Data Visualization and Strategic Insights Specialist
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- Location
- Sacramento County, California
- Work type
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $100,704 - $126,060/yr
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Apply on
- calcareers.ca.gov
About this role
Job Description and Duties
The Research Data Specialist (RDS) III is under the general direction of the Program and Project Supervisor in the Transportation Fuels Data Collection Unit in the Energy Assessments Division. The RDS III performs at the advisor level and serves as a top subject matter expert on petroleum markets and downstream refinery operations with a high degree of independence, initiative, and judgment. The incumbent serves as a most highly skilled practitioner and innovator conducting research and analysis supporting EAD’s responsibilities to evaluate and monitor transportation fuel markets, refinery operations and economics, refiner margins, inventory, refinery maintenance and resupply, crude oil and transportation fuel supply, imports, pipelines, and related infrastructure. The incumbent will work on high-profile projects supporting implementation of Senate Bill X1-2, Assembly Bill X2-1, Senate Bill 237, Senate Bill 767, and other transportation fuels initiatives. The incumbent independently conducts the most complex economic, market, and operational analyses requiring highly specialized expertise and a diverse set of skills. As a top subject matter expert, the incumbent is responsible for independently organizing and conducting highly complex analyses of refinery economics, supply reliability, market conditions, and infrastructure constraints and may serve as a liaison for divisions, units, state agencies, industry stakeholders, and other partners.
Minimum Qualifications (MQs): The MQs for this Research Data Specialist III and Research Data Specialist II can be found at Research Data Series-CalHR. The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position.
Education Information: If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this classification, please provide your unofficial transcripts. Applicants who completed their education outside of the United States (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must provide evaluated transcripts. The transcript evaluation must state the number of units to which foreign coursework is equal. Foreign education evaluation services can be found at https://www.naces.org. Official transcripts and official foreign degree transcripts will be required prior to appointment. If you are not using education to qualify for this classification, you do not need to submit transcripts. To bypass the required document, select Choose/Upload and select Bypass File.
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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
The CEC supports a hybrid workplace model with office-based and remote-centered workers. Limited in-person attendance and occasional travel may be required based on the needs of the division. Regular and consistent attendance is essential to successful performance. This position is remote-centered, which means the incumbent works 50 percent or more of their time from an alternate work location.
Teleworking is only available for employees who reside in California. You must be located in California and provide your in-state address prior to your start date.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.Additional Documents
Position Details
Department Information
The California Energy Commission seeks a Research Data Specialist III in the Transportation Fuels Data Analysis Unit of the Fuels Analysis Branch within the Energy Assessments Division. If you are interested in a challenging and exciting career in clean energy and are passionate about renewable, efficient, and reliable energy that addresses climate change, join our diverse team of global energy leaders! The California Energy Commission plays a lead role in creating the energy system of the future, not just in California, but globally.
This position is open to interested applicants who qualify. This can be a multi-step process. To be eligible to be hired:
1) Create an online CalCareers account. For a tutorial on the state application process, visit California State Hiring Process Instructional Video Series – YouTube or contact [email protected].
2) Complete and pass the RDS III or RDS II exam to be eligible to be hired for available positions. See information on Energy Commission Assessments and Exams.
3) To apply for this position, submit an application package through your CalCareers account. An application package must include all items under the “Required Application Package Documents” section. Resumes will not be accepted in place of a State Examination and Employment Application (STD. 678). Applications must include “to” and “from” dates (month/day/year), time base (full-time/part-time/number of hours per week/month), and applicable civil service classifications.
State employees are subjected to a temporary reduction in pay in exchange of 2025 Personal Leave Program (PLP) accruals. The specific reduction rate and hours were negotiated and agreed upon by each bargaining unit agreement.
Special Requirements
You must include the following if you are applying by mail or in person:
1) How you are eligible (list eligibility, transfer within state service, reinstatement, SROA/surplus, etc.) in the Explanations box on the first page of the STD. 678.
2) The Job Control number 531164 and the title of the position you are applying for in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) box on the first page of the STD. 678.
3) Request for Personnel Action Number RPA 860-064 in the Explanations box of the STD. 678.
4) Your original signature at the bottom of the first page of the STD. 678.
5) Include unofficial school transcripts with your application package if the position you are applying for has an educational requirement. You may be required to provide official transcripts if hired.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 9/16/2026Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is required and must be included.
- Other - Cover Letter – Include a cover letter of no more than one page in length describing why you are the best candidate for this position.
- Other - School Transcripts – C&P will determine if required – Include unofficial school transcripts within your application package. If hired, you may be required to provide official transcripts.
Desirable Qualifications
- Intermediate competency in MS Office, presentation software, and software models.
- Experience with software such as Python, R, Tableau, and/or Power BI.
- Experience in SQL query writing.
- Experience with data analytics.
- Ability to reason logically and creatively while using a variety of analytical techniques, tools, and software.
- Ability to gather, compile, analyze, and interpret written and numerical research data and prepare research and statistical reports.
- Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing, including the ability to communicate ideas, data, and information effectively to a diverse audience.
- Ability to work well as part of a team and perform independent tasks that contribute towards a shared goal.
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:Equal Employment Opportunity Contact
(279) 226-1002
[email protected]
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.