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The Power Resources Specialist I/II position reports to a Principal Power Resources Specialist in the Power Resources Division. This position is part of an exciting, fast-paced team responsible for procuring hundreds of megawatts of renewable energy projects. The selected candidate will have the following duties and responsibilities: 

• Supports the preparation, issuing, and evaluation of solicitations for long term renewable energy, energy storage services, Resource Adequacy, energy and other power products, including overseeing or supporting consultants.  

• Plans and supports the negotiation and execution of power contracts, including facilitating complying with City contract execution requirements. 

• Assists in the management, analyzing, and enforcing of power contracts, including long term renewable energy contracts through development, construction, and operation.  

• Assists in efforts to pursue opportunities for the City to develop City-owned power assets.  
• Participates in completing analysis and prepare procurement plans, including managing consultants, developing procurement strategies.  
• Supports and undertakes projects related to power, procurement, and validation; assists in the approval of energy purchases or sales of surplus energy.
• Collaborates with the regulatory team in drafting required regulatory filings such as integrated resources plans and renewable procurement plans.  
• Collaborates with the account management team to develop new products desired by customers, such as direct renewables and feed-in-tariffs.  
• Participates in joint procurement with other Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) and CA Community Power.  
• Develops and maintain relationships with power suppliers and consultants. 
• Assures compliance with Federal, State, and local requirements.  

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated individual with strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills. The candidate should have effective communication skills, show attention to detail, and be able to work independently. Candidates that are highly collaborative with colleagues and outside stakeholders are ideal. 

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.

Per the City’s COVID19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy, the City requires all employees starting on or after February 11, 2022, to provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment absent a documented medical and/or religious exemption. Proof of vaccination means that employees are required to be “up-to-date” with regards to the COVID-19 vaccine. Consistent with the Santa Clara County Public Health Order issued on December 28, 2021, "up-to-date" means that employees are required to be vaccinated with the entire initial series of a COVID-19 vaccine (two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax COVID-19 vaccine or a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. 

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system. To apply, applicants must complete an application via the City of San Jose’s website at www.sanjoseca.gov/ citycareers.

Salary Information:

The total annual salary range for a Power Resources Specialist I is $93,868.32 - $114,397.92.The total annual salary range for a Power Resources Specialist II is: $102,145.68 - $124,444.32. These ranges include an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable pay. Actual pay shall be determined by the candidates' qualifications and experience.

Competencies: 

The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include: 

• Job Expertise – Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles, practices, Citywide and departmental procedures, policies, federal, state rules and regulations. 
• Collaboration – Develops networks and builds relationships; engages in cross-functional activities. 
• Project Management - Ensures support for and drives projects, implements goals towards strategic objectives. 
• Fiscal Management – Understands the relationship of the budget and resources to the strategic plan; complies with administrative controls over funds, contracts, and procurements.  
• Analytical Thinking – Approaches problems or situations using a logical, systematic, sequential approach. 
• 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. 
• Problem Solving – Approaches situations or problems by defining the issue; determines the significance & priority, collects information from various sources; uses logic & intuition to make decisions and solution sets & outcomes. 
• Communication Skills – Effectively conveys information, expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing; demonstrates effective use of listening skills, displays openness to other's ideas and thoughts. 
• Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills – Develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.

AC TRANSIT
invites applications for the position of:
Senior Human Resources Analyst (Recruiter)

SALARY
$3,685.00 - $4,398.69 Biweekly
$7,984.17 - $9,530.50 Monthly
$95,810.00 - $114,366.00 Annually

AC Transit is actively searching for an exceptional, professional senior recruiter who can source, recruit, and interview good quality candidates for high level, complex and high-volume recruitments. This position will serve as a lead recruiter to support a full cycle recruitment process by developing recruitment strategies, assisting in salary recommendations, and staffing according to EEO guidelines and District policies and procedures. The successful candidate will possess a consultative, customer focused approach with an emphasis on professionalism and a history of providing the best possible support to hiring managers to guide them in hiring high caliber candidates. Strong recruitment experience, compensation experience and/or generalist background are highly desirable.

This is an excellent opportunity to work for the largest bus agency in California, make a difference in our local community and promote AC Transit as a great employer of the East Bay. In addition to working with some of the best in the business, AC Transit also has an outstanding benefits package that includes pension, medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending and 457 savings plan.

REPRESENTATIVE FUNCTIONS:

• Directs, organizes and executes complex, high level and high-volume recruitments including development of strategic recruitment plans, planning and placement of advertising, creation of examination plans, writing of announcements and sourcing of candidates.
• Serves as lead recruiter and sets an example in professionalism, customer focused mindset and consistent follow up.
• Evaluates and prepares statistical analyses on applicant data, including trend analysis, utilization analysis and adverse impact analysis.
• Analyzes and interprets federal laws, state laws, District policies and procedures, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Screens applicants for minimum qualifications based on applications, supplemental questionnaires, and other required documentation.
• Analyzes and evaluates the compensation for new and existing positions; recommends appropriate internal and external comparators; conducts salary surveys and makes recommendations for the appropriate compensation for individual positions and groups of positions; explains recommendations to managers, supervisors, and employees; provides recommendations and guidance for compensation system revisions and updates. Develops, coordinates, administers and evaluates oral and written examinations and their results, including compiling test scores, preparing eligibility lists and candidate information;and coordinating follow-up pre-employment drug testing, physical capacity testing, and background/reference checks.
• Analyzes and evaluates new and existing positions for classification; designs and drafts classification specifications or alters existing specifications; explains the classification process and recommendations to managers, supervisors, and employees; and makes recommendations for the improvement of the classification system.
• Conducts job analysis for assigned positions, including identifying job content, analyzing position description questionnaires and writing job descriptions.
• Coordinates and implements recruitment processes for District departments; confers with department managers and supervisors to determine recruiting needs.
• Collaborates with hiring department on workforce planning initiatives.
• Prepare and organize appropriate salary surveys and benchmark comparable positions. May be assigned various human resources special projects as needed.
• Establishes and maintains confidential files and records, and performs administrative tasks such as data entry, and the writing and distribution of correspondence and other documents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Public Administration, or a related field, from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Equivalent to at least four (4) years of increasingly responsible Analyst level experience in a Human Resources Department. Experience in a supervisory or lead capacity is desired. Additional education, such as a graduate degree in one of the above disciplines from an accredited college or university may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Desirable Experience: Experience in high level complex, high volume recruitments, and compensation analysis. Excellent communication skills and presentation skills, ability to develop strong rapport with hiring managers and provide outstanding customer service to internal and external clients. This position requires the incumbent to occasionally travel to District facilities, with the flexibility to work early mornings, late afternoons/evenings, and or on the weekends as needed for events at various District locations and in the community. Union experience is desirable but not required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

License Requirement: Must possess, or obtain and maintain a valid California Class C Driver License and meet the District’s safe driving standards.

Physical Requirements: Must maintain the physical condition necessary to: (1) perform tasks in an office setting operating a personal computer, keyboards, and other peripheral equipment; and (2) possess physical mobility in order to and within the various District facilities.

THIS POSITION IS A UNION POSITION, REPRESENTED BY AFSCME

The Selection Process: The Human Resources department must receive a completed online application by the filling date. If this recruitment is "Continuous," it may be closed at any time without notice. Applications will be screened for job related qualifications, and those candidates who best meeting the qualifications listed on this Job Announcement will be invited to participate in an examination process that may include written, oral and/or performance segments. Current District employees must have satisfactory attendance and performance records. Finalists will be placed on an Eligibility List. When filling vacancies, the Human Resources Department will refer the top candidates to the hiring department for final screening and recommendation.

Vaccination Requirement for Candidates Seeking Employment: Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District has implemented a requirement that requires all candidates for District employment to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including variants, prior to being employed by the District, subject to limited exceptions. AC Transit adopted this vaccination policy as an emergency public health response to mitigate the negative public health consequences associated with increased incidence and test positivity rates and the prevalence of new virus variants, including increased hospitalizations, intensive care unit admissions, and deaths.
As such, candidates seeking District employment will be required to: (1) be fully vaccinated (two weeks after completion of the entire recommended COVID-19 vaccination series) and (2) submit a copy of their COVID-19 vaccination card prior to their start date, unless a reasonable accommodation request for a medical or religious exemption has been approved.

Benefits: The transit professionals who call AC Transit home represent the rich cultural diversity of the Bay Area. For more than 60 years, we have been an equal opportunity employer honoring religion, ethnic background, national origin, gender, gender expression, genetic information, disabilities, age, and veteran status. We are not only an inclusive employer but also offer a comprehensive benefits package rooted in choice, flexibility, and affordability. Most Benefits are effective the first of the month following your hire date. Employees and eligible dependents have access to the following benefits*:
Medical - Choice of two Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs): Kaiser Permanente and Health Net. $10.00 office visit co-pays; $5.00 - $35.00 prescription co-pays.
Dental – MetLife Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) $50 annual deductible per person/$150 per family; $3,000 per person annual maximum; preventative care covered at 100%; basic and major care covered at 90%; $4,000 lifetime maximum orthodontia covered at 50%.
Vision - Vision Service Plan - $10.00 copay; eligible for an exam, lenses, frames or contact lenses every 12 months – based on the last date of service. $200 frame allowance or $120 allowance for contact lenses.
Employer paid Basic Life Insurance
Employee paid Voluntary Term Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Retirement – employees automatically participate in a lifetime defined benefit plan and have the option to contribute to a 457 deferred compensation plan via payroll deductions.
All employees hired on or after January 1, 2016 may be in the District’s Tier II pension plan covered by the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA). As such, employee may be required to contribute a small portion of annual income towards the cost of the pension.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Health Care, Dependent Care, Parking, Transit
AC Transit contributes up to $50.00/month towards an employee’s FSA Transit costs
Free AC Transit Bus Pass
Federal Credit Union
Vacation and Sick Leave or Personal Time Off
Nine (9) paid holidays; 2 paid floating holidays; 1 paid birthday holiday
Tuition Reimbursement – up to $2500 per fiscal year on approved courses
Wellness Program
*AC Transit benefits are negotiated and subject to change based on collective bargaining agreements.

Pension: All AC Transit employees participate in a lifetime defined benefit pension. All employees hired on or after January 1, 2016, may be in the District's Tier II pension plan covered by the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA). As such, he/she may be required to contribute a small portion of annual income towards the cost of his/hers District pension.

ADA Compliant and Drug Free Workplace: The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment/examination process to accommodate applicants with disabilities. If you have a need for an accommodation, please call Human Resources at (510) 891-4783.
The Alameda Contra Costa Transit District has established the goal of a 100 percent drug and alcohol-free workplace. Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to employment and those in safety sensitive positions will be subject to further drug and alcohol testing through their period of employment, including random drug and alcohol testing.
In accordance with federal requirements, all job applicants selected for appointments in a safety sensitive position are subject to pre-employment drug and alcohol testing. A final job applicant will be tested for five prohibited drugs: Cocaine, PCP, Amphetamines, Marijuana and Opiates. During employment, employees holding safety sensitive positions are subject to random, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing. Additionally, in the event of an absence of more than 90 days from a safety sensitive position, pre-employment drug testing will be performed.

APPLICATION MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT : http://www.actransit.org
1600 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94612
510-891-7148
employment@actransit.org

Equal Opportunity Employer
Position #22-00484 SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST (RECRUITER) MS

Senior Human Resources Analyst (Recruiter) Supplemental Questionnaire
* 1. Do you possess a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Public Administration, or a related field, from an accredited college or university?
Yes No
* 2. Do you possess at least at least four (4) years of responsible Analyst level experience in a Human Resources Department? If so, please describe your professional work experience below.
* 3. Should you proceed through our recruitment process, are you willing to submit to a pre-employment drug and alcohol test? (Testing is paid for by the District)
Yes No
* 4. If you do not pass the pre-employment drug and alcohol test according to District standards, you will be disqualified from this recruitment. Do you understand the statement above?
Yes No
* Required Question

Please submit your job application as per instructions on the brochure at https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/75257/637611534155330000

The City of San José is seeking an experienced Deputy Director to oversee Energy Resiliency for the Department. The Deputy Director will report directly to the Director and provide City-wide leadership to explore, develop, coordinate, and deliver a comprehensive package of strategies, programs, and projects to improve energy resiliency. This is a time-limited (overstrength) position - budgeted for two years. At the end of this period, this role maybe converted to a regular position within the City of San Jose, evolve into a position within the management team of Google, or another third party, or be eliminated. This is an exciting new role helping to define the future of microgrids within the economic and political infrastructure of one of America’s most dynamic cities. A key responsibility of this position is to oversee all aspects of the City’s approach to enabling an advanced energy microgrid to serve Google's Downtown West Mixed-Use Plan. A major component of the Downtown West Project is an innovative large microgrid to more efficiently handle some of the utility needs of the development. Google is proposing an advanced microgrid electrical distribution system with renewable energy generation and storage resources distributed throughout the development. One of the main benefits of the microgrid is more resilient, clean, and affordable energy for the community within the Project. The Deputy Director will provide strategic leadership to advance the microgrid and is an integral part of the City’s executive team. Responsibilities include:

•Lead the development of a business plan and draft agreements for the City to provide electric distribution service to the development to enable the microgrid. The business plan would include expected rates, tariffs, operations, and organizational structure and include a detailed analysis of the opportunities and risks including the economic, climate, and resiliency risks and benefits of the City providing this service.

•Collaborate and lead technical work streams with Google to advance the microgrid.•Oversee and provide direction to consulting team(s) to develop the business plan, agreements, and any other technical analysis needed.

•Liaise with PG&E and consulting team(s) to advance the transmission interconnection of the microgrid, including overseeing various engineering studies and construction agreements.

•Oversee technical consultants to the develop the City’s engineering design and construction standards for the microgrid.

•Lead the development of City Council memorandums and other documents needed to advance the project.

This position will also work to advance several Citywide initiatives to improve energy resiliency and lessen the impacts of public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events and other power interruptions. These responsibilities include:

•Collaborate with the Office of Emergency Management and City Manager’s Office to provide technical guidance on the City’s Power Vulnerability Plan and response to PSPS events.

•Lead the development of innovative programs to advance onsite generation resources within the community.

•Identify opportunities and funding resources to improve the energy resiliency of City facilities; including evaluating technical resources, cost impacts, and climate impacts.

The Organization

Fremont is a well-managed and innovative city! Located in the heart of the Bay Area and Silicon Valley, Fremont prides itself on innovation, clean technology and advanced manufacturing, a low crime rate, great schools, a low unemployment rate, quality parks, nearby open space, and an incredibly diverse population of over 235,000 residents. As a full-service city, Fremont employs 962 regular employees and operates on a FY 2020-21 General Fund budget of $213.4 million. With its strong and diversified business base, Fremont is an important economic force in the region. The City strives to be an innovator in municipal government, with dynamic leadership provided by the City Council and City Manager.

The Department

The Human Resources Department is responsible for the following program activities:
• Recruitment and selection
• Classification and compensation
• Employee and labor relations
• Organizational development
• Employee benefits and payroll administration

The Position

The Human Resources Analyst I/II will perform a wide range of responsibilities in the Human Resources Department. The current vacancy will primarily focus on recruitment and examination responsibilities. This recruitment may also be utilized to fill an additional vacancy to support the benefits function within the Human Resources Department.

Examples of job responsibilities may include, but not limited to the following:
• Compile and analyze HR metrics and data from a variety of sources and HR systems (NEOGOV and PeopleSoft 9.2) to make recommendations.
• Prepares reports with data results, including presenting and explaining findings/recommendations related to human resources policies and processes.
• Assists in the interpretation and application of human resources rules, policies, legislation and MOUs.
• Recruitment & Examination:
− Plan, develop and administer the full cycle recruitment/selection process and activities.
− Provide analytical support with position classification/compensation to support client departments’ hiring/staffing needs.
− Identify and implement industry best practices for hard-to-fill positions.
− Utilize social media and other recruitment marketing sources to attract and increase candidate pools.
− Implement efficiencies that will result in reducing the time to hire.
• Benefits Administration:
− Provide analytical support with the administration of benefits programs, including the City’s retiree medical reimbursement program, deferred compensation governance, leave administration, Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the City’s annual open enrollment process.
− Support HRIS (PeopleSoft 9.2) testing activities to support benefits programs and processes: open enrollment, ACA, CalPERS, including the development and implementation of new functionality (e.g.., onboarding) within PeopleSoft 9.2.

The Organization

Fremont is a well-managed and innovative city! Located in the heart of the Bay Area and Silicon Valley, Fremont prides itself on innovation, clean technology and advanced manufacturing, a low crime rate, great schools, a low unemployment rate, quality parks, nearby open space, and an incredibly diverse population of over 235,000 residents.  As a full-service city, Fremont employs 962 regular employees and operates on a FY 2020-21 General Fund budget of $213.4 million.  With its strong and diversified business base, Fremont is an important economic force in the region.  The City strives to be an innovator in municipal government, with dynamic leadership provided by the City Council and City Manager.  

The Department

The Human Resources Department consists of a total staff of 15 and is responsible for the following program activities:
- Recruitment and selection
- Classification and compensation
- Employee and labor relations
- Organizational development
- Employee benefits and payroll administration

The Position

The Human Resources Benefits & Payroll Manager is one of three division level manager positions reporting to the Human Resources Director.  The position is a working manager and has overall responsibility for planning, managing and evaluating the benefits and payroll activities, programs and staff (Human Resources Analysts and Technicians) within the division.  Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage and coordinate a diverse portfolio of medical, dental, vision and other employee benefits plans and programs, including short term and long term disability, flexible spending accounts, basic and supplemental life,  deferred compensation and many other benefits plan options.
- Monitor the developments and legislation related to human resources benefits and payroll-related matters, including evaluating the impact upon City operations, and recommends and implements policy and procedural improvements.
- Manage and assist the team with troubleshooting and initiating the appropriate resolution on a variety of benefits and payroll issues.
- Lead and engage the benefits and payroll team to update and modernize administrative policies and processes.
- Manage and coordinate the annual benefits open enrollment process.
- Partner and coordinate with benefits providers and the City’s benefits broker to obtain the best rates and coverages for a variety of products.
- Conduct benefits costing and analysis in support of the labor negotiation process.
- Oversee administrative benefits/payroll activities, which includes benefits billing and reconciliation, audits, CalPERS disability retirements, the City’s retiree medical reimbursement program and responding to public records act requests.
- Manage and facilitate the City’s Deferred Compensation Governance work plan items in partnership with the Deferred Compensation Governance Committee.

Please note that applications are currently NOT accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application systems. To be considered for this exceptional opportunity, please follow instructions on the job announcement to submit your application.

The City of San Jose’s Community Energy Department’s is seeking a Principal Power Resources Specialist to join the Power Supply Team. Successful candidates should have a deep knowledge of California energy markets, relationships, and experience working with a variety of energy market participants, including: large energy trading firms,
independent power producers, investor owned and municipal utilities, and CCAs. Experience successfully managing and improving power portfolio performance for a large utility or power trading firm is highly preferred. For more information on the development the Community Energy Department, please click here.

The ideal candidates have strong analytical skills with extensive experience related to power trading and origination, and contract negotiations in California energy markets. The positions will be part of a fast-paced team, often working on multiple high-priority projects and short deadlines. Good judgment, initiative, and cooperation with other staff and outside stakeholders will be an asset to this position.

This position will report to the Deputy Director of the Power Resources Division. Successful candidates should possess the following:

• Extensive knowledge of energy market indices, pricing trends, seasonal market dynamics, and experience using this knowledge to improve power portfolio performance.
• Extensive experience in contract negotiations with large energy trading firms, utilities, and renewable developers.
• Extensive experience with energy contracts including energy and capacity transactions, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) agreement, and short-term Western Systems Power Pool (WSSP) transactions, tolling agreements, and long-term power purchase agreements.
• Strong data analytics skills, experience implementing strategies, data driven in order to improve power portfolio performance.
• Experience in managing power bids and requests for proposals.
• Knowledge related to power generation technologies, major asset owners, risks and benefits of various power sources and contract structures.
• Knowledge and experience working with regulatory compliance agencies such as: the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC), the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) , CEC, FERC
• Experience with CAISO markets, or another RTO, power scheduling and settlement functions to ensure compliance and reduce market risks and costs.
• Experience developing long and short-term resource plans; including utility integrated resource planning to develop an electric utility’s resource needs to cost effectively meet expected electricity demand over a long-term planning horizon.

Education and Experience Requirements

-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. A Master’s degree is highly desirable.

-Experience: Six (6) years of progressively responsible related experience overseeing and administering energy resources operations, planning, purchasing, scheduling, or contract negotiations.

-Acceptable Substitution: A Master’s degree in a related field, may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the required experience. There is no substitution for the required bachelor’s degree.

Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San José 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.

Please note that applications are currently NOT accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application systems. To be considered for this exceptional opportunity, please follow instructions on the job announcement to submit your application.