Utility Specialist (5602) - Federal Agreements & Expansion, Power Enterprise - SFPUC (164396)

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Under direction of the Deputy AGM for Power in Federal Agreements and Expansion, the 5602 Utility Specialist provides analytical and policy support for issues pertaining to the City's Federally regulated agreements for electric distribution and transmission services, and provides analytical support for litigation, negotiations and administration of these agreements and tariffs. This includes evaluating the risks and impacts of filings, proposals and disputes, as well as, providing support for the City's on-going efforts to build out electric distribution and transmission assets, provide service to new customers and acquire the electric distribution grid in San Francisco. The 5602 Utility Specialist will be part of a team supporting the City's valuation and analysis of electric distribution and transmission asset costs; evaluation of terms and conditions for service under Federally regulated tariffs; preparation of analysis, proposals and reports in support of litigation, negotiations and expanding business operations. This position may direct the work of junior analysts. The essential duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Independently perform research, evaluation and analysis of regulations, legislation, regulatory filings, contracts and proposals in order to prepare well-reasoned recommendations for decision makers Serve as Subject Matter Expert for the City's Federally regulated agreements Develop persuasive written and oral analyses and arguments Supervise and train junior staff and other technical personnel Directly negotiate and/or support negotiations of complex contracts Provide analytical support related to the City's efforts to acquire the electric distribution grid in San Francisco Perform other job related duties as required Education: 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: 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 design; or long-term utility systems planning. Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis. 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. 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 How to 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: Supplemental Questionnaire Examination (Weight: 100%): Candidates who meet minimum qualifications will be invited via a

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