Senior Water and Power Dispatcher

Duties

• Prepare the daily pre-schedule for the water and power operation of the SWP.
• Calculate pumping and generation requirements to meet daily and longer-term operational goals and daily water orders.
• Validate schedules from Optimization Section staff for feasibility of implementation and adjust, as necessary.
• Provide feedback to the Optimization Section staff on necessary corrections made to their provided schedule.
• Schedule Department-owned or contracted electrical resources as required for the safe, efficient, and economical operation of the SWP.
• Provide input to the scheduling of equipment outages and their effect on the operation of the SWP.
• Submit schedules to California Independent System Operator (CAISO), create E-Tags and Trades.

Minimum Requirements

• You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

Additional Documents

This position is physically located at the Joint Operations Center in Arden Arcade.

Special Requirements

• Employee is required to successfully complete all safety training related to the functions of the job.
• Travel throughout the State will be required. Must be willing to work sometimes outside of normal business hours, travel, and stay overnight in various locations throughout the State of California.
• This position is covered in the Political Reform Act and requires financial disclosure within 30 days of the first and last day physically worked in a covered position and annually by April 1st.
• This position is subject to substance abuse testing set forth in California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) Regulations 599.960 – 599.966.

Benefits

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Qualifications

The following items are required to be submitted with your application: Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position. A Resume is required and must be included.

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in working under high pressure situations with time constraints.
• Experience providing training.
• Experience with Excel and Word, creating training documents, creating water schedules, creating energy schedules with outage management systems, and creating E-Tags.
• Trade and Energy Market Experience, testing system tools, buying and selling energy, and coordinating water and/or power schedules with other agencies.
• Experience switching 100KV or higher or having complete switching jurisdiction over the switching station, substations and generating stations assigned.
• Experience operating large Pumping Plants above 100MW or Generators attached to the BES with 18MW output.
• Experience using SCADA systems or equivalent.
• Experience and training in the operation and maintenance of Bulk Electric Plants and Equipment.

Contact Information

The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Stephanie Youngblood
(916) 574-1382
stephanie.youngblood@water.ca.gov

Special Instructions

To be considered, submit a completed State application (STD. 678) and resume. Please reference SAP Position #50096526 and Job Control #509602 in the “examination(s) or job title(s) for which you are applying” section of your application.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.