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Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) is seeking a Power Resources Planner to join our team! 

APPLICANTS MUST BE BASED OUT OF CALIFORNIA FOR FULL REMOTE WORK OPTION. 

ABOUT THE POSITION: 
Under the direction of the Director of Power Supply Resources, this position has a wide range of responsibilities associated with supporting efforts related to Power Supply Resources strategic short- and long-term portfolio planning, load forecasting optimization, managerial reporting, and budget planning. This position will also assist in the development and implementation of solutions in support of 3CE?s greenhouse gas reduction goals. This position will perform high-level duties conducting research and statistical analyses related to load forecasting, and energy market conditions.
 
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
The ideal candidate will have a strong data analytics background and experience in the quantitative analysis of renewable energy projects in the CAISO. The candidate selected will demonstrate self-motivation, the ability to stay on task, exemplify strong management skills, and be detail oriented as this position is currently fully remote. 

ABOUT US!
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) is a Community Choice Aggregation agency established by local communities to source clean and renewable electricity for 435,000 customers in Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties.  3CE?s board of directors represents 35 local city and county governments throughout the Central Coast.  3CE is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through local control of utility-scale renewable electricity generation provided at competitive rates and the implementation of innovative energy programs that facilitate the electrification of transportation and built environments. 3CE promotes long-term electric rate stability and energy security while reducing reliance on fossil fuels and stimulating the local economy. 3CE is dedicated to serving the unique needs of our diverse community and achieving economic and environmental benefits through the advancement of renewable energy. 

• Provide lead analytical support to the front office in managing the electric supply portfolio.
• Provide lead analytical monitoring and reporting net open position, supply costs and risks.
• Support procurement efforts to meet various 3CE objectives and/or compliance requirements including energy hedges, resource adequacy, carbon-free and RPS.
• Develop and manage models and tools to manage and report load forecasting optimization efforts, portfolio cost, revenues and risk to various stakeholders.
• Support integrated resource planning, modeling, establishing the fiscal budget for cost of energy, and implementation efforts.
• Assist in the implementation, management and optimization of electric supply resources and/or storage systems.
• Assist the development and implementation of systems, processes, plans, and reports to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, standards, mandates, and regulatory requirements related to providing electricity as a load-serving entity in California including meeting the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), resource adequacy, power content label reporting, and integrating resource planning requirements.
• Assist in the development of technology, policy, and economic analysis to support the planning, design, development, and evaluation of programs to support microgrid and distributed energy resource efforts across 3CE service territory.
• Support in the administration and selection of energy solutions through local and/or regional requests for proposals to meet reliability, RPS and carbon-free objectives.
• Support legislative and regulatory efforts by providing subject matter expertise and/or policy analysis.
• Performs other duties as required.

• Strong understanding of statistics, machine learning, and optimization algorithms and principles, and their application.
• Principles of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and infrastructure.
• Wholesale and retail power markets and resource planning.
• Energy generation technologies include clean and renewable energy such as wind, biomass, geothermal, solar, concentrating solar, and hydroelectric.
• Regulatory and legislative activities relating to Resource Adequacy, Renewable Portfolio Standards and microgrids, distributed energy resources, and demand response.
• Familiarity with policies and procedures at the CPUC, CEC, CARB, and the California ISO related to the wholesale energy market, compliance-related programs and products and greenhouse gas emissions and power content reporting.
• The structure and content of standard power purchase agreements for various resource types.

• Be thorough and detail oriented.
• Apply strong task prioritization, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Manage multiple priorities and quickly adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with people encountered during the performance of duties.
• Demonstrate project management acumen.
• Take responsibility and work independently, as well as work as a team member.
• Prepare professional written work products.
• Work accurately and swiftly under pressure.
• Demonstrate patience, tact, and courtesy.

Minimum Qualifications 

Education: Bachelor?s degree from an accredited college or university in Finance, Statistics, Accounting, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, or other quantitative discipline. 

AND 

Experience: At least three (3) years of progressively responsible experience as an analyst at an electric utility, municipal utility, Community Choice Aggregation, or similar organization.