Senior Energy Utilities Engineer

Overview

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Job Code: JC-504538

Position #(s): -003

Working Title: Senior Energy Utilities Engineer

Classification: SENIOR UTILITIES ENGINEER (SPECIALIST)

Salary: $11,437.00 - $14,315.00 per month

Effective July 1, 2025 – CalHR launched the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025 with Pay Differential 386. Salary ranges in this posting exclude the temporary reduction. For details, visit CalHR’s Personnel Leave Program (PLP) page.

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Number of Positions: 1

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Department: Energy Division / Electric Planning and Market Design Branch / Integrated Resource Planning - Transmission and Interconnection

The Energy Division’s Electric Planning & Market Design branch develops and oversees programs and policies to ensure electricity resources are available to meet the State grid’s reliability needs. The Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) group’s Transmission & Interconnection section seeks dynamic, creative team members to lead implementation of state policy development and research on electricity grid planning, especially for transmission and interconnection.

The section values data-driven policy work and engineering skills to support decarbonization.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. For more opportunities, please visit Energy Division's recruitment page:
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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 used to advise high-level decision-makers. The Senior Energy Utilities Engineer will lead projects related to integrated resource planning, resource procurement, transmission planning, and transmission and interconnection development issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigation and research of technologies that enable the electric grid to meet California’s energy goals
• Analyze data to determine whether policy objectives are 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 with market and policy considerations
• Contribute to inputs, methodology, and results of energy modeling
• Develop tools and solutions for the CPUC’s policy-setting rule makings
• Manage a contract with consultants supporting the IRP process
• Coordinate with analysts…