Principal Manager of Strategic Load; Principal Power Resources Specialist; Energy Department

San José Clean Energy, or SJCE, is San José’s local, not-for-profit electricity supplier operated by the City of San José’s Energy Department. Since 2019, our dedicated and motivated team has provided clean energy for residents and businesses at competitive rates, while also offering community programs, local benefits, and increased transparency and accessibility. SJCE serves more than 350,000 customer accounts, and has contracted for more than 1 GW of power.

Joining our team means that you will be making a big impact on the fight against climate change. SJCE plays an important role in meeting San José’s ambitious goal to be carbon neutral by 2030 and in implementing the City’s climate action plan, Climate Smart San José. Thanks to SJCE, San José has one of the cleanest energy mixes of any large city and offers a 60% renewable product and a 100% renewable product.

Serving our community with respect and integrity is at the core of what we do. We center equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in our work. The department also hosts active staff-led Culture and Racial Equity committees, and has won awards for its education and outreach work with Spanish and Vietnamese-speaking communities.

San Jose Clean Energy is composed of seven different divisions:

• Account Management, Marketing and Customer Programs
• Budget, Financial Planning and Human Resources
• Climate Smart
• Legislative Affairs
• Power Resources
• Regulatory Compliance and Policy
• Risk Management and Contracts Administration

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The Energy Department is seeking to fill one (1) full-time Principal Manager of Strategic Load (Principal Power Resources Specialist) position for the Account Management, Marketing, and Customer Programs Division.

This position reports directly to the Deputy Director of the Account Management, Marketing, and Customer Programs Division and will develop and maintain a segmented pipeline of potential customers, qualify opportunities, develop pursuit strategies and account plans.

Under general direction of the Deputy Director, the Manager of Strategic Load will work with the department’s Power Resources, Account Services, Finance, and Risk Management & Contracts teams to design compliant, revenue-adequate offerings (e.g., large-load options, flexible structures, 24/7 clean-energy options), avoiding cross-subsidy and aligning with CPUC/CCA rules. Typical duties of this position may include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the primary point of contact and relationship manager for large load customers such as data centers, advanced manufacturers, and electric vehicle charging providers
• Develop and maintain a segmented pipeline of prospective large load customers; qualify opportunities and develop pursuit strategies and account plans
• Design and structure compliant, revenue-adequate rate tariffs and service offerings (e.g., large-load options, flexible pricing structures, 24/7 carbon-free energy options) in coordination with Power Resources, Account Services, and Finance teams, ensuring alignment with CPUC/CCA rules and avoidance of cross-subsidy
• Benchmark investor-owned utilities (IOUs), other community choice aggregators (CCAs), and out-of-state peers on tariffs, programs, and service levels; translate findings into SJCE's market positioning and offer development
• Respond to customer pricing requests and lead executive briefings; negotiate term sheets and special contracts in coordination with internal teams and the City Attorney's Office
• Ensure that all public-facing claims about SJCE offerings (renewables, 24/7 clean energy, carbon-free energy) are accurate and legally supportable
• Identify and mitigate risks related to regulatory compliance,…