Energy Industry Analyst
What you'd do
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies as a "Best Place to Work" in the Federal government! This Energy Industry Analyst position is located in the Office of Technical Reporting and Economics. For more information visit: OTRE
Major duties
As an Energy Industry Analyst some of your typical work assignments include: Performing and/or directing highly visible and technically complex studies and analyses in areas such as transmission and pipeline planning, cost allocation, and pricing; electric and/or natural gas market design; resource adequacy; demand response and energy efficiency; distributed generation; new and emerging technologies; advanced grid technologies; natural gas transportation; smart grid applications; and gas-electric coordination. Leading and participating in technical outreach activities to identify significant industry developments, monitoring complex and evolving trends, and analyzing wide-ranging potential impacts on electric and/or natural gas systems. Preparing or leading preparation of technical memoranda, notices, analyses, and similar documents for complex or sensitive Commission matters, drawing on and explaining advanced analytical methods. Developing recommendations for improving analytical tools and methodologies, enabling the Commission to make informed decisions and anticipate future needs within the industry. Serving as a primary technical authority in briefings, effectively conveying complex and nuanced information regarding the Commission's regulatory standards, priorities, and ongoing initiatives. Training and mentoring staff within OTRE by providing technical interpretation, analytical guidance, and methodological support in electric and/or natural gas market design, system operations, smart grid, demand response, energy efficiency, distributed generation, advanced grid technologies, transmission and pipeline planning, and gas-electric coordination.
What you need to qualify
You must meet the qualification (experience and/or education) requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of a/n Energy Industry Analyst, GS-1101, please visit: Energy Industry Analyst You must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 level. Specialized experience is defined as: substantial experience leading or supervising advanced technical and market analyses of wholesale electric and/or natural gas systems (e.g., market design, RTO/ISO rules or pipeline tariff structures, system reliability, transmission/pipeline planning and cost allocation, resource adequacy, tariff interpretation, or market operations); producing authoritative technical work products used by senior decisionmakers; experience with SQL/SAS/Stata/Python/R or other market modeling/large relational datasets; or conducting structured outreach with RTO/ISOs, electric and natural gas pipeline entities to inform analyses. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience. Please do not cut and paste the "Duties" section, specialized experience statement, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
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