Power Systems Analyst
Apply NowCompany: Arizona State University
Location: Mesa, AZ 85204
Description:
Job Description
Under general direction, performs detailed analyses and develops projects from strategic planning through project proposal development phases in the areas of distributed generation, smart grid, microgrid, energy storage, operational optimization, and utility investment strategies in order to advance ASUs energy and sustainability goals and initiatives.
Working Environment
Most activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse. Travel throughout campus will require standing and walking significant distances between and within buildings on campus. Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts. May also include activities that require bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 20 pounds, may climb stairs, ladders and scaffolding, and working at heights above thirty (30) feet. Certain tasks may require working in confined spaces and within extreme temperature ranges. The ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions is required. The position may drive University vehicles and/or carts.
Background Check Statement
ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other technical field (e.g., physics and sustainability) and three (3) years of energy related experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved. Employee may be required to possess a valid US Drivers license of the appropriate class and required endorsements throughout employment.
Department Statement
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is the largest producer of engineering and technical talent in the nation and seeks to deliver a world-class learning experience for our students and to advance research and innovation - all at scale. We value and emphasize inherently interdisciplinary endeavors that leverage the breadth and depth of expertise among our outstanding faculty, and have built a unique place for large-scale innovation characterized by foundational excellence and translational impacts. We are an engineering school on the rise at the most innovative university in the country and in the heart of the nation's fifth largest metropolitan area. The scale of our faculty research interests and interdisciplinary mindset, combined with more than 48 graduate degree programs and 25 undergraduate degree programs, provide the foundation for knowledge generation and collaborative opportunities to advance new ideas.
The Fulton Schools of Engineering, located across ASU's Tempe and Polytechnic campuses, is comprised of seven schools based on academic programs and research areas. Fulton Engineering has a nationally recognized faculty that conducts research, instructs and mentors students, provides service to engineering, computing and technology professions and creates lasting impacts across local and global communities.
The Fulton Schools of Engineering follows a framework of values designed to distinguish our practice and guide daily decisions in our academic, research, corporate engagement and entrepreneurial endeavors. These values influence how we recognize, reward and communicate our achievements. At the Fulton Schools of Engineering, we:
Working at ASU has outstanding benefits that include: health, dental and vision insurance plans; ASU/UA/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; state and optional retirement plans; access to ASU recreation and cultural activities, and more. To estimate the value of your total compensation, please visit https://cfo.asu.edu/compensation-estimator.
Desired Qualifications
ASU Statement
Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.
ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco
Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
Notice of Availability of the ASU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at [redacted].
Relocation Assistance - For information about schools, housing child resources, neighborhoods, hospitals, community events, and taxes, visit https://cfo.asu.edu/relocation-services.
Essential Duties
Maintain a strong working knowledge of ASUs existing utility infrastructure, energy use, demand profiles and applicable utility rate tariffs. Perform comprehensive technical, financial and feasibility analyses to make recommendations and proposals
relating to energy generation, storage, distribution and management systems; energy
procurement strategies and transactions; and building and other load operation
strategies that are economical, sustainable and reliable. Develop technically sound
documentation that effectively communicates and justifies proposal/recommendation
positions. Work with various ASU departments and key ASU faculty/researchers in the
course of developing recommendations/proposals. Perform systematic life-cycle cost
analyses to provide a basis for comparison amongst recommendations and other
options, considering such factors as energy consumption and demand, operations,
maintenance, repair/replacement costs, escalation and residual value. Seek emerging
solutions, technologies and strategies to solve or address ASU challenges/goals.
Participate in business related discussions with internal and external entities. Work with
Purchasing, other departments and/or Management to shepherd and negotiate energy
related agreements to achieve low-cost/high quality services, goods and energy
delivery. Champion projects up to management and funding approval. Support the
implementation efforts with Capital Programs Management Group during design and
construction, and Facilities Management during operation. Prepare correspondence and
communicate with other departments and organizations regarding status or technical
aspects of proposed projects. Analyze current and future energy needs, and provide
recommendations on how to satisfy those needs. Perform financial evaluations,
including determining net present value, internal rate of return, and amortization
schedules. Assist with the development of campus energy and infrastructure master
plans. Participate in professional growth and development. Oversee the use of outside
consultants to assist in achieving department goals. Produce reports, agreements, and
data analysis to inform policy makers, legal, students, staff, faculty, management and
others about energy resource issues. Present and assist with preparing presentations to
management and outside groups. May supervise, lead and monitor activities of
subordinates. Organize resources and manage multiple concurrent projects and
assignments. Establish and maintain effective working relationships. Communicate,
participate and encourage support of the institutions sustainability programs. Perform
other assignments and projects as directed.
Knowledge of power generation concepts and technologies, electrical infrastructure
(including power distribution systems), and building electrical systems. Knowledge of
regulatory and electrical utility requirements (e.g. electricity tariffs and interconnect
requirements). Knowledge of distributed generation, smart-grid, microgrid, energy
storage, and control systems. Knowledge of electric tariffs and utility
requirements. Knowledge of climate change issues. Skill in performing financial
evaluations, including determining net present value, internal rate of return, and
amortization schedules. Skill in organizing resources and managing workload priorities.
Skill in managing, supervising and evaluating assigned staff. Skill in establishing and
maintaining effective working relationships. Skill in both verbal and written
communication. Ability to effectively manage multiple concurrent projects and
assignments. Ability to stimulate changes in individual, institutional, and corporate
behaviors to create a more sustainable environment. Ability to lead by example in
communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institutions sustainability
programs.
Instructions to Apply
Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.
Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.
Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.
ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.
Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.
IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of "equivalent combination" in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor's degree is equal to four years of experience.
Under general direction, performs detailed analyses and develops projects from strategic planning through project proposal development phases in the areas of distributed generation, smart grid, microgrid, energy storage, operational optimization, and utility investment strategies in order to advance ASUs energy and sustainability goals and initiatives.
Working Environment
Most activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse. Travel throughout campus will require standing and walking significant distances between and within buildings on campus. Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts. May also include activities that require bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 20 pounds, may climb stairs, ladders and scaffolding, and working at heights above thirty (30) feet. Certain tasks may require working in confined spaces and within extreme temperature ranges. The ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions is required. The position may drive University vehicles and/or carts.
Background Check Statement
ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other technical field (e.g., physics and sustainability) and three (3) years of energy related experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved. Employee may be required to possess a valid US Drivers license of the appropriate class and required endorsements throughout employment.
Department Statement
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is the largest producer of engineering and technical talent in the nation and seeks to deliver a world-class learning experience for our students and to advance research and innovation - all at scale. We value and emphasize inherently interdisciplinary endeavors that leverage the breadth and depth of expertise among our outstanding faculty, and have built a unique place for large-scale innovation characterized by foundational excellence and translational impacts. We are an engineering school on the rise at the most innovative university in the country and in the heart of the nation's fifth largest metropolitan area. The scale of our faculty research interests and interdisciplinary mindset, combined with more than 48 graduate degree programs and 25 undergraduate degree programs, provide the foundation for knowledge generation and collaborative opportunities to advance new ideas.
The Fulton Schools of Engineering, located across ASU's Tempe and Polytechnic campuses, is comprised of seven schools based on academic programs and research areas. Fulton Engineering has a nationally recognized faculty that conducts research, instructs and mentors students, provides service to engineering, computing and technology professions and creates lasting impacts across local and global communities.
The Fulton Schools of Engineering follows a framework of values designed to distinguish our practice and guide daily decisions in our academic, research, corporate engagement and entrepreneurial endeavors. These values influence how we recognize, reward and communicate our achievements. At the Fulton Schools of Engineering, we:
- Cultivate excellence.
- Deliver innovation that matters.
- Encourage bold thinking.
- Foster a community of learning and collaboration.
- Build a foundation for all to be successful.
Working at ASU has outstanding benefits that include: health, dental and vision insurance plans; ASU/UA/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; state and optional retirement plans; access to ASU recreation and cultural activities, and more. To estimate the value of your total compensation, please visit https://cfo.asu.edu/compensation-estimator.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working for a university campus/large facility.
- Experience working in the utility industry.
- Experience in proposal development related to distributed generation, smart grid, microgrid, energy storage and/or utility investment strategies.
- Evidence in being registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Arizona.
- Evidence of a Masters in Engineering. Association
- Demonstrated knowledge of power generation concepts and technologies, electrical infrastructure (including power distribution systems), and building electrical systems.
- Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory and electrical utility requirements (e.g. electricity tariffs and interconnect requirements).
- Demonstrated knowledge of distributed generation, smart-grid, microgrid, energy storage, and control systems. Demonstrated knowledge of electric tariffs and utility requirements.
- Demonstrated knowledge of climate change issues.
- Experience in performing financial evaluations, including determining net present value, internal rate of return, and amortization schedules.
- Experience in organizing resources and managing workload priorities.
- Experience in managing, supervising and evaluating assigned staff.
- Experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
- Evidence of effective communication.
- Experience in managing multiple concurrent projects and assignments.
- Experience in stimulating changes in individual, institutional, and corporate behaviors to create a more sustainable environment.
- Ability to lead by example in communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institution's sustainability programs.
ASU Statement
Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.
ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco
Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
Notice of Availability of the ASU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at [redacted].
Relocation Assistance - For information about schools, housing child resources, neighborhoods, hospitals, community events, and taxes, visit https://cfo.asu.edu/relocation-services.
Essential Duties
Maintain a strong working knowledge of ASUs existing utility infrastructure, energy use, demand profiles and applicable utility rate tariffs. Perform comprehensive technical, financial and feasibility analyses to make recommendations and proposals
relating to energy generation, storage, distribution and management systems; energy
procurement strategies and transactions; and building and other load operation
strategies that are economical, sustainable and reliable. Develop technically sound
documentation that effectively communicates and justifies proposal/recommendation
positions. Work with various ASU departments and key ASU faculty/researchers in the
course of developing recommendations/proposals. Perform systematic life-cycle cost
analyses to provide a basis for comparison amongst recommendations and other
options, considering such factors as energy consumption and demand, operations,
maintenance, repair/replacement costs, escalation and residual value. Seek emerging
solutions, technologies and strategies to solve or address ASU challenges/goals.
Participate in business related discussions with internal and external entities. Work with
Purchasing, other departments and/or Management to shepherd and negotiate energy
related agreements to achieve low-cost/high quality services, goods and energy
delivery. Champion projects up to management and funding approval. Support the
implementation efforts with Capital Programs Management Group during design and
construction, and Facilities Management during operation. Prepare correspondence and
communicate with other departments and organizations regarding status or technical
aspects of proposed projects. Analyze current and future energy needs, and provide
recommendations on how to satisfy those needs. Perform financial evaluations,
including determining net present value, internal rate of return, and amortization
schedules. Assist with the development of campus energy and infrastructure master
plans. Participate in professional growth and development. Oversee the use of outside
consultants to assist in achieving department goals. Produce reports, agreements, and
data analysis to inform policy makers, legal, students, staff, faculty, management and
others about energy resource issues. Present and assist with preparing presentations to
management and outside groups. May supervise, lead and monitor activities of
subordinates. Organize resources and manage multiple concurrent projects and
assignments. Establish and maintain effective working relationships. Communicate,
participate and encourage support of the institutions sustainability programs. Perform
other assignments and projects as directed.
Knowledge of power generation concepts and technologies, electrical infrastructure
(including power distribution systems), and building electrical systems. Knowledge of
regulatory and electrical utility requirements (e.g. electricity tariffs and interconnect
requirements). Knowledge of distributed generation, smart-grid, microgrid, energy
storage, and control systems. Knowledge of electric tariffs and utility
requirements. Knowledge of climate change issues. Skill in performing financial
evaluations, including determining net present value, internal rate of return, and
amortization schedules. Skill in organizing resources and managing workload priorities.
Skill in managing, supervising and evaluating assigned staff. Skill in establishing and
maintaining effective working relationships. Skill in both verbal and written
communication. Ability to effectively manage multiple concurrent projects and
assignments. Ability to stimulate changes in individual, institutional, and corporate
behaviors to create a more sustainable environment. Ability to lead by example in
communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institutions sustainability
programs.
Instructions to Apply
Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.
Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.
Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.
ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.
Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.
IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of "equivalent combination" in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor's degree is equal to four years of experience.