Analyst Senior

If you are an Internal City Employee, Retiree or Dependent/Survivor of a City Employee please apply internally via Career Icon in your Workday account. Make a dierence in the community you live in! As a Community Builderan employee with the City of Gainesville you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors. Working for local government is more than a job, its a chance to contribute to community success and to help enhance the Gainesville way of life. Department: 1112 GRU - Production Assurance Support Salary Range Minimum: $60,408.16 Salary Range Maximum: $92,026.18 Closing Date: 09/12/2025 Job Details: Join Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) as a Senior Analyst supporting our Energy Supply Production Assurance team. This role is ideal for an analytical professional with a passion for problem-solving, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making. The Senior Analyst will evaluate maintenance and outage-related data, generate reports, and provide actionable insights to improve operations. Candidates with backgrounds in engineering, finance, or related fields are encouraged to apply. Experience with data analysis, reporting tools, and capital project or maintenance environments is highly valued. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and related applications is essential. Key responsibilities include analyzing budget data, supporting budget projections, and identifying opportunities for cost control and efficiency improvements. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to translate complex data into practical insights, helping leadership strengthen operational reliability. Positions allocated to this class report to a designated supervisor and work under general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from other classes by the technical and independent nature of the research and analysis required. Job Description: SUMMARY Professional mid-level work performing analytical activities of significant complexity that require independent and critical thought and problem definition and solution analysis and may require the review of work or direction of lower level Analysts. Positions allocated to this class report to a designated supervisor and work under general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from other classes by the technical and independent nature of the research and analysis required. EXAMPLES OF WORK** ** This section of the job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities of the position. The omission of a specific job function does not absolve an employee from being required to perform additional tasks incidental to or inherent in the job. Performance of lower level duties may be required. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Depending on area of assignment: Prepares varied financial, operating or marketing reports, including study plans, quarterly summaries, forecasts, system and organizational analyses, and work flowcharts. Acquires and disseminates information concerning work methods and procedures, controls, and similar management functions. Develops alternatives and makes specific recommendations to superiors and assists in implementing the recommendations. Develops and maintains computer-based data files and records related to customers, costs and cost support schedules. Determines short-term fuel requirements for utility facilities and exchange of wholesale transactions to third parties. Assists in the preparation and monitoring of the departmental budget. Evaluates capital expenditure requests and capital needs of the department. Assists in the performance of technical and analytical evaluations on purchases, exchanges, sales, transportation, usage and inventories of utility fuels. Studies actual and potential problems and presents findings to officials using charts, slides, and other visual aids to describe findings, proposed solution, and effect in such areas as policy, program, organization, procedure, and form. Designs and implements marketing research systems and projects to identify and analyze competitors strengths and weaknesses and marketing and communications processes strengths and weaknesses. Conducts audits to monitor performance. Performs rate, load, financial, operational or marketing studies. Makes long- and short-range financial, operating, facilities or marketing plans. Provides direction and oversight of work of lower level Analysts. Attends work on continuous and regular basis. NON-ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Depending on area of assignment: Assists in identifying user needs for automated information systems. Assists in formulating operating procedures for assigned division. Assists departments in developing service goals, objectives and standards. May supervise, plan, and coordinate the work of subordinates. May act in absence of supervisor. Performs other related duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Below are the required education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, public administration, finance, accounting or a related field as required by the hiring department, and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in financial, operational, fuels or marketing analysis, or seven (7) years of progressively responsible related analytical experience (with no degree), or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities. CERTIFICATIONS OR LICENSES Licenses Depending on area of assignment: Valid Florida Driver License required. Certifications None. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Depending on area of assignment: Thorough knowledge of financial, statistical, economic, utility, fuels or marketing analysis, techniques and modeling and the ability to apply knowledge in preparing studies and forecasts. Thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting and financial principles and practices. Working knowledge of computers and relevant software and ability to apply knowledge in performing computations and analyses. Thorough knowledge of governmental or utility budget, audit and accounting procedures. Ability to keep records and prepare reports. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to work effectively with elected officials, charter officers, department heads, representatives of other agencies, other City employees, and the general public. Thorough knowledge of organizational structure, functions, operations, objectives, and goals of municipal government or utilities. Thorough knowledge of laws, ordinances, regulations and statues which govern local government or utility functions. Ability to develop long-term plans and programs and to evaluate work and accomplishments. Ability to collate, analyze, and creatively interpret data and trends in order to make recommendations for products and services. Ability to make effective presentations in group or individual settings. Thorough knowledge of organization structure, functions, internal relationships, and interactions with other levels of organization. Thorough knowledge of office procedures and practices, business English, spelling, and commercial arithmetic. PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess certain physical abilities and be able to withstand work related environmental conditions. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods of time. WORK ENVIRONMENT May be required to attend meetings outside regular business hours. Note: May Require Assessment(s). May fill multiple positions. May establish an eligibility list. Come join our team! The City of Gainesville oers a competitive benets package and opportunities to grow both professionally and personally. All regular employees are eligible for traditional benets such as health insurance, life insurance, paid leave, 11 paid a holidays a year, a pension plan and a deferred compensation plan, but we also oer great things like on-site tness centers, tuition reimbursement, on-site medical sta and a wellness program to keep you healthy and happy. Please note; benefits are not available for temporary employees. Equal Opportunity The City of Gainesville is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in hiring. Minorities, women and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Individuals with a disability, who require special accommodations during the selection process, should notify the Human Resources Department at 352-334-5077 or TDD/TTY at 352-334-2292. Veterans' Preference Veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans Preference ensures that veterans and eligible persons are given consideration at each step of the selection process. However, preference does not guarantee that a veteran or other eligible person will be the candidate selected to fill the position. Section 295.07, Florida Statutes (F.S.) specifies who is eligible for Veterans Preference. State of Florida residency is not required for Veterans Preference. If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact recruiting at HR@cityofgainesville.org or by calling 352-334-5077. The City of Gainesville employs more than 2,200 individuals, ranging in positions from creatives to critical infrastructure engineers to nancial gurus. The city oers many unique career opportunities across its two major employment divisions General Government and the City of Gainesvilles utility service provider, Gainesville Regional Utilities.