Power Company Manager (Pittsburg, CA)

The City of Pittsburg, CA is seeking an experienced and dynamic Power Company Manager to support the Executive Director and Director of Community and Economic Development in managing and directing the Pittsburg Power Company and Island Energy. This role is responsible for overseeing daily operations, developing strategic goals, managing contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving business development opportunities. The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader with strong knowledge of energy utilities, regulatory compliance, contract management, and business development. They should possess excellent leadership, problem-solving, and financial management skills, with the ability to drive innovation and operational efficiency. This is an at-will position that provides complex staff assistance to the Executive Director or designee.

Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in the following:

-Extensive experience in energy utility operations, public power, or municipal energy systems.
-Proven ability to manage contracts, budgets, compliance programs, and large-scale projects.
-Strong leadership and personnel management skills, with experience in staff supervision and development.
-Knowledge of government regulations and industry best practices in energy utilities.
-Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
-Ability to communicate complex information to diverse stakeholders, including government officials, industry leaders, and the public.
-Familiarity with PHMSA-DOT regulations and compliance programs.

About Pittsburg Power Company
The Pittsburg Power Company (PPC) is a California municipal Joint Powers Agency (“JPA”) established in1997 between the City of Pittsburg and the City’s Redevelopment Agency.  PPC operates and does business in two separate locations:
1. Within the City of Pittsburg, developing and supporting projects that will retain existing businesses and attract new business developments. PPC has partnered with private enterprises to develop over $2 billion of energy and industrial projects in Pittsburg since its creation in 1996.
2. PPC manages the electric distribution and natural gas utility systems on Mare Island, Vallejo. PPC acquired the electric and gas utility distribution franchise from the US Navy in 1997. Since inception, PPC has performed these utility distribution services on Mare Island under the common name “Island Energy”.  Currently, PPC is advancing several energy project developments within the City of Pittsburg, including supplying utility services to a data center project. PPC staff continues to support the evaluation of renewable and alternative energy projects such as solar and fuel cells to lower City of Pittsburg’s facilities annual electricity costs.

Service Levels Include:

*Develop opportunities between PPC, Island Energy, the City, the community, businesses, and industries on potential business interest in energy development projects.
*Pursue service delivery of new electric load within the City of Pittsburg through strategic transmission and distribution systems interconnects.
*Review new business opportunities that become available to PPC through legislative changes and/or technical advances in the gas and electric industry.
*Collaborate between and with various power and related energy agencies, regulatory groups, and other public and private organizations.
*Modernization of the electric distribution system on Mare Island, including the completion and implementation of digitized ArcGIS mapping and preparing for SCADA monitoring implementation.
*Continue providing effective and reliable electric and gas utility services to Mare Island commercial and residential customers.

To be considered for this exceptional career opportunity in a growing and innovative utility company, please submit an abbreviated online application with a cover letter and resume at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/pittsburg by April 18, 2025. Resumes should reflect years and months of employment, positions held, as well as size of staff and projects you have managed. Resumes will be screened based on the criteria outlined in this brochure and the online job posting. Candidates with the most relevant qualifications will be given preliminary interviews with key City staff. Extensive reference and background checks will be completed on the selected candidate.