Job Opportunity

Energy & Sustainability Project Supervisor
Santa Barbara County

Date Posted:

November 5, 2015

Salary:

$60,992.50 – $90,573.87 Annually

Description:

Come join a fast paced County division that is creating and implementing innovative energy and sustainability initiatives across the region.

About the Division
The Division of Energy and Sustainability Initiatives currently oversees three programs:

Community Choice Energy, a general fund program, is pursuing potential development of an program that will give local consumers a choice in how their electricity is procured;
emPower Central Coast, an externally funded program, launched a range of services (financing, advising, incentives, education) in 2011 to help building owners and professionals overcome obstacles to lowering energy use, and expanded in 2014 to serve Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, and
County Sustainability Goal Implementation facilitates interdepartmental implementation and tracking of the County’s broad climate and sustainability goals including the recently approved Energy and Climate Action Plan.
To learn more, please visit: http://www.empowersbc.org/

About the Position
The Project Supervisor is a management level position that works under general direction in from the Division Chief and will be responsible for providing administrative and analytical support and development for the Division, particularly for the Community Choice Energy (CCE) effort, and also in support of the emPower Central Coast programs. The Project Supervisor will work out of the Santa Barbara office and travel between neighboring counties as needed (San Luis Obispo and Ventura). The Project Supervisor will formulate, execute and oversee workplans and procedures necessary to complete phases of CCE implementation across multiple jurisdictions within the region, lead stakeholder and partner engagement and general public outreach, and implement various building efficiency programs under emPower Central Coast. The Project Supervisor analyzes and reports on program requirements and performance to internal and external stakeholders; and performs related duties as required.

The ideal candidate
-Masters Degree in related area is preferered
-Familiarity with Community Choice Energy and related regulatory processes
-Experience building relationships with local leaders
-Detail oriented self-starter with a personal commitment to excellence
-Strong writing and public speaking abilities
-Experience managing technical consulting contracts and contractors
-Strong team project execution experience
-Experience in energy operations and policy
-Experience in developing initiatives that require interagency operations
-Ability to prioritize tasks and effectively manage competing deadlines
-Detail orientated with a strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product
-Experience in a highly visible, fast paced change oriented work environment

Qualifications:

The qualified candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience in energy or utility related programs or services. In addition, qualified candidates will have 2 years of project management experience (which may have been obtained simultaneously with the required 2 years in energy or utility related programs or services).

Or the qualified candidate will have a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to the employment standard listed above and that provides the required knowledge, and abilities.

Possession of a valid California Driver License is required by the time of appointment. Independent travel throughout the county and state is required.

How to Apply:

For more information and to apply, please visit: www.sbcountyjobs.com and click on “Current Job Openings” or click on this link: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/sbcounty/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=1261721&hit_count=yes&headerFooter=1&promo=0&transfer=0&WDDXJobSearchParams=%3CwddxPacket%20version%3D%271%2E0%27%3E%3Cheader%2F%3E%3Cdata%3E%3Cstruct%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27CATEGORYID%27%3E%3Cstring%3E-1%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27PROMOTIONALJOBS%27%3E%3Cstring%3E0%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27TRANSFER%27%3E%3Cstring%3E0%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27FIND_KEYWORD%27%3E%3Cstring%3E%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3C%2Fstruct%3E%3C%2Fdata%3E%3C%2FwddxPacket%3E

Filing Deadline:

11/30/15 at 5pm

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