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

• 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

• 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
• 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
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis

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