Senior Broadband Analyst

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Position Details

• Job Code #: JC-502759
• Position #:
  
  -502
• Working Title:
  
  Senior Broadband Analyst
• Classification: PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY ANALYST V
• Salary: $9,631.00 - $12,054.00 (Effective July 1, 2025)
• Shall Consider: PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY ANALYST IV, $8,766.00 - $10,973.00
• # of Positions: 1
• Work Location:
  
  Los Angeles County
• Telework:
  Hybrid
• Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
• Department:
  Communications Division / Broadband Regional Initiatives / Last Mile Fed Funding & Middle Mile
• Department Website:

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Virtual interviews via web portals or phone may be offered as deemed appropriate and feasible by the hiring manager – standard in-person interviews will still be offered if conditions permit.

The Federal Funding Account, administered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), is a $2 billion grant program for last-mile broadband infrastructure projects to connect unserved Californians. In accordance with 2021’s Senate Bill 156, under the direction of the Program & Project Supervisor, the Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V will:

• Lead a team of analysts to implement and administer the Federal Funding Account grant program to fund last-mile infrastructure projects.
• Evaluate and analyze grant applications to fund last-mile infrastructure projects, prepare resolutions and ministerial award letters, and propose funding Federal Funding Account projects.
• Monitor progress of Federal Funding Account-funded projects and awardees.
• Review, analyze, and process payment requests to ensure the expenditures meet state and federal requirements.
• Conduct the most complex economic, policy, and/or technical analyses and research to bridge the digital divide and provide reliable and affordable Internet access to all Californians.
• Present complex research, analysis, findings, and recommendations orally, in writing, and visually.
• Write and defend reports and staff proposals in formal proceedings.
• Provide briefings and presentations to Commissioners and/or their advisors, Commission management, and other stakeholders outside the Commission regarding the Federal Funding Account program.
• Respond to complicated inquiries from the public and other governmental agencies.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement
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