Senior Power Resources Specialist (Power Resources) - Energy Department

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About the Department

Our diverse and inclusive workforce of more than 7,000 employees play a key role in the success of San José, the heart of the Silicon Valley. All City of San José employees work together as one team to make San José a vibrant, innovative, and desirable place to live and work. Visit here to learn more about San José.

San José Clean Energy, or SJCE, is San José’s local, not-for-profit electricity supplier operated by the City of San José’s Energy Department. Since 2019, our dedicated and motivated team has provided clean energy for residents and businesses at competitive rates, while also offering community programs, local benefits, and increased transparency and accessibility. SJCE serves more than 350,000 customer accounts and has contracted for more than 1 GW of power.

Joining our team means that you will be making a big impact on the fight against climate change. SJCE plays an important role in meeting San José’s ambitious goal to be carbon neutral by 2030 and in implementing the City’s climate action plan, Climate Smart San José. Thanks to SJCE, San Jose has one of the cleanest energy mixes of any large city and offers a 60% renewable product and a 100% renewable product.

Serving our community with respect and integrity is at the core of what we do. We center equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in our work. The department also hosts active, staff-led Culture and Racial Equity committees and has won awards for its education and outreach work with Spanish and Vietnamese-speaking communities.

For more information about San José Clean Energy, please visit: www.sanjosecleanenergy.org .

Position Duties

The department is seeking to fill one (1) full-time Senior Power Resources Specialist position to support the Power Resources Division. This role reports to a Principal Power Resources Specialist and is part of a dynamic, fast-paced team responsible for procuring hundreds of megawatts of renewable energy projects—playing a key role in advancing the City’s clean energy goals.

The selected candidate will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Prepare, issue, and evaluate solicitations for energy, resource adequacy, and renewable energy credits.

•Participate in long-term procurement related to renewable energy resources, energy storage projects, and other power products.

• Manage, analyze, and recommend power supply products to minimize risk to the portfolio.

• Provide analytical support for the bidding and scheduling of the SJCE resource portfolio.

• Complete analysis and prepare procurement plans, including managing consultants, and developing procurement strategies.

• Collaborate with the regulatory team in drafting required regulatory filings such as integrated resources plans and renewable procurement plans.

• Collaborate with the account management team to develop new products desired by customers, such as rates with market-price components and feed-in-tariffs.

• Participate in joint procurement with other Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) and CA Community Power.

• Develop and maintain relationships with power suppliers and consultants.

• Assure compliance with Federal, State, and local requirements.

The ideal candidate will have a knowledge of California energy markets and experience working with a variety of market participants, including renewable energy and storage developers, large energy trading firms, independent power producers, investor owned and municipal utilities, and CCAs. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical and negotiation skills, experience in power trading and origination, or renewable energy development and contract management.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Knowledge of energy markets, pricing trends, seasonal market dynamics, and experience lowering costs and improving portfolio performance.

• Experience in contract negotiations with large energy trading firms, utilities, and renewable developers.

• Experience with typical power contracts and agreements including: the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) agreement, the Western Systems Power Pool (WSSP) agreement, tolling agreements, and long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable projects.

• Experience in participating in or managing power bids and requests for proposals.

• Strong analytical skills, experience implementing data driven strategies, to lower costs and improve portfolio performance.

• Knowledge related to power generation technologies, major asset owners and sellers, risks and benefits of various power sources and contract structures.

• Experience with California Independent System Operator (CAISO) markets, other RTOs, power scheduling and settlement functions to ensure compliance and reduce market risks and costs.

• Knowledge of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulatory requirements.

• Experience developing long & short-term resource plans; including integrated resource planning to develop an electric utility’s resource needs to cost effectively meet electricity demand over the planning horizon.

Salary Information:
Senior Power Resources Specialist: $142,025.52 - $173,977.44.

This range includes an approximate 5% ongoing non-pensionable pay. Actual pay shall be determined by the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Law, Natural Resources, Statistics, or related field to utility business.

Experience: Three (3) years of experience in energy resources operations, planning, purchasing, scheduling, or contract negotiations.
Licenses or Certificates: Possession of a valid State of California Driver’s license may be required.

Form 700 Requirement:This position requires a disclosure of outside investments, real property interest, income, and business positions. You must complete and file an “Assuming Office Form 700” with the City Clerk’s Office within the first 30 days of employment with the office.
THIS IS A HYBRID POSITION, REQUIRING PART OF THE WORK WEEK TO BE ON SITE IN THE DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE OFFICE. The hybrid work schedule may change due to the department’s business needs in the future.

Other Qualifications

Competencies:
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies:

Job Expertise - Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.

Analytical Thinking - Approaches a problem or situation by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.

Collaboration - Develops networks and builds alliances; engages in cross-functional activities.

Communication Skills - Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing; demonstrates effective use of listening skills and displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.

Fiscal Management - Demonstrates good financial management skills and understands complex energy procurement practices. Complies with applicable laws and polices including Energy Risk Management policies.

Project Management - Ensures support for projects and implements agency goals and strategic objectives.

Planning - Acts to align own unit's goals with the strategic direction of the organization; defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to meet those objectives.

Leadership - Leads by example; demonstrates high ethical standards; remains visible & approachable, interacts on a regular basis; promoting a cooperative work environment, allowing others to learn from mistakes; provides motivational supports and direction.

Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant’s training and experience based on the application, resume, and responses to the Job Specific questions. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.

To be considered for this vacancy, candidates must answer all job-specific questions and complete all sections in the on- line application (including education and work experience); otherwise, applications will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.

E-mail will be the default method of correspondence with applicants. To ensure that you receive timely notifications regarding your application status for this recruitment, please enter a valid e-mail address when submitting your application.
The application deadline is 11:59PM on Monday April 21, 2025.
If you have questions about the duties of this position, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Adrienne Barreto via email at adrienne.barreto@sanjoseca.gov.

Additional Information:

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application.

The City of San Jose offers a wide range of core health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Disability, and Savings Plans. Please visit the City's benefits pagefor detailed information on coverage, cost, and dependent coverage.

For information on the City’s Retirement Plan(pension for full-time employees), please visit the Office of Retirement Services website. You will be able to view information based on different Sworn/Federated job classification.

In additional to the benefits above, there is an additional perks siteto explore further benefits of working for the City of San Jose like paid leave, educational reimbursements, and holiday pay are specific to the job classification and union membership.

Closing Date/Time: 4/21/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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