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The City of Sunnyvale is seeking a highly motivated individual for the position of Senior Water Pollution Control Operator. The ideal candidates will have a journeyman level understanding of Wastewater Treatment and the associated equipment and controls required to operate those systems. The Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant is a Class V Wastewater Treatment Facility with Recycled Water production.
The Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant is undergoing an exciting transition, we are replacing original processes, structures and equipment with the latest treatment technologies and we would like you to be part of that upgrade.  The SWPCP is currently constructing new Screening, Pumping, Grit Removal, Sedimentation, Odor Control, Power Distribution and SCADA system as the first major replacement effort.  The Plant is also in design for a new Secondary Treatment process with Dewatering and Thickening to carry the city forward in our on-going effort to protect the bay and provide high quality Recycled Water.

The Senior Water Pollution Control (WPC) Operator provides support for their team members on an assigned shift. The Senior WPC Operator, as the shift supervisor oversees the operation, inspection and maintenance of the treatment process, plant equipment and facilities.  The Senior WPC Operator is a reliable communicator that prioritizes tasks and ensures that Operators, Maintenance, and other team members work in a safe and productive environment.

The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way:

Graduation from high school or tested equivalent, and

Three years of experience in the operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment plant.

Possession and continued maintenance of a valid class C California driver's license and a safe driving record and possession of a valid Grade III Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators Certificate issued by the California State Water Quality Control Board is required for this position.

A complete application consists of a City application and supplemental questionnaire. The position is open continuous. For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: www.sunnyvale.ca.gov

Salary: $47.78 - $60.99 Hourly
$99,401.00 - $126,864.00 Annually

DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
About the Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations
The City Manager’s Office provides strategic leadership that supports the Mayor and City Council, and motivates the organization to deliver high quality services that meet the community’s needs. The City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations, under the direction of the Director, coordinates internal budgets and hiring, citywide public policy, and legislative affairs. It provides the City’s Leaders, Administrators, Directors, and staff with support, coordination, research, and strategic analysis of the city’s critical needs, programs, policies, and services.

About the Position
The Assistant to the City Manager is a key member of the Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations (API).  The position will assist the Director by supporting organizational capacity-building around policy development and data-driven decision making, and aligning program and policy priorities internally and externally. The position enhances the City Manager’s Office internal planning and management, and supports streamlining inter-departmental coordination for programs, policies, and initiatives. The position is responsible for facilitation and collaboration across Departments to advance the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services that support the City Manager’s Enterprise Priorities, City Council Committees, and other services that resolve critical issues. This position assists both internal and external stakeholders to achieve City goals.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for advancing race equity, significant experience in policy analysis, proficient understanding of data collection and data-driven decision making, community and government relations experience, enjoys working in multi-disciplinary teams and has an understanding of administrative functions in the public sector with an enthusiasm for continuous quality improvement.  Central abilities key to this position include excellent communication (written and verbal), leadership and interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, a commitment to customer service and serving the most vulnerable residents, and the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and issues. The organization is looking for proven leaders that enjoy working through complex issues to find creative and innovative solutions and process improvements.  Due to the complexity and scope of authority involved, this position requires someone who can work both independently and
interdependently to ensure work is completed in an accurate, complete, and timely fashion.

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent, or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

Detail oriented and can balance the high-level thinking with managing day-to-day tasks on multiple projects at the same time.
Proven ability to effectively communicate with a broad set of stakeholders including team members, senior and executive leadership, internal and external stakeholders, and the residents of San José.

Key position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Analyze organizational structures, functions, procedures, and practices; provide analysis and recommendations of various kinds and levels of services provided by City government to create improved efficiencies.
• Coordinate activities and provide information and staff reports to assist the City Manager and senior and executive staff, City Council Members, City task forces, and committees.
• Oversee the performance of the organization in meeting the City's goals and in carrying out directives of the City Manager and Emergency Operations Center (when activated).
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with a diversity of individuals, community groups, and organizations to ensure that the City's programs effectively serve the San José community.
• Carry out special studies, investigations and prepare reports and recommendations to the City Manager.
• Represent the Director as assigned.
• May supervise professional and/or support staff as assigned.
• Evening and weekend work is occasionally required.

Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to the job specific questions.  You must fill out the online application available on the City of San José website. As part of this process, you will be required to submit a cover letter & resume, and answer five (5) supplemental questions. Please limit your response to no more than 4 pages.
To apply, please complete an application via the City of San José’s website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers. This position will remain open until filled.  The first application review will be on June 21 2021 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application. Please contact Human Resources at (408) 535-1285, or Human.Resources@sanjoseca.gov if you have any questions.

If you have questions, comments or concerns about the recruitment, selection or hiring process, please contact Jessica Lowry at e-mail at jessica.lowry@sanjoseca.gov

Please note that applications are currently NOT accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application systems. To be considered for this exceptional opportunity, please follow instructions on the job announcement to submit your application.

The City of San Jose’s Community Energy Department’s is seeking a Principal Power Resources Specialist to join the Power Supply Team. Successful candidates should have a deep knowledge of California energy markets, relationships, and experience working with a variety of energy market participants, including: large energy trading firms,
independent power producers, investor owned and municipal utilities, and CCAs. Experience successfully managing and improving power portfolio performance for a large utility or power trading firm is highly preferred. For more information on the development the Community Energy Department, please click here.

The ideal candidates have strong analytical skills with extensive experience related to power trading and origination, and contract negotiations in California energy markets. The positions will be part of a fast-paced team, often working on multiple high-priority projects and short deadlines. Good judgment, initiative, and cooperation with other staff and outside stakeholders will be an asset to this position.

This position will report to the Deputy Director of the Power Resources Division. Successful candidates should possess the following:

• Extensive knowledge of energy market indices, pricing trends, seasonal market dynamics, and experience using this knowledge to improve power portfolio performance.
• Extensive experience in contract negotiations with large energy trading firms, utilities, and renewable developers.
• Extensive experience with energy contracts including energy and capacity transactions, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) agreement, and short-term Western Systems Power Pool (WSSP) transactions, tolling agreements, and long-term power purchase agreements.
• Strong data analytics skills, experience implementing strategies, data driven in order to improve power portfolio performance.
• Experience in managing power bids and requests for proposals.
• Knowledge related to power generation technologies, major asset owners, risks and benefits of various power sources and contract structures.
• Knowledge and experience working with regulatory compliance agencies such as: the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC), the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) , CEC, FERC
• Experience with CAISO markets, or another RTO, power scheduling and settlement functions to ensure compliance and reduce market risks and costs.
• Experience developing long and short-term resource plans; including utility integrated resource planning to develop an electric utility’s resource needs to cost effectively meet expected electricity demand over a long-term planning horizon.

Education and Experience Requirements

-Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Law, Natural Resources, Statistics, or related field to utility business. A Master’s degree is highly desirable.

-Experience: Six (6) years of progressively responsible related experience overseeing and administering energy resources operations, planning, purchasing, scheduling, or contract negotiations.

-Acceptable Substitution: A Master’s degree in a related field, may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the required experience. There is no substitution for the required bachelor’s degree.

Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San José will NOT sponsor, represent, or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

Please note that applications are currently NOT accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application systems. To be considered for this exceptional opportunity, please follow instructions on the job announcement to submit your application.

Position and Duties:

The City Council has a Digital Inclusion and Broadband Strategy that seeks to accelerate the deployment of wired and wireless broadband for all people while making it more inclusive for the digitally underserved (the digital divide). Executing this strategy requires negotiating value exchange relationships with telecom providers, overseeing the creation, adoption, and execution of balanced broadband friendly policies, working collaboratively with the community on the aesthetics and other community concerns associated with broadband deployment, and setting the vision, strategy, and priorities for the Small Cell Team in the Department of Public Works, and the Macro Site Team in the Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement Department that executes the Permit to Inspect processes for the City.

The Broadband Manager reports directly to the Director of Civic Innovation and works closely with the Deputy City Manager responsible for 21st Century Infrastructure.

The Broadband Manager directly influences over $1B in private sector investments into the City of San José over the next seven years. This private sector investment creates thousands of jobs, dramatically increases regional GDP, delivers hundreds of millions of dollars of Smart City capability, and delivers tens of millions of economic opportunities for the digitally underserved.

The Broadband Manager requires a broad set of skills including strategic thinking, negotiation, telecommunications experience, public policy, team leadership, and public collaboration.  They will negotiate value exchange agreements to generate the demand for broadband deployments and ensure City’s departments fulfill that demand by permitting communications facilities including macro site, small cells, and underground fiber optics.  This role requires collaboration with various City departments including, but not limited to the City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations; City Manager’s Budget Office; Mayor’s Office; Information Technology; Planning, Building and Code Enforcement; Public Works; and Transportation. The Broadband Manager will also work closely with innovative technology companies to evaluate ways to accelerate broadband deployment, including Smart City technology within the new context of COVID-19 public health, and the shelter-in-place dynamics that highlight the value of digital inclusion. Collaboration with public interest groups, community organizations, and other stakeholders will also be required to ensure public adoption of broadband deployment, especially the deployment of small cells on street lights. Finally, the Broadband Manager will work closely with the City’s Library Department and external stakeholders to ensure progress of social justice for the digitally underserved people in San José.

The Broadband Manager responsibilities include the following:

• Negotiate value trading agreements with broadband providers that promote economic development, digital inclusion, and support for Smart Cities.

• Direct the development of balanced broadband friendly policies.

• Direct the City departments involved with broadband deployment.

• Collaborate with external stakeholders on community concerns with broadband deployments.

• Measure compliance with agreement terms and conditions.

• Evaluate new technologies and approaches to accelerate broadband.

• Report progress to City Council and external stakeholders.

• Advise on federal, state, and local regulations including rulings from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and recent court decisions.

• Advise on proposed telecommunications resiliency standards for broadband deployments from and emergency operations perspective such as the CPUC Wireless Resiliency Strategy and the City of San José Power Vulnerability Plan.

• Supervise and manage the Small Cell Permitting Project Manager.

• Manage the Digital Inclusion Program in relation to public-private partnership contract requirements and in relation to City and community stakeholders to advance digital inclusion.

This is a permanent position in the City Manager’s Office.

To view the full announcement for this exciting opportunity with the City of San José, please visit the City of San José’s employment page by clicking on the link below.

Then click on the “Executive Opportunities” link.  Do NOT apply through CalOpps!

City of San José Employment Page

The City of Sunnyvale invites applications for the Public Safety Officer - In Training. The position of Public Safety Officer-In Training is a non-sworn, training classification while incumbents are attending the police and fire academies. Upon successful completion of the police academy, incumbents will be promoted to the sworn, training position of Public Safety Officer I. Upon successful completion of all required training, incumbents will be promoted to the sworn position of Public Safety Officer II.

The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package, including 6% City-paid Employee PERS contribution and the 2.7% at 57 retirement plan. A complete application packet will consist of a City of Sunnyvale employment application, responses to the required supplemental questions, current dated within 30 days DMV printout, current dated within one year of application T-Score, and current dated within one year Work SampleTest Battery (WSTB) Results . The position opens July 1, 2020 and will remain open continuously. For complete information regarding this opportunity, go to sunnyvale.ca.gov, Search: Jobs.

 Salary: $104,353.60 - $120,785.60 Annually

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER I - LATERAL
 

(Typical placement is made at the first step of the salary range. Upon successful completion of the Public Safety Officer I training requirements, incumbents will promote to Public Safety Officer II. The Public Safety Officer II salary range is $113,764 - $141,738 annually.)

Regular Full-Time Employment Opportunity
 

For a full range of benefits information, including retirement benefits, please click on the Benefits tab above.
 

A California DMV driver record printout, a copy of the California POST Basic certificate and a current WSTB are required for this position.

Applicants in California must submit a copy of their current (dated within the last 30 days) California DMV driver record printout, California POST Basic certificate, and current WSTB results in order for their application to be considered complete.

Out-of-state applicants must submit a copy of their current (dated within the last 30 days) State DMV driver record printout and current WSTB results with their application, and a copy of their California driver license and California POST Basic Course Waiver (in lieu of the POST Basic certificate) by time of appointment.
 

Under close supervision of a Public Safety Lieutenant or Captain, learns to perform a wide range of public safety work involving the protection of life and property including law enforcement, crime prevention, fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical services; and performs related work as required.

To watch a video with information on careers with the Department of Public Safety, please click on the following link: sunnyvale.ca.gov/Departments/PublicSafety/Recruiting.aspx

APPLICATION PROCESS
If you are interested in this outstanding opportunity, please submit a City of Sunnyvale employment application and responses to the supplemental questions, as well as a copy of your current (dated within 30 days) California driver record printout, California POST Basic certificate as listed below, and a current WSTB results (dated within one year of application) to the Department of Human Resources (faxes are not accepted). Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis. This recruitment may close at any time without notice.

Candidates are asked to fully describe any training, education, experience or skills relevant to this position. Electronic applications may be submitted on-line through the City's employment page at jobs.inSunnyvale.com or application materials may be submitted to: Department of Human Resources, 505 West Olive Avenue, Suite 200, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.

For information on how to obtain a WSTB, click here: WSTB FAQs.

Out-of-state applicants: Out-of-state applicants must submit a copy of their current (dated within 30 days) State DMV driver record printout and current (dated within one year of application) WSTB results with their application in order for it to be considered complete. A California driver license and POST Basic Course Waiver in lieu of a POST Basic certificate will be required by the time of employment.

Please send all materials to: Department of Human Resources, 505 West Olive Avenue, Suite 200, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (faxes are not accepted).

Obtaining a POST waiver is a multiple step process. You must have your training and experience requirements evaluated by California Commission on Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) and be considered eligible to participate in the Basic Course Waiver Examination (BCWE).

Basic Course Waiver (BCW) is a multiple step process for evaluating prior law enforcement training and testing knowledge and skill levels.

• To view detailed information about the BCW process, click here: Basic Course Waiver Process.

• To access BCW process instructions, click here: Basic Course Waiver Process Instructions.

• To access BCW Application, click here and scroll down to application: Basic Course Waiver Process Application.

If POST determines that you meet the training and experience requirements of the BCW process, POST will send an eligibility letter with instructions for requesting the Basic Course Waiver Examination (BCWE). The BCWE must be taken within 180 days (six months) of the eligibility letter date.

You must have your POST waiver submitted to the Department of Human Resources no later than time of appointment. Once you receive the eligibility letter from POST, submit a copy to the Department of Human Resources, 505 West Olive Avenue, Suite 200, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (faxes are not accepted).