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NEOGOV · 15 hours ago

Organized Markets Analyst, Principal

Tacoma, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$122K/yr - $172K/yr

4+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking an Organized Markets Analyst, Principal to join Tacoma Power's Power Management team. This role will focus on expanding organized electricity market participation and improving market analytics capability through data analysis and reporting.

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Responsibilities

Works as a member of, and may lead, cross-functional project teams to implement projects and strategic initiatives of varying size and scope related to organized electricity market participation

Partners with staff, management, and other stakeholders in the design, construction, maintenance, and continuous improvement of decision support systems, business intelligence tools, dashboards, metrics, and reports

Uses data analytical tools to acquire, evaluate, extract, clean, and process data from a wide range of sources; employs statistical techniques to validate data; designs and builds custom data reports or queries using report development tools

Works cross-functionally to analyze model scenario alternatives, drafts policy and/or contract language; and refines forecasting methodology as needed

Prepares complex reports and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences; makes presentations to staff, leadership, appointed boards, and elected officials

Uses subject matter expertise to work with Tacoma, vendor, and market operator staff to identify and resolve issues resulting from interruption of data between and within applications that impacts the ability to participate in markets

Mentors junior analysts and supports cross-training and knowledge sharing both within and between teams

Qualification

SQLData analyticsElectricity market analysisPythonRData pipeline managementBusiness intelligence toolsStatistical methodsMentoringPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics or directly related field, such as Business Administration

4 years of experience in statistical analysis, data modeling or data analytics including 1 year prior senior, lead and/or supervisory level

Mastery of SQL for database querying and optimization and proficiency using languages such as Python and R for modeling and analysis

Use of statistical methods and tools to produce actionable insight from large datasets

Experience with building and maintaining data pipelines and managing data in cloud-based platforms such as Snowflake

Proficiency using business intelligence tools to develop dashboards and reports that distill complex information into clear narratives that are targeted to the communication needs of a given audience

Expertise in organized electricity markets including evolving market design, regulatory trends, emerging technologies, and stakeholder dynamics to support planning and organizational positioning

Preferred

Three or more years of experience working at an electric utility

One or more years of direct experience with analyzing organized electricity market data

Benefits

Excellent medical, dental and vision plans for the whole family

Paid holidays and paid leave

Participation in the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System (alternate plan for Police/Fire)

Continuing education and advancement opportunities

Growing variety of City-sponsored health and wellness opportunities and incentives

Long-term disability plan

Short-term and expanded long-term disability insurance plans

Deferred Compensation: Income can be set aside on a pretax basis and invested for supplementation of normal retirement income

Salary Increases: Based on satisfactory job performance, the City provides for a regular progression of salary increases for most classifications according to the salary schedule