Salary : $142,917.42 - $181,253.70 Annually
Location : San Francisco, CA
Job Type: Regular
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 24-029
Section: Energy Program
Department: Energy Program
Opening Date: 06/18/2024
Closing Date: 7/14/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is an equal-opportunity, non-discriminatory employer. MTC provides all employees and applicants with an equal opportunity in every aspect of the employment experience regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical handicap, medical condition or marital status.
DESCRIPTION
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2024 AT 11:59 PM
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY
First round interviews tentatively scheduled for WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2024
A resume and cover letter are not required with your application, but highly encouraged
Be ready to rethink your assumptions about the public sector. Dedicated and motivated colleagues? Beautiful, high amenity building for on-site work and collaboration? Flexible schedules and hybrid work options? Yes, yes, and yes!
The Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission offer regional-scale energy programs and services focused on energy efficiency and energy management.
ABAG Publicly Owned Energy Resources (ABAG POWER) is a program of ABAG formed in 1998 to provide leadership in energy management and aggregated procurement. POWER offers both natural gas and renewable natural gas purchasing programs, and currently serves nearly 60 public agencies. The goals of ABAG POWER are to provide price stability and cost savings. To achieve these goals, staff conduct pooled purchasing and provide in-house billing and customer service, including analysis of usage and cost, invoice processing, and related energy management services.
In addition to POWER, the Energy Section administers the nine county Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN). BayREN designs and implements effective energy saving programs, and draws on the expertise, experience and proven track record of Bay Area local governments to develop and administer successful regional and local climate, resource, and sustainability programs.
This position will primarily serve as the lead for the ABAG POWER program. The incumbent will perform professional program management, program coordination and evaluation activities within assigned areas. This position is expected to independently perform the majority of the scope of assigned duties including:

• Preparation of board packets and running the POWER Board meetings.
• Effective communications with Executive Board members and general Board members.
• Development and implementation of strategic plan and goals for the program.
• Contract management.
• POWER Budget development and oversight.
• Managing invoicing process to members.
• Negotiating and purchasing natural gas purchases.
• Staying current on market trends to make informed purchasing decisions.
• Ensuring timely compliance with all reporting and regulatory requirements imposed on a CTA (CA, US, Canada).
• Timely reporting to section director any program issues.
• Keeping the section director up to date on progress of the program, implementation of new strategies, etc..
• Ensuring exceptional customer service.
• Researching grant funding opportunities.
• Supervisory duties to other Energy staff.

Additionally, the position will assist other professional staff members, supervisors, or managers as assigned, provide leadership to other professional staff on specific programs, represent ABAG POWER before a variety of groups, agencies, organizations, and the public; and perform other related duties as required.

Supervision Received/Exercised:
Receives direction from the Energy Section Director. Exercises direct and indirect supervision over assigned staff.
All MTC employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• Modern principles and practices of energy industry and program administration.
• Methods and techniques of program development, implementation, operation and evaluation.
• Contract negotiation and administration.
• Proposal development, evaluation and screening.
• Interrelationships among government agencies, and energy needs and problems of local agencies.
• Methods and techniques of supervision, training and motivation.
• Methods and techniques of scheduling work assignments.
• Methods and techniques for record keeping and report preparation and writing.
• Business administration principles and practices
• Grant writing and administration.
• Office practices, methods and equipment, including a computer and applicable software. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; productivity software, such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms preferred.

Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Motivation to take initiative and to work independently.
• Flexibility in adapting to changing circumstances and taking on new roles.

Ability to:

• Quickly learn applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations related to energy and gas programs.
• Provide effective management on complex energy service delivery programs.
• Effectively oversee and supervise the operations of several service programs, as well as a number of professional, technical and office support staff.
• Establish program goals, objectives and methods for evaluating achievement and performance levels.
• Develop and coordinate complex work programs.
• Develop and administer a variety of program budgets and schedules.
• Negotiate and oversee contracts and agreements.
• Prepare and make presentations to a wide variety of audiences.
• Attend evening meetings as required.
• Provide lead supervision.
• Make sound decisions within established guidelines.
• Implement, explain and apply applicable laws, codes and regulations.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

An appropriate combination of education and experience that has provided the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way of obtaining the required qualifications is:
Education: A Master's degree in an appropriate field related to the area of assignment, such as transportation planning, project management, public finance, transportation engineering, economics, business or public administration; Applicants with a degree issued from an institution outside the United States must have their transcripts evaluated by an academic accrediting service and provide proof of equivalency along with their application.
Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible experience in an appropriate field related to the area of assignment.
A Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline and four years of relevant experience is an alternative qualification.
Preferred Qualifications
Education: A Master's degree in an appropriate field related to the area of assignment, such as transportation planning, city and regional planning; transportation engineering or modeling, financial management, economics, business or public administration; and Experience: Four years of increasingly responsible experience in an appropriate field related to the area of assignment, with at least two years supervisory experience.
License/Certificate:
Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license and a safe driving record, or the ability to provide alternate transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accept full responsibility for the activities, operations and services of ABAG POWER; oversee the delivery of services; supervise and participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of unit and project goals, objectives, policies and priorities; review and evaluate work methods and procedures for improving program performance and meeting program operating objectives; ensure that objectives are achieved in a timely manner.
Strategic Energy Analysis

• Identify, research, and recommend appropriate grant funding opportunities related to public sector greenhouse gas emissions reductions for natural gas and/or renewable natural gas (i.e., biomethane) production, transportation, or consumption.
• Performing financial analyses to identify and/or refine natural gas and/or renewable natural gas purchasing, pipeline capacity allocation, and hedging strategies.
• Establish positive working accounting-related relationships with internal partners; coordinate with internal partners for invoice generation; proactively identify and escalate factors with the potential to impact the team's ability to comply with established timelines.
• Develop and implement strategic planning for the program.

Relationship Building

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with those contacted during the course of work.
• Identify, research, and recommend vendors for natural gas and/or renewable natural gas supply.
• Collaborate with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and third-party vendors to maintain accuracy of utility billing database and ensure prompt resolution of issues as they arise.

Project Management

• Research, develop, design, and implement programs; prepare, administer and monitor project budgets; oversee vendor service delivery; discuss and resolve budget schedule issues with appropriate staff and responsible agencies; recommend adjustments as necessary.
• Confer with personnel from other units, sections, and outside agencies in coordinating the implementation of assigned programs; meet with and serve as ABAG POWER liaison to representatives of outside agencies, partner agencies, community organizations, other groups and the public to encourage cooperative action or to resolve problems.
• Keep apprised of related program offerings provided by the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) and coordinate with appropriate program managers in the development of public sector program offerings related to energy efficiency and electrification.

Other Responsibilities

• Compose and/or process a variety of letters, reports, forms, agenda items, packets, resolutions, policies, presentations, and other documents; compile and maintain records.
• Provide presentations to the ABAG POWER Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and other stakeholders.
• Schedule, plan, coordinate, and administer meetings and events.
• Prioritize, distribute and process incoming and outgoing communications of all types.

THE FOLLOWING ARE AMONG THE BENEFITS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES OF MTC:

• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); employee contributes a portion of gross salary on a pre-tax basis.
  • MTC is subject to California Pension Reform and as of January 1, 2013 will offer two pension plans. The plan employee will receive will be based on the individual's historical pension plan membership. HR will discuss this directly with all final candidates.
• Health Benefits Insurance through the Public Employees' Retirement System (premiums are shared between agency and employee).
• Agency-paid Dental Insurance (dependent coverage shared by the employee and MTC).
• Agency-paid Vision Care Insurance, employees only (dependent coverage is paid in full by employee).
• Agency-paid Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance.
• Eleven paid holidays per year.
• One day per month paid vacation leave; for each year of service, an additional day per year is granted to a maximum of 25 days per year.
• One day per month paid sick leave, with no limit to the amount of sick leave that can be accumulated. (May cash out up to 240 hours of accumulated sick leave upon separation from the Agency.)
• Personal Business leave; up to three (3) days per year depending upon date of hire.
• Monthly Transit/Parking Subsidy.
• Alternative employee-paid payroll savings plans (tax-deferred compensation plans).
• Two voluntary employee-paid pre-tax dependent care and flexible spending accounts available for employees to participate in.
• Voluntary Supplemental life insurance.

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Describe any experience you have in negotiating pricing and procuring energy supply products for a variety of customers.
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Describe any experience you have had with energy service providers, local government, nonprofits or other not-for-profit organizations.
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Describe any experience you have had administering programs. Please include your role in budget management.
Required Question