Utility Specialist - Distribution Services - SFPUC (5602)

Career Opportunity

Utility Specialist - Distribution Services - SFPUC (5602)

Recruitment: RTF0118087-01143895

Published: April 05, 2022

Contact:

Anna Owens - AOwens@sfwater.org

Apply using SmartRecruiters, the City and County of San Francisco's application portal.

Department: Public Utilities Commission
Job class: 5602-Utility Specialist
Salary range: $122,304.00 - $180,830.00
Role type: Temporary Exempt What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time

About:

Application Opening: 04/05/2022
Application Filing Deadline: 04/12/2022
Annual Salary: $107,640-$159,120
Recruitment ID: RTF0118087-01143895 (TEX-5602-118088)

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 36 months.

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.org/.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.org/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Power Enterprise

The Power Enterprise, within the SFPUC, has two separate power programs, Hetch Hetchy Power, San Francisco’s Publicly Owned Utility serving 150 MQ of retail load, and CleanPowerSF, San Francisco’s Community Choice Aggregation program, serving 500+ MW of retail load. Power Enterprise serves this load with a combination of owned and purchased resources. SFPUC owns and operates the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Project, which includes hydro-electric power generation in Moccasin, California; solar arrays throughout San Francisco; and biogas congeneration facilities, which together produce cost-effective energy with a zero greenhouse gas (GHG-free) emission proﬁles. Both of these power programs’ supply portfolios exceed State minimum renewable content. Power Enterprise provides its retail customers with distributed energy resource programs. In addition to these retail electricity service offerings, Power Enterprise is responsible for San Francisco street and pedestrian lighting.

Role description

Project: Distribution Services Retail Customers, Redevelopment Projects

The 5602 Utility Specialist is responsible for reviewing development plans, including land use plans and entitlement documents; preparing technical and financial assessments and reports in evaluating the feasibility of the City and County of San Francisco (the City) to be the exclusive service provider of electricity and/or natural gas for development projects and new service territories within the City; working with project staff, staff from various City Departments, and developers and planners to support new electric infrastructure in redevelopment areas; and responding to requests for information (RFIs) on the energy utility systems. The position also provides as-needed technical support and utility expertise in support of the SFPUC Power Enterprise’s work with other SFPUC Enterprises and City Departments.

Essential Functions:

· Understanding complex technical, legal, planning and regulatory issues and assess how these integrate or conflict with the SFPUC’s policy, goals, and objectives;

· Developing and presenting alternatives, positions, and recommendations on key policy issues to obtain resolution and direction from the SFPUC on electric and natural gas infrastructure;

· Communicating and advocating effectively the SFPUC’s position to a varied audience, including other City Departments, local, state, and federal regulatory agencies, and members of the local community;

· Determining the feasibility of creating a public power utility for new territories and redevelopment areas;

· Reviewing and evaluating land use plans, utility infrastructure plans, energy efficiency and renewable programs, and sustainability plans for redevelopment areas and new service territories within the City, such as Hunters Point Shipyard and Treasure Island;

· Preparing financial cash flow and net present value analyses; preparing written reports and presenting the findings and recommendations, and agenda items;

· Providing administrative support in the creation of new public power utility systems at redevelopment sites;

· Assisting SFPUC Finance to develop temporary and permanent electric rates for new customers;

· Preparing quarterly reports on the cost of electricity and natural gas and recommendation(s) on adjusting utility rates;

· Refining rate structure to align the rates to begin to match those of similar operations and to accumulate a capital sinking fund;

· Performing review, utility cost monitoring, and analyses on the purchase cost of electricity and natural gas;

· Preparing and updating the SFPUC Power Enterprise electric utility rules and regulations for municipal and retail customers;

· Supporting operation and maintenance activities for the electric and natural gas utility systems and services and ensuring practices are compliant with environmental, health and safety, and other rules;

· Providing technical support on the various electrical and natural gas system operations and maintenance programs;

· Developing a utility conservation program to achieve conservation efforts at all levels and from all consumers;

· Coordinating the review of redevelopment documents and working with Developers by responding to requests for information (RFIs); and

· Coordinating the SFPUC review of development documents, term sheets, plans and specifications.

· Performs other related duties as assigned.

How to qualify

Education:

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably with major coursework in Law, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Computer Science, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or other field related to the utility business; AND

Experience:

2. Four years of verifiable journey-level work experience in one or more of the following areas: planning, scheduling, cost estimating and resource projecting for mid to large scale projects; water supply/infrastructure management and planning; power operations planning and scheduling; analysis, interpretation and application of utility contracts and regulations in either water, power (electric and/or natural gas), telecommunications, or a wastewater/clean water program; utility market and environmental analysis and planning; power supply and transmission rates and contracts; generation, transmission or distribution planning and de[1]sign; or long-term utility systems planning.

Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year[1]for-year basis.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Verification of Education and Experience:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

What else should I know?

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

· Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst, Anna Owens, by email at aowens@sfwater.org.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. For details on how it is applicable to your employment, please click here.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.