Senior Analyst, Innovation Strategy

Job Title: Senior Analyst, Innovation Strategy

Salary: $130,000 to $150,000 (commensurate with experience)

Job Type: Full-Time with Benefits

Location: California residency required. We are a remote-first work environment with a strong preference to hire staff within a 100-mile radius of San Mateo County. Employees are expected to attend in-person meetings (generally monthly/quarterly) at our Redwood City office. Other meetings may be required.

About Peninsula Clean Energy

Peninsula Clean Energy is the community choice energy program (known as a "CCA") for San Mateo County and portions of Merced County. Peninsula Clean Energy's customer base includes approximately 310,000 accounts, serving a population of 800,000, with a total electrical load of almost 4 million megawatt-hours.

Our mission is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by expanding access to sustainable and affordable energy solutions. This includes providing cleaner power at lower rates with virtually GHG-free power as its standard power service. We have aggressive decarbonization goals including delivering 100% renewable energy and supporting its service territory in reaching comprehensive decarbonization for transportation and buildings. Peninsula Clean Energy is making significant and growing investments to advance these objectives, providing a full spectrum of programs and pilots to serve the community.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Analyst, Innovation Strategy (IS) is a new position, working under the direction of the Associate Director of Innovation Strategy at Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) and supports the initial implementation of cross-functional advanced energy initiatives across the organization. Those initiatives can include the early-stage investigation of new areas of work that PCE would like to engage in as well as the pursuit of public funding opportunities to diversify PCE’s revenue streams. The Senior Analyst is also expected to follow cutting-edge energy trends in California to identify emerging trends and investigate potential opportunities for PCE engagement. This is an exciting opportunity to support innovation and engage in emerging areas of work while supporting PCE’s mission of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

This new role will support the Associate Director of Innovation Strategy in all activities related to PCE’s early-stage investigation and initial implementation of advanced energy initiatives that require cross-departmental strategy development and project management. The Innovation Strategy department will lead the initial assessment and rollout of a new energy initiative before ensuring a smooth transition to the implementing department. This role will be responsible for providing content expertise as well as administrative support to the Department head and ensure effective and efficient cross-departmental coordination on initiatives. We are looking for someone who is highly organized, has strong attention to detail, and is able to support activities across multiple projects.

Examples of Duties

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Experience/Education:

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience, preferably in energy program implementation or regulatory advocacy in the energy industry.

Required Knowledge of:

Ability to:

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Compensation is commensurate with experience. Peninsula Clean Energy offers a generous benefits package including:

APPLICATION PROCESS

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