Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Training & Development Assignment may be considered for this position.

Under the general direction of the manager of the Zero Emissions Vehicles Acceleration (ZEVA) Branch , the incumbent serves as the highest-level resource specialist and serves as the unit manager giving direction and conducting oversight of multiple staff members. The Program and Project Supervisor performs complex technical work relating to public utilities along with a variety of supervisory, program evaluation, planning, policy analyses, and formulation activities including technical review and feedback to staff on written work products. The incumbent leads, supervises, and directs a multi-disciplinary team working on a variety of technical and analytical tasks related to their Unit’s subject matter areas. The incumbent confers with and assists the Division, Executive, and Commissioner leadership on policies and objectives and coordinates the work of the section with other sections of the Division on a broad spectrum of subject areas within the unit’s portfolio. In addition, the Supervisor represents and supports the Division and Commission in meetings, briefings, conferences, and workshops, engaging other agencies, the Legislature, companies, research organizations, communities, and other stakeholders. The incumbent participates in investigations and hearings and testifies as an expert witness in proceedings; and prepares correspondence and reports.

The incumbent will manage a team that is responsible for data management and analysis for all funded ZEV infrastructure by the Division, including program and meta data and charger utilization and reliability data. The incumbent will supervise a team building a centralized and standardized approach to data management and analysis for the first time in the Division. The unit must develop a software stack from scratch and operationalize data analysis that will be directly used by senior executive management, commissioners, the governor’s office, and the public.

Minimum Qualifications (MQs): The MQs for this classification can be found at .  The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position.

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Working Conditions

The CEC supports a hybrid workplace model with office-based and remote-centered workers. Limited in-person attendance and occasional travel may be required based on the needs of the division. Regular and consistent attendance is essential to successful performance.  This position is remote-centered, which means the incumbent works 50 percent or more of their time from an alternate work location.

Teleworking is only available for employees who reside in California. You must be located in California and provide your in-state address prior to your start date. Regular and consistent attendance is essential to successful performance. Occasional travel may be required based on the needs of the division.

Special Requirements

You must include the following if you are applying by mail or in person:

1) How you are eligible (list eligibility, transfer within state service, reinstatement, SROA/surplus, etc.) in the Explanations box on the first page of the STD. 678.

2) The Job Control number 501077 and the title of the position you are applying for in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) box on the first page of the STD. 678.

3) Request for Personnel Action Number 610-119 in the Explanations box of the STD. 678.

4) Your original signature at the bottom of the first page of the STD. 678.

5) Include unofficial school transcripts with your application package if the position you are applying for has an educational requirement. You may be required to provide official transcripts if hired.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

1. Experience with leadership, principles, and practices.
2. Ability to effectively motivate others and manage high-performance teams.
3. Ability to maintain and effectuate good culture, composure, and morale.
4. Experience supervising a diverse team, managing individual and team performance, and coordinating a portfolio of project and program plans.
5. Ability to proactively solve problems, identify and assess alternatives, and develop informed recommendations on complex topics.
6. Knowledge of zero-emission transportation, zero-emission infrastructure, and ZEV policy and technologies.
7. Knowledge of and experience with complex data management and analysis principles on large sets of data, with the ultimate goal of presenting meaningful insights to senior leadership and the public. It is highly desirable to have knowledge of and experience with building data management and analysis stack from scratch, including knowledge of the necessary platforms and data engineering.
8. Ability to analyze technical information and data and summarize key takeaways for a variety of audiences.
9. Advanced written and oral communication skills.
10. Excellent attention to detail.
11. Ability to resolve conflict.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• 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 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.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Other - Include a cover letter of no more than one page in length describing why you are the best candidate for this position.
• Statement of Qualifications - Include an SOQ that answers the questions below. Your SOQ should be single-spaced, with no smaller than 12-point font. Applications received without an SOQ will not be considered. Visit  How to Write a Statement of Qualifications for instructions.
  1) Describe your work experience with and knowledge of zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) and ZEV infrastructure programs and projects. Two pages max.
  2) Describe your work experience with and knowledge of data management and analysis, as described in the “Desirable Qualifications” section. Emphasize experience performed in the ZEV and ZEV infrastructure industries. Two pages max.
  3) Describe your experience managing teams. You may use experiences managing matrixed staff as part of program/project management or managing contracts.

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