Program And Project Supervisor, Public Utilities

Job Posting:

CEQA Project Management Unit Supervisor

California Energy Commission

JC-530167 - CEQA Project Management Unit Supervisor

$12,562.00 - $15,724.00 per Month

Final Filing Date: 9/17/2026

Permanent, Full Time

Hybrid (Telework)

Hybrid

The CEC supports a hybrid workplace model with office-based and remote-centered workers. Limited in-person attendance and occasional travel may be required based on the needs of the division. Regular and consistent attendance is essential to successful performance. This position is remote-centered, which means the incumbent works 50 percent or more of their time from an alternate work location. Teleworking is only available for employees who reside in California.

You must be located in California and provide your in-state address prior to your start date.

The CEC was established by the Legislature in 1974 to address energy challenges facing the state. Today, the CEC is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency and is leading the state to a 100% clean energy future. Serving all Californians, the CEC embodies diversity, equity, and inclusion, and has taken an active and meaningful role in creating an environment that enables each employee to thrive.

The CEC operates under the umbrella of the California Natural Resources Agency and shares offices with the agency in a LEED Platinum Certified Building in downtown Sacramento.

The California Energy Commission seeks a Program and Project Supervisor for the CEQA Project Management Unit in the Siting and Environmental Branch of the Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection Division. If you are interested in a challenging and exciting career in clean energy and are passionate about renewable, efficient, and reliable energy that addresses climate change, join our diverse team of global energy leaders!

The California Energy Commission plays a lead role in creating the energy system of the future, not just in California, but globally.

Under the general direction of the Branch Manager of the Siting and Environmental Branch, the Supervisor serves as the highest-level resource specialist and performs very difficult technical work relating to public utilities along with a variety of supervisory, program evaluation, planning, policy analyses, and formulation activities including technical review and feedback to staff on written work products. The incumbent plans, organizes, and directs the team of CEQA Project Managers working on a variety of project management, technical, and analytical tasks related to the California Energy Commission’s Application for Certification, Small Power Plant Exemption, and Opt-In Certification programs, and works to provide a positive working environment for that team.

The Supervisor also confers with and assists the Branch Manager and Division, Executive, and Commissioner leadership on Division policies and objectives and coordinates the work of the section with other sections of the Division on a broad spectrum of subject areas within the unit’s portfolio. In addition, the Supervisor represents and supports the Division and CEC in meetings, briefings, conferences, and workshops, engaging other agencies, the Legislature, companies, research organizations, communities, and other stakeholders;

participates in investigations and hearings and testifies as an expert witness in proceedings before the CEC and courts; and prepares correspondence and reports.

Staff in the CEQA Project Management Unit are responsible for managing the assessment of environmental impacts, evaluation of alternatives for energy facilities, and environmental justice analyses; the development of measures and strategies to minimize and mitigate significant impacts; the review and understanding of relevant federal, state and local agency laws, ordinances, regulations and standards; the application of scientific approaches to data collection and analysis including using complex computer models;

the conduct of scientific investigations and completing difficult technical analysis. Staff in this unit also research new…