysisElectric market analysisPolicy analysisProgramming languagesData visualizationSoftware version controlTechnical report development

Required

Bachelor's degree with major coursework in economics, statistics, energy resource economics, business administration, engineering, or public policy

For Economist III: Two (2) years of full-time professional experience in a position involving economic or statistical analysis, regulatory analysis, data analysis, policy analysis, operations research, analyzing US energy markets with a particular focus on electric power, or energy business development and operations

For Economist III: Or a Master's degree with major coursework in economics, statistics, energy resource economics, business administration, engineering, or public policy and one (1) year of full-time professional experience in a position involving economic or statistical analysis, regulatory analysis, data analysis, policy analysis, operations research, analyzing US energy markets with a particular focus on electric power, or energy business operations

For Economist IV: Four (4) years of full-time professional experience in a position involving economic or statistical analysis, regulatory analysis, data analysis, policy analysis, operations research, analyzing US energy markets with a particular focus on electric power, or energy business development and operations

For Economist IV: Or a Master's degree with major coursework in economics, statistics, energy resource economics, business administration, engineering, or public policy and three (3) years of full-time professional experience in a position involving economic or statistical analysis, regulatory analysis, data analysis, policy analysis, operations research, analyzing US energy markets with a particular focus on electric power, or energy business development and operations

Preferred

Experience or familiarity with electric regulation and organized wholesale markets

Experience with developing technical reports

Experience with programming languages (e.g., Python), data pipeline and querying tools (e.g., SQL), statistical/mathematical software (e.g., R), or data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI)

Experience with software version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration/continuous development