Principal Power Resource Planning Analyst

About the role

Tacoma Power’s Resource Planning & Analytics team is seeking a Principal Power Resource Planning Analyst to lead key modeling and analysis efforts that inform long‑term resource planning. The role focuses on demand‑side resource economics, power market dynamics, and customer demand modeling to help ensure clean, low‑cost, and reliable power for the utility’s customers.

Responsibilities

• Model: Collaborate in the development, operation, and refinement of models used to assess benefits and costs of long‑term resource planning decisions under various future scenarios.
• Analyze: Analyze and interpret data and modeling outputs, providing thoughtful explanations of results.
• Advise: Participate in developing resource planning recommendations, serve as a subject‑matter expert, and provide technical guidance to the team and other groups.
• Collaborate: Work closely with the Resource Planning & Analytics team to coordinate modeling assumptions and approaches, and partner with other utility groups on specific projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer science, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a directly related field.
• Minimum Experience: 4 years of experience in statistical analysis, data modeling, or data analytics, including at least 1 year at a senior, lead, or supervisory level. Relevant education and experience may substitute on a year‑for‑year basis.
• Licensing/Certifications: Some positions may require completion of annual training and a comprehensive personal risk assessment (background check) per federal regulatory requirements (NERC‑CIP).

Desired Qualifications

• Strong investigative and exploratory skills.
• Experience with script‑based data analysis tools (Python preferred).
• Ability to present technical information clearly and concisely.
• Advanced degree in economics, finance, data science, statistics, engineering, or a related field.
• Proven track record of successfully leading analysis projects.
• Knowledge of power system economics, wholesale energy markets, and/or energy policy.

Pay

Annual Salary: $122,096.00 – $171,953.60

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees, domestic partners, and dependent children up to age 26.
• Paid holidays, sick/vacation leave, and personal time off (PTO) based on union affiliation and appointment type.
• Long‑term disability insurance (short‑term and expanded long‑term options also available).
• State Industrial Insurance Act coverage.
• Deferred compensation on a pretax basis for retirement supplementation.
• Participation in the Tacoma Employees’ Retirement System (excluding Police/Fire, Tacoma Rail, and certain project employees).
• Direct deposit with bi‑weekly pay schedule.
• Regular salary increases based on satisfactory performance.
• Access to continuing education, advancement opportunities, and a variety of City‑sponsored health and wellness programs.