Description
About MCE
MCE is a not-for-profit public agency that has set the standard for clean energy in our communities since 2010. We provide more renewable power at stable rates, and deliver cutting-edge energy programs to residents and businesses across four Bay Area counties: Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, and Solano. Our team, drawn from all walks of life, embodies a shared passion for environmental stewardship and community service. You’ll work alongside dedicated professionals innovating and collaborating to make our communities more energy-efficient, resilient, and sustainable.
We value a range of experience. Even if you feel that you do not meet all of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Application materials will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
About the Power Resources Team
MCE’s Power Resources team is responsible for building a portfolio of clean resources to meet needs of the customers and reliability of the grid. This team focuses on meeting MCE’s renewable energy and greenhouse gas free (GHG-free) targets, helping MCE reach 85% renewable by 2029 while maintaining at least 95% GHG-free energy for our Light Green product. The power resources team negotiates and manages MCE’s Power Purchase and Energy Storage Agreements and Feed-in Tariff program. The effective work of this team has allowed us to reinvest in renewable energy projects within MCE’s service area that create family-sustaining green-collar jobs.
As a Power Origination Manager
*The internal title for this position will be Power Procurement Manager.
You will have responsibility for a wide range of energy procurement activities for supply of Greenhouse Gas-free energy (GHG-free) and renewable energy, including: Contract origination, negotiations, management and administration; Invoice and Renewable Energy Credit review and validation; Position management; Monitoring California Independent System Operator (CAISO) market participation; Coordination with MCE’s Policy team and MCE consultants, timely submission of data requests from CalCCA and regulatory bodies like California Public Utilities Commission(CPUC) and CAISO.
Compensation
Competitive compensation package offered, based on candidate experience along with generous benefits and perks, including fully paid premiums for health insurance, parental leave, dependent care subsidies, student loan repayment, and employee wellness program.
Starting Salary Range: $124,704.00 - $163,154.40.
Application Process
To apply, please complete the application on our careers page and submit a resume. Resumes will be reviewed and initial interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis. As we narrow to our top pool of applicants, candidates moving through the process may participate in an initial all in one phone interview, cross-team panel, and final interview.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Solicitations and Project Evaluations - Determine procurement needs, evaluate projects for economics and viability, assess project development and interconnection risk and make recommendations to senior management.
- Power Supply Contracting - Lead, track and manage all aspects of the contract lifecycle, from contract negotiations, execution, adhering to guaranteed milestones in the development and operational stages, through contract expiration.
- Coordination with Portfolio Management - Work closely with the Portfolio Managers to determine procurement needs and keep them informed of project delays, failures and performance issues and assess impacts on Portfolio Targets.
- Performance Monitoring - Monitor energy deliveries for assigned contracts and validate against expected deliveries and guaranteed deliveries.
- Communicate updates, irregularities and issues on project performance to the Portfolio Managers and consultants to ensure changes are reflected in all portfolio modeling tools. Be familiar with MCE’s position management and modeling tools, including the Load and Resource Balance and Visualizer.
- esource Onboarding and Asset Optimization - Work with developers and the MCE’s scheduling coordinator to integrate resources into CAISO markets.
- Develop bidding strategies to optimize dispatch in CAISO markets.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience at an electric utility, Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program or in a closely related field.
- Education and or experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, economics, or finance.
Knowledge of:
- Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).
- Developing bidding strategies for optimizing assets in CAISO markets.
- Contract management best practices and how to manage stakeholder relationships between counterparties staff and consultants, community and the public.
- Knowledge of various contract types such as Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), and settlement structures such as “contract-for-differences” and “index-plus”. Knowledge of the CAISO Markets, Energy and Ancillary products, and bidding requirements.
- Knowledge of the CAISO Interconnection Process and the Transmission Grid.
- Knowledge of the California Resource Adequacy policies and rules.
- Knowledge of Energy policies, rules, and regulations of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Energy Commission (CEC), the California Independent System Operator (CAISO).
