Rates Senior Lead - Electric

SDG&E is not just an energy company, we are the architects of a brighter, cleaner future. Our employees power everyday life for 3.7 million people – bringing the energy to support their passions, ambitions, and the heartbeat of our community.  

We call Southern California our home. It’s where we chase our dreams and raise our families. That’s why the people who live here deserve an energy company unlike any other, and that’s why every day, SDG&E employees strive to be at the forefront of innovations to reduce emissions, modernize the electric grid, and enable our customers to make the transition to clean technologies. We’re redefining sustainability, advancing zero-emissions solutions, and driving the electric vehicle revolution.  

It takes the best to build the best – join us!  

Career Level: P5

Primary Purpose: 

Serves as a subject matter expert in rate design and regulatory strategy, influencing major pricing initiatives. Develops innovative approaches that optimize revenue, meet regulatory standards, and support long-term organizational objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Serves as subject matter expert on rate design, regulatory compliance, and cost-of-service studies.
• Leads strategic projects involving complex rate structures and multi-jurisdictional filings.
• Provides input on organizational policies affecting rates and tariffs and ensures alignment with corporate goals.
• Develops long-term strategies for rate design and implementation using predictive analytics.
• Represents the organization in high-level regulatory proceedings and stakeholder negotiations.
• Advises senior leadership on rate-related business decisions and emerging industry trends.
• Oversees development of advanced rate modeling tools and ensures integration with enterprise systems.
• Influences industry standards through participation in external forums and working groups.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Typically requires 10 years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Financial Modeling - Designing mathematical models and analyzing data to estimate the financial performance and value of a company or investment, involves analyzing historical financial data, projecting future scenarios, and measuring the variance between projections and actual performance.
• Rate Forecasting - Predicting the future values of energy rates.
• Data Analysis - Measuring and managing organization data, identifying methodological best practices and conducting statistical analyses.
• Rate Design - Applying frameworks to set prices for the reliable provision of electricity and energy services.
• Regulatory Compliance - Ensuring an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business processes.
• Technical Reporting - A form of subjective and formal report that presents the objectives, processes, and results of technical work.
• Tariff Management - The systematic approach to ensuring the company is taking advantage of all the opportunities afforded by the customs regulations to reduce your total duty burden.
• Retail Load Forecasting - Planning and predicting the supply of energy needed in order to meet future demand.
• Database Management - The function of managing and maintaining database management systems (DBMS) software.
• Market Analysis - Analyzing competing products, services, and organizations in the external business environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.