Senior Energy Systems Analyst

Job Title

This is a professional position in the classified service assigned to work in the City's Electric Utility Department. The incumbent will manage and operate Windows Server, Active Directory, HP Synergy Compute Modules, SAN / LUN Administration.

As a community owned, not-for-profit municipal electric utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP) has been providing dependable electric service to the City of Santa Clara residents and businesses since 1896. SVP is the only full service, vertically integrated publicly owned utility in Silicon Valley owning generation, transmission and distribution assets. Silicon Valley Power is not driven by profits, as reflected in its significantly lower utility rates when compared to other private sector utilities.

Silicon Valley Power is dedicated to our community, customers, and employees. SVP provides safe reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy services with exceptional customer focus.

Today, SVP owns, operates, and participates in more than 2,000 MW of electric generating resources delivering 4,800 GWh of electricity. SVP is growing due to data center expansion, high density developments and electrification initiatives. SVP's peak load will be increasing from 700 MW to 1300 MW in the next 5-10 years. To accommodate the future growth, SVP is in the process of implementing a $400 million system expansion and aging infrastructure replacement plan.

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major work in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. Four (4) years experience with real-time energy management systems involving development, implementation, and management. Acceptable substitution:
Additional qualifying experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education, up to a maximum of four (4) years. Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license is required at time of appointment and for the duration of employment.

Desirable

Qualifications:

Experience with Remote Terminal Units (RTU's), microprocessor based relays, Distributed Network Protocol (DNP), and ABB Network Manager – S (SPIDER) Energy Management Systems (EMS), VM Ware, virtualization, SAN/NAS storage, and IBM Blade Centers is highly desirable. Experience using Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems is highly desirable and may be required depending upon assignment.

Other Requirements:
May be required to work unusual hours and weekends in the performance of their duties and be available on an "on call" basis. Employees are required to pass initial and periodic comprehensive background checks, which may include fingerprinting, to meet Federal, State and/or industry security requirements. Must be able to perform all of the essential functions of the job assignment.