Electrical Engineer Distribution Engineering – Power Enterprise – SFPUC (5241) (155779)

Company Description

• Application Opening: Original date 5/6/2025 
• Application Filing Deadline: Original deadline 5/23/2025 -  NEW DEADLINE 6/24/2025
• Recruitment ID:  RTF0155778-01152422

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 36 months.

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.gov.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Division description:

The SFPUC's Power Enterprise Division is responsible for providing clean, renewable electricity to San Francisco residents and businesses. It operates through two main programs: Hetch Hetchy Power, a publicly owned utility, and CleanPowerSF, a Community Choice Aggregation program, says the SFPUC. The Power Enterprise also manages San Francisco's street and pedestrian lighting

Job Description

Under general direction, the 5241 Electrical Engineer works in the Distribution Engineering group and performs engineering tasks and assignments related to electric service interconnections.

The group is focused on providing good customer service and resolving technical and contractual issues to meet customer needs.

The Grid planning engineer will play a crucial role in the design, analysis, and optimization of SFPUC’s owned electric utility grids.

This role requires expertise in power analysis, capital improvement planning /construction, as well as the ability to create system coordination studies and arc flash reports.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical engineering, with a focus on electric utilities and system coordination.

Project name: Grid Planning and Analysis 

Essential Functions:

• Create and maintain SFPUC’s electric system models

• Perform engineering analysis of requested interconnections to SFPUC’s infrastructure

• Provide good customer service. Be able to clearly communicate SFPUC’s grid requirements with internal and external stakeholders.

• Keep a record and track interconnection agreements (solar, grid, etc.)

• Perform power quality investigations. Conduct site assessments. Perform Field Inspections

• Prepare analysis, planning and engineering design documents, cost estimates, and construction drawings for customer interconnection to the City-owned electric distribution system

• Assure compliance with good utility practices and applicable codes and standards

• Provide technical assistance, operational guidance, and engineering support for the maintenance of existing City-owned and operated transmission and distribution systems and facilities;

• Other duties as assigned.

Working Relationships:

The position will not be supervising people initially, but the plan is that once the workload increases, the position will assist with supervising the following job classes 5207, 5203, 5201.

The position will also work with other Power Enterprise divisions as needed.

Nature of the work:

The grid connections engineer play a crucial role in integrating new interconnection projects (whether distributed energy resource or loads) to SFPUC’s owned and operated electrical system.

It includes tasks such as

1. Grid Feasibility Studies
   1. Analyze whether the grid can accommodate a new connection (generation or load).