Power Company Manager

The City of Pittsburg, CA is seeking an experienced and dynamic Power Company Manager to support the Executive Director and Director of Community and Economic Development in managing and directing the Pittsburg Power Company and Island Energy. This role is responsible for overseeing daily operations, developing strategic goals, managing contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving business development opportunities. The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader with strong knowledge of energy utilities, regulatory compliance, contract management, and business development.

They should possess excellent leadership, problem-solving, and financial management skills, with the ability to drive innovation and operational efficiency. This is an at-will position that provides complex staff assistance to the Executive Director or designee.

Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in the following:

• Extensive experience in energy utility operations, public power, or municipal energy systems.
• Proven ability to manage contracts, budgets, compliance programs, and large-scale projects.
• Strong leadership and personnel management skills, with experience in staff supervision and development.
• Knowledge of government regulations and industry best practices in energy utilities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate complex information to diverse stakeholders, including government officials, industry leaders, and the public.
• Familiarity with PHMSA-DOT regulations and compliance programs.

About Pittsburg Power Company

The Pittsburg Power Company (PPC) is a California municipal Joint Powers Agency (“JPA”) established in 1997 between the City of Pittsburg and the City’s Redevelopment Agency. PPC operates and does business in two separate locations:

Service Levels Include:

• Develop opportunities between PPC, Island Energy, the City, the community, businesses, and industries on potential business interest in energy development projects.
• Pursue service delivery of new electric load within the City of Pittsburg through strategic transmission and distribution systems interconnects.
• Review new business opportunities that become available to PPC through legislative changes and/or technical advances in the gas and electric industry.
• Collaborate between and with various power and related energy agencies, regulatory groups, and other public and private organizations.
• Modernization of the electric distribution system on Mare Island, including the completion and implementation of digitized ArcGIS mapping and preparing for SCADA monitoring implementation.
• Continue providing effective and reliable electric and gas utility services to Mare Island commercial and residential customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of education, experience, and training that would provide the best qualified candidates. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education: Possession of the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business administration, public administration, economics, engineering, urban and regional planning, or another field of study applicable to the responsibilities and requirements of this job class. Possession of a master’s degree is desirable.

Experience: Five years of progressively responsible experience in utility programs or services, including three years of administrative and management responsibility.