Senior DERMS Technical Lead

About the role

The Senior DERMS Technical Lead oversees the implementation of San Diego Community Power’s Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) across the Flex Load Portfolio, including, but not limited to, Smart Home Flex, Solar Battery Savings, and EV Flex Connect, and is responsible for operating and scheduling devices, developing and maintaining reports/dashboards, onboarding equipment manufacturers and new products, and supporting new program initiatives.

This role is directly responsible for day-to-day operations of the DERMS platform, as well as related customer and program support activities.

San Diego Community Power is a community-driven, not-for-profit public agency providing cleaner energy to the San Diego region. Formed in 2019, Community Power is the second largest Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) in California, serving nearly 1 million customer accounts across its member agencies: the Cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, La Mesa and National City, as well as the unincorporated areas of San Diego County.

San Diego Community Power was formed in 2019 as a public, not-for-profit community choice aggregator (CCA) in the San Diego region. We began electric service in 2021 and now serve seven member agencies: the Cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, La Mesa and National City, as well as the unincorporated communities of San Diego County. San Diego Community Power was formed to bring local control and customer choice to San Diego while also providing clean and renewable energy at competitive rates.

We are the second largest CCA in California, serving nearly 1 million customers. For more information, please visit SD Community

Power.org.

At SDCP, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We represent a diverse customer base and hope to hire employees that reflect our communities. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

• Lead day-to-day DERMS operations, including configuration, scheduling, management of user access, testing, and data integration with internal and external systems.
• Troubleshoot and provide technical support related to system and/or device performance.
• Support onboarding of manufacturers, devices, and programs into the DERMS platform. Ensure telemetry and control logic are configured appropriately for dispatch modes and program requirements. Provide technical support during testing and initial launch.
• Develop dashboards to monitor and respond to operational alerts or system anomalies, execute reports for portfolio management and forecasting, and evaluate product and program performance. Support the evaluation of device and portfolio level event performance, customer impacts, and dispatch strategies to ensure alignment with agency priorities.
• Support DERMS integrations and development with new pilots.
• Identify system improvement opportunities, propose technical enhancements, including new dispatch strategies and use cases, such as load shifting, voltage management, or local capacity.
• Document and share standard operating procedures and best practices with internal stakeholders to support continuous improvement of DERMS operations.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for all DERMS activities.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required.

Required:

• Knowledge and demonstrated understanding of DERMS platforms.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability, community energy, mission driven work, diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization and in our communities to build program accessibility and participation, including SDCP’s Communities of Concern.
• Knowledge and understanding of…