Under general direction of the Project and Program Supervisor, the Senior Energy Utilities Engineer will support the IRP Transmission & Interconnection section in the development of work products that are used to advise and assist high-level decision-makers such as Commissioners, Judges, and Energy Division management. The Senior Energy Utilities Engineer will lead projects related to integrated resource planning, resource procurement, transmission planning, and transmission and interconnection development issues.
Specifically, the Senior Energy Utilities Engineer’s duties and responsibilities may include:
- Lead investigation and research of technologies that best enable swift evolution of the electric grid to meet California’s energy goals.
- Analyze data to determine if policy objectives have been met.
- Make recommendations based on independent analysis of regulatory, policy, and technical issues.
- Work to develop and refine parts of a complex regulatory proceeding in a team environment.
- Develop creative solutions to electric sector planning and procurement problems, while taking into consideration the market and policy implications.
- Contribute to the inputs, methodology, and analysis of results of energy modeling.
- Develop tools and solutions for the CPUC’s policy-setting rulemakings via a wide range of work products.
- Manage a contract with consultants that provide technical support to the IRP process.
- Coordinate with analysts in other Energy Division sections and branches on policy, generation, and transmission-related issues.
- Represent the Division in various high-profile settings.
- Collaborate with other state organizations and agencies e.g., California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and California Energy Commission (CEC) to help achieve statewide clean energy goals.
- Organize and facilitate workshops and/or stakeholder meetings.
- Review and provide feedback on proposed legislative bills and respond to inquiries from the public and legislative staff.
Some of the projects the IRP group is working on include:
- Exploring the feasibility and cost of pathways to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the near to long term (e.g., through 2050) for the electric sector.
- Evaluating the level of renewable procurement needed to achieve the state’s GHG-reduction goals and ensure it is being procured by electric utilities and other load serving entities.
- Developing the business and regulatory case for new energy projects and infrastructure (transmission lines, storage, generation).
- Assessing the role of the current fossil-fueled generation fleet in achieving the state’s GHG reduction goals.
- Refining planning and procurement processes and tools to adapt to the ever-growing need to procure new clean electricity resource infrastructure.
Your STD 678 (application form), not your resume, will be used to determine your qualifications in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for the advertised classification(s). Please clearly describe all of your experience related to public utilities and/or transportation in the areas of engineering, economics, finance, or policy in the job description field(s) of your STD 678 form, along with the years and months of service. Failure to do so may result in not qualifying for the minimum qualifications for the advertised classification(s).
