Senior Electric Division Manager

Job Description

Senior Electric Division Manager (173)

(Unclassified)

Education and Experience

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, budgeting, Economics, Engineering, Business Administration, Financial Management, Marketing, Public Administration or closely related field; and
6 years of experience at a responsible level in engineering, administration, contracts administration, customer relations and outreach service, economic trend analysis and forecasting, financial analysis, marketing, rate setting, resource planning, power contracts power trading, risk management, statistical analysis of market place business practices and operations, communications, information technology, generation environmental and regulatory compliance, generation engineering operation and maintenance in the electric utility industry or related field are required; and
Including a minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience.
8 years of applicable electric utility experience may be substituted for the education requirement.
An advanced degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field may be substituted for up to 2 years experience on a year for year basis.
An advanced degree is desirable in the applicable field.

License

Possession of an appropriate, valid California driver’s license is required.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This is a key leadership position in the unclassified service with assigned responsibility of a sizeable number of employees, of a major process, of one or more divisions, and significant financial role with debt, rate setting, trading or contracts within the Electric Department.

As a member of the City’s Unclassified Service this is an “at-will” position and the incumbent serves at the discretion of the City Manager. An incumbent in this classification: demonstrates strong ethical, professional, and service-oriented leadership and interpersonal skills, sets a good example; and correctly applies the tenets of the City’s Code of Ethics and Values.

Typical Duties

Under general direction:

Providing leadership, in assigned area of responsibility, through ensuring that the City’s Ethics and Values and the Electric Department’s vision, mission, goals and objectives are clear, well articulated and accepted; that the means and systems are available; and that the organization is driven by the need to efficiently and effectively satisfy customer expectations by focusing on the processes that serve them;
Utilizing continuous improvement tools like benchmarking, reengineering to create value for customers in the ways that they want them and establishing key, process measures that meet the organization’s needs;
Developing and providing training for employees through coaching, enabling, and facilitating techniques to ensure that employees function as team members and not in competition with each other;
Providing advocacy and a supportive culture for the resources and needs of employees involved;
Providing necessary budgeting (operating and capital), communication, contracting, human resources, information technology, public relations, performance standards, and outreach, project management, telecommunications, and records management, resources to achieve outcomes and expectations; and as assigned;
Providing information and analysis, utilizing specialized and in some cases sophisticated techniques, regarding trends in the utility industry (regulated and unregulated); trends in customer usage, service expectations in general and for specialized populations; trends in market strategies; studies of statistical pricing and cost of service; and strategic planning studies; or
Identifying capacity expansion needs through coordination with internal and external principals to ensure that facilities are properly integrated; that facilities are safely operated; and that the proper interconnections are made within the electric distribution system; or
Operating the front office trading operations consistent with the City’s risk management policies; setting credit, trading limits; monitoring the purchase and sale of wholesale electricity, both in historic, short and long term, as well as consistency with risk management policies; or
Manage the environmental and regulatory compliance, engineering, operation and maintenance of the City’s generation facilities and assets; that facilities are safely operated, assure compliance with all regulations, and ensure that plant availability and operating efficiency measures are met; and
Maintaining current information on the electric industry; and
Performing other work as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

Principles and practices of electrical utility planning and engineering involved in the development, construction, production, operational methods within an electrical distribution system in the interconnected utility area; in the use of resources and energy engineering analysis; in the risk management of power trading; in the transmission, distribution, utilization and conservation of electricity; or in complex market research, economic forecasting, competitive pricing methods, statistical and financial analysis, of electrical generation administration, planning and engineering involved in the operation and maintenance and environmental and regulatory compliance methods within the City’s generation facilities;
Applicable laws and regulations affecting the electric utility industry;
Principles of leadership and management of organizations through process analysis, coaching, enabling and facilitating employees working in a team environment and working collaboratively with internal and external customers;
Principles and practices of budgeting (operating and capital), communication, contracting, human resources, information technology, public relations, project management, and outreach, performance standards, telecommunications, and records management, resources to achieve outcomes and expectations.

Ability to:

Apply the skills necessary to provide for the leadership and management of organizations through process analysis, coaching, enabling and facilitating employees working in a team environment and working collaboratively with internal and external customers;
Create a culture that is conducive to change and that is one that is able to select, recruit, retain, develop and motivate a skilled and talented workforce wherere everyone knows there mission, role, job; and goals and objectives are clear in order to create and organization that delivers excellent customer service
Negotiate cost-effective and mutually acceptable agreement terms;
Interpret Federal and state regulations and assess impacts on the utility and it’s customers;
Prepare, analyze and forecast complex sets of data and prepare necessary, general and technical, memorandums, reports, and charts as assigned;
Apply the knowledge of techniques and practices in budgeting (operating and capital), communications, contracting, human resources, information technology, public relations, project management, and outreach, performance standards, and records management, resources to achieve outcomes and expectations;
Manage consultants and contractors to meet contract requirements; and
Identify requirements, in assigned area, to ensure for the safe, effective and efficient operation of the electric utility.

Supervision Received

Works under the general, direction of the Director of Electric Utility, Assistant Director of Electric Utility or other managers as assigned.

Supervision Exercised

Supervises managers, professionals, technical, administrative support, consultants, and other assigned personnel.

Other Requirements

Must be able to perform all of the essential functions of the job.

Special Conditions

May be required to work unusual hours in emergency situations.

Conflict of Interest

Incumbents in this position are required to file a Conflict of Interest statement upon assuming office, annually and upon leaving office, in accordance with City Manager Directive 100.

Approved, August 2003