Energy Data Systems Manager (0932) - Power Enterprise - SFPUC - (143535)

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Energy Data Systems Manager (0932) - Power Enterprise - SFPUC - (143535)

Recruitment: RTF0143534-01113562

Published: August 06, 2024

Contact:

Stefanie Lim - SMLim@sfwater.org

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Department: Public Utilities Commission
Job class: 0932-Manager IV
Starting salary range: $167,336.00 - $213,512.00 (Range A)
Role type: Permanent Civil Service What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time
Exam type: Position Based Test
Rule: Rule of the List
List type: Combined Promotive and Entrance

About:

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

• Application Opening: August 6, 2024
• Application Filing Deadline: August 20, 2024

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.gov

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.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Role description

Under direction, the Energy Data Systems Manager performs a broad range of managerial, professional, technical and analytical work and is responsible for working closely with staff of Retail Services, Origination & Power Supply (OPS), Energy Settlements & Scheduling (ESS), CleanPowerSF, Information Technology Services (ITS) and Customer Service Bureau (CSB) to support the core business functions of Power Enterprise related to data collection, processing and transfer; and improve baseline utility functions.

This position is responsible for integrating with other San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Divisions and external organizations, including the power scheduling coordinator (APX, Inc.), PG&E, CAISO, and energy vendors, to ensure the proper integration of data systems supporting mandated reporting requirements.

The essential duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

Providing ongoing support and development for the Power Enterprise Meter Data Management System (MDMS)
Administering the My Account – Power customer web portal
Maintaining the electric Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network and assist with further deployment
Managing IT engineers and business specialists; coordinating with Retail Services for meter reading, validation editing and estimation, forecasting and reporting application support
Coordinating with OPS and ESS for power purchase/sales systems/applications support, scheduling and CAISO settlements; providing systems/applications support for mandated climate related reporting (WREGIS, ENERGY STAR, City Department Climate Action Plans)
Administering energy related software application maintenance/license agreements and contracts
Working with other SFPUC groups to ensure proper integration of related applications (e.g. MDMS, MetrixND, Oracle C2M, Maximo, GIS, AMI)
Developing Information Technology (IT) Strategic Plan and budget for Power Enterprise and working with SFPUC IT to ensure appropriate participation in the agency wide IT strategic planning effort
Ensuring all IT related work complies with SFPUC IT policies and guidelines
Related duties as assigned

How to qualify

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university

Experience: Five (5) years of professional work experience in data collection, processing, analysis, and reporting; and information technology support or data system development and integration experience. This experience must include three (3) years supervising professionals.

Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis up to 2 years. Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one (1) year of work experience.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

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

Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

Enterprise Application Project experience coordinating enterprise application projects and further operation and maintenance - system assessment, testing, operation, and maintenance, for Oracle-based system.
Experience in Oracle C2M electric billing, Oracle database, power scheduling, electric load forecasting, AMI, Itron MV90, meter data management, and hydro modeling software.
Experience in energy or resource-related data collection/analysis is highly preferred (meter data, prices, load/demand, ISO market scheduling/settlements, MDMA or Scheduling Coordinator functions, regulatory reporting for energy).
Experience delivering presentations to technical and non-technical staff.
Experience developing policies and plans for energy data collection, processing, and reporting
Experience conducting research and preparing complex reports.

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications.

Verification: 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.

Selection Procedures: After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ): Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application at a later time. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Supplemental Questionnaire Examination (Weight: 100%): Candidates who meet minimum qualifications will be invited via a separate link to complete the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination. The purpose of the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination is to evaluate the experience, knowledge, skills and abilities that candidates possess in job-related areas, which have been identified as critical for this position and include, but are not limited to:

Knowledge of principles and procedures in a variety of management functions
Knowledge of wholesale and retail power markets
Knowledge of database and other software systems and technologies (Oracle C2M Electric billing, Oracle database, AMI, ITRON MV90, hydro modeling)
Ability to manage, supervise, train, and coordinate complex functional areas of responsibility, staff, and consultants, including the ability to motivate, develop, evaluate and discipline subordinates
Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and in a well-organized and effective manner, both orally and in writing, including the ability to facilitate
Knowledge of Federal, State, and local rules and regulations pertaining to regulatory agencies involved in the provision of Electric Service
Able to identify, analyze and report upon activities, issues, and problems and recommend appropriate solutions
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental staff and representatives of other agencies

A passing score must be achieved on the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination in order to continue in the selection process and be placed on the eligible list.

Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score. Candidate scores on this examination may also be applied to other announcements involving other job titles, when directed by the Human Resources Director.

The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.

What else should I know?

Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 12 months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2023-24.pdf

Certification: The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights: Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/.

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.

• Select the “Apply Now” 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.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Stefanie Lim, at SMLim@sfwater.org or 415-916-6632.

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.