Senior Electrical Engineer

This is a continuous recruitment. This recruitment may close without notice once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

The City of Alameda is searching for its next Senior Electrical Engineer to support Alameda Municipal Power (AMP).

In 1887, the City of Alameda paid $20,000 for the installations of 13 streetlights and a 90‑KW generating station to power them. And with that, the oldest public electric utility west of the Mississippi was created.

Today, the City of Alameda is still in the power business and still a trendsetter. Now known as Alameda Municipal Power (AMP), we have survived over a century and a quarter of utility mergers that created behemoths in other places.

AMP has provided safe reliable power at lower rates without sacrificing service to power our community. We maintain local control so that we can re‑invest in the island and provide value to enrich our lives, businesses, and the community.

We've seen a lot of change in 130 years, but through it all there has been one constant:
We're as committed today to delivering safe and reliable electricity to the residents and businesses of Alameda as we were in 1887. We'll continue to invest in new and improved ways of doing business to manage costs, improve our service, and improve the environment.

AMP is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Electrical Engineer to lead complex substation, distribution, and automation engineering projects. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, this position provides technical leadership to engineering and technical staff, oversees design and construction activities, and ensures compliance with AMP standards and regulatory requirements.

This is a senior‑level professional role requiring advanced technical expertise, sound engineering judgment, and strong leadership skills to guide project teams and deliver high‑quality, reliable power solutions to the community.

• Four‑day, 36‑hour work week (typically Monday through Thursday)
• CalPERS Retirement: Classic Members: 2% at 55 formula, 8.868% contribution;
  New Members 2% at 62 formula, 8.25% contribution.
• Medical: The City contracts with CalPERS to provide comprehensive health coverage to employees. Multiple HMO and PPO plans available, with a generous City contribution towards medical premiums.
• Dental: Comprehensive dental coverage provided to employees and their eligible dependents.
• Vacation: Starting with 75 hours annually and increasing with years of service.
• Management Incentive Leave: 27 hours of management leave per fiscal year.
• Holidays: 11 City Holidays.
• Floating Holidays: 4 days.
• Sick Leave: 90 hours annually; unused sick leave is converted to service credit at retirement.
• Deferred Compensation: Up to 1% 457(b) matching City contribution after 1 year of continuous service.

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for providing guidance and direction to professional and technical utility electrical engineering staff. This is a senior level professional engineer classification. Incumbents develop policy recommendations and make decisions or select courses of action based on data supplied by subordinate engineers, as well as perform complex technical calculations and design work.