Pub Util Rates Analyst ; Energy Infrastructure and Regional Analyst

Working Title:

Energy Infrastructure and Regional Analyst Job Class:
Public Utilities Rates Analyst 3 or 4 Agency:
Commerce Department

• Job
• Location:
  
  St. Paul
• Telework Eligible:
  Yes
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary:
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply:
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 09/01/2026
• Closing Date: 09/21/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit:
  Commerce Dept / Commerce-MAPE
• Division/Unit:
  Energy Regulation & Planning
• Work Shift/
  
  Work Hours:
  
  Day Shift
• Days of Work:
  Monday
  - Friday
• Travel Required:
  
  Yes
  - Up to 25% of the time
• Salary Range:
• PURA3: $34.07 - $50.53 / hourly; $71,138 - $105,506 / annually
• PURA4: $36.59 - $54.25 / hourly; $76,400 - $113,274 / annually
• Classified Status:
  Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status:
  Exempt
  - Professional
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities:
  Yes

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Hybrid work schedule available, up to 50% telework depending on business needs. Telework can be outside of the state of Minnesota if the candidate lives in a state bordering Minnesota and lives 50 miles or less from the primary work location. Primary work location will be the Golden Rule Building in St. Paul.

Internal candidates should contact Human Resources with questions.

The posting will be used to fill two (2) vacancies. The position is being posted at two (2) job class levels:
Public Utilities Rates Analyst 3 (PURA3) and Public Utilities Rates Analyst 4 (PURA4). Final job class will be determined based on successful applicant's qualifications.

This position will require 25% travel for out of state and in state meetings.

This position will support Minnesota's energy advocacy across state, regional, and national forums. Within the state, you will analyze proposals for transmission and other major energy infrastructure projects and draft recommendations for the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission based on technical analysis. Regionally and nationally, you will track developments in markets, reliability, and transmission planning at organizations such as the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Southwest Power Pool (SPP), North American Electric Reliability (NERC), and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and help build the state's positions before those bodies.

• Drafting analysis of Certificate of Need and other energy infrastructure dockets and developing well-supported recommendations.
• Assessing compliance with applicable statutes, rules, and Commission orders.
• Supporting the Department's advocacy at regional and national energy organizations, including in work groups and stakeholder processes.
• Monitoring developments at regional and national energy organizations, synthesizing insights, and briefing leadership on what matters for Minnesota.
• Helping develop positions in collaboration with internal and external partners.

• Providing leadwork direction for all junior-level staff and directing and conducting investigations into large energy infrastructure and regional energy topics.

Three (3) years of experience performing analysis, exercising judgment, and relying on knowledge in permitting, land-use planning or energy planning, environmental or energy law, energy project development, energy markets, or other energy…