Power System Planning Analyst

Requisition ID: 20289

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That's why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

The Analyst supports system-wide planning by developing and improving analytical tools and assumptions across load forecasting, customer programs, and transmission, distribution, and resource planning. This role bridges engineering and analytics, combining technical expertise with data-driven insights to strengthen integrated system planning. The Analyst manages complex data environments, contributes to planning assumptions, and helps advance SRP's transition toward more cohesive, forward-looking planning processes and tools.

Key responsibilities include enhancing and integrating planning models and platforms, improving analytical capabilities, and ensuring alignment of inputs and assumptions across functions. This includes supporting the design and execution of a strategic roadmap for industry-leading planning tools, elevating SRP's capabilities to meet evolving system challenges. Collaborating cross-functionally, the Analyst plays a critical role in modernizing SRP's Integrated System Plan and driving more efficient, informed, and integrated planning outcomes.

Retrieves, analyzes and summarizes business, operations, customer and/or economic data in order to develop business intelligence, optimize effectiveness and/or predict business outcomes. Identifies, analyzes, and interprets trends or patterns and prepares ongoing reports and data visualizations (e.g., charts, dashboards, heat maps) in order to support business decisions. Typically uses dedicated business intelligence applications and/or cloud services, but may also leverage the reporting capabilities of existing ERP, CRM and/or database software vendors.

What You'll Do

• Support the development and execution of a strategic roadmap to modernize SRP's planning tools and advance integrated system planning capabilities. Enhance planning systems by integrating models and tools, improving analytical capabilities, and connecting data inputs and outputs across platforms.
• Collaborate with software vendors and internal teams to assess current and emerging planning tools; recommend solutions aligned with Transmission, Distribution, and Resource Planning needs.
• Monitor, benchmark, and evaluate industry models, tools, and best practices, providing actionable insights to guide SRP's planning evolution.
• Develop and maintain structured data environments, including databases that document assumptions and inputs for planning scenarios, sensitivities, and key initiatives (e.g., ISP, Annual Plan, special studies).
• Create clear and impactful dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to communicate insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Apply data science and analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Snowflake, Power BI) to extract, analyze, and interpret structured and unstructured data.
• Predict future outcomes using historical data combined with simulations, statistical modeling, data mining techniques and/or machine learning.
• Identify expected utilization and associated costs of SRP assets. Provide analysis support for policies, practices, and business decisions to optimize asset portfolio and utilization.
• Analyze the future economic and operational impacts of policy proposals including regulatory proposals. Develop responses to these proposals on an SRP-specific and state-wide basis.
• Develop answers to complex, open-ended questions involving significant uncertainty and ambiguity with meaningful economic and operational implications.
• Communicate analytical results and recommendations to all levels within SRP as well as external stakeholders.

Education

A bachelor's degree relevant to the assignment from an accredited institution is required.

Experience

This position may be filled at one of three levels outlined below, based on the candidate's relevant experience that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.

Level 1 - Associate: Requires up to two (2) years of relevant experience.
Level 2 - Journey: Requires a minimum of two (2) years and less than five (5) years of relevant experience.
Level 3 - Senior: Requires five (5) or more years of relevant experience.

Eligibility for advancement (progression) to the next level in the same role is based on overall job performance, mastery of all functional responsibilities, and time in position, as assessed by the supervisor.

Additional Requirements and Qualifications
Preferred education in applied math, data analytics/science, economics, engineering.
Prior planning experience in either resource planning, transmission planning or distribution planning is preferred.
Technical Skills
Power System Analysis: Knowledge in advanced modeling software for planning which could include load flow/stability transmission analysis, production cost/long-term capacity expansion resource analysis, or reliability/contingency analysis for distribution analysis.
Modeling and Simulation: Capability to understand how tools Aurora, Plexos, PSLF, PowerWorld or Synergi are used in the Integrated Planning space.
Renewable Energy Integration: Knowledge of integrating renewable energy sources into the grid.
Strategic and Analytical Skills
Long-term Planning: Ability to develop and implement long-term strategies for power system expansion and modernization.
Data Analysis: Strong analytical skills to analyze complex data sets, interpret data and derive actionable insights.
Innovative Mindset: Innovative out of the box thinking to solve complex engineering challenges.
Leadership and Communication Skills
Project Management: Leading and managing critical projects that span across organizations to coordinate, collaborate and incorporate diverse perspectives.
Networking: Ability to relate well with people at all levels within SRP and build a wide and effective network of contacts inside and outside the organization.
Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicating complex technical information to non-technical internal and external stakeholders and audiences.
Soft Skills
Adaptability: Promotes and supports new ideas, initiatives and processes across the organization.
Attention to Detail: Ensuring accuracy and precision in all planning and analysis activities.
Collaborative Mindset: Positive attitude and proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to support planning and project initiatives.

Testing and Certifications

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.