PG&E Energy Policy and Procurement Compliance Intern

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Company: PG & E
Location: San Francisco, California
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Salary: Not Specified
* Category: Utilities
* Date Posted: 05/27/2010
* Travel Required: Not Specified
* Security Clearance: No
* Work Type: Any

Job Description
Title: Energy Policy and Procurement Compliance Intern
Location: CA-San Francisco
Position Description:

The intern for the Energy Policy, Planning, and Analysis Department would help
provide support materials and assistance with specific areas of the EPPC
sections responsibilities for regulatory compliance filings and reports. These
support materials will serve as part of an overall process improvement project
to provide documentation of existing filing and report processes - inputs and
outputs. This documentation would be the basis of learning tools for future and
current EP employees and provide a consistency of inputs and outputs to
regulatory reports and filings.

The EPPC intern will work one-on-one with energy procurement subject matter
experts and the individuals in the EPPC team. Where appropriate, the EPPC intern
will be part of a larger team to complete certain tasks.

Responsibilities:

1. Process Mapping:

Process mapping of regulatory compliance processes related to the work in Energy
Policy, Planning, and Analysis Department - Energy Policy and Procurement
Compliance Section. This would include creating appropriate flowcharts and
documents for specific filings and reports - the inputs and outputs.

2. Document and Map of End-to-End Energy Flow:

This will illustrate the flow of energy from producer to customer. How many
fingers / wires & switches touch the energy before it reaches the customers
meter? What happens in MRTU and Convergence bidding.

This model would also track the flow of dollars from customer to utility where
about 20% split off to pay for distribution, transmission, A & G, etc. , and 79%
go to EP or Power Generation to pay for energy, NG, etc. and 1% goes to the
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for public goods charges. This
model could be an education tool used (finished product) by other departments as
well.

In addition, A third facet would to to highlight (at a concept level) how
hedging would facilitate the flows demonstrated in the above model. This is not
the creation of a hedging model for analytical purposes - there is a group
within EP that performs this.

3. Document and Map CPUC Decisions:

Document and map the key procurement CPUC procurement decisions into one large
document. Documentation of supporting decisions for further reference, as
necessary and centralize information.

Qualifications:
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Qualified candidates will be receiving an undergraduate or graduate degree
between December 2010 - June 2012 in Business or equivalent
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Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc. ) proficiency
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Strong focus on safety

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an AA/EEO employer that actively pursues and
hires a diverse workforce.