Energy Project Manager

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.  The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended.
 
Application and Supplemental Questionnaire:  A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application.  Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

Applications will only be accepted on-line.

THE AGENCY
Alameda County's General Services Agency delivers a host of support services to County departments and agencies. These services fall into several major categories: Technical — architectural, engineering, energy and hazardous materials management; Building Maintenance — building maintenance and repairs, janitorial services and minor remodeling and alterations; Construction — new facilities and major remodeling; Procurement — purchasing and contract administration; Fleet Services; Childcare Planning; Human Resources, Payroll, Information Systems and Parking Administration.

For more information about the agency, visit:  General Services Agency

 

THE POSITION
Under the general direction of the Energy Program Manager, the Energy Project Manager identifies and implements energy and water-saving projects involving energy and water efficiency technologies, renewable and distributed generation systems and demand response ; provides engineering and commissioning expertise on mechanical, electrical, plumbing and building automation systems in new and existing County facilities; manages, coordinates, and administers the work of consultants and contractors; and does related work as required.

For more information about to position, visit:  Energy Project Manager (#9696)

 

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
In addition to the minimum qualifications stated above, successful candidates will have a combination of expertise in two or more of the following:  building automation systems, commissioning or retro-commissioning buildings, efficient and cost-effective energy use technologies, renewable energy technologies.  Additionally, successful candidates must possess strong analytical written and oral communication skills and demonstrate the following attributes:

• Skilled in project management requiring coordination and collaboration with multiple agencies to deliver a project on time and within budget.
• Outstanding organizational skills, including the ability to independently prioritize tasks and focus on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Build and develop collaborative relationships in order to successfully meet project goals.  Understand the need for change and maintain a positive attitude towards change while encouraging others to value new approaches, methods, and technologies.
• Maintain current knowledge in technology related to building automation systems, energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, in order to compare, contrast, evaluate, and recommend the most efficient and cost-effective solutions for County facilities.
• Problem solve, creatively, and innovatively.
• Gather, examine, and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of sources to make comparisons and to solve problems.

Education:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in mechanical or electrical engineering, or a closely related field,

And
Experience:
The equivalent of four years of increasingly responsible experience which includes energy project/construction management or engineering design and commissioning experience, emphasizing heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, distributed generation systems, electrical lighting systems, or building control systems.

License:
Possession of a valid California State Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.

Special Requirement:

Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above minimum qualifications in the announcement of the examination.

The most suitably qualified candidate will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of electrical and mechanical engineering.
• Principles and practices of energy efficiency, including energy audits, project analysis, cost estimation, and scheduling.
• Principles and practices of building commissioning and retro-commissioning.
• Design and implementation of energy and/or water efficiency systems including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, building automation, renewable and distributed generation, solar thermal, electrical storage or lighting control systems.
• Principles and practices of contract management.
• Effective public relations and communication techniques.
• Building, electrical, and mechanical laws and codes, United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.


Ability to:

• Plan, organize, direct and evaluate energy and water efficiency, and distributed generation projects.
• Conduct energy audits and identify cost-effective, energy-efficiency measures.
• Manage contractors and field crews.
• Manage and coordinate engineering consultants and energy services companies.
• Review engineering calculations, drawings and specifications; implement energy and water efficiency measures.
• Prepare cost analysis and project budgetary reports on energy efficiency projects.
• Prepare/Request for Proposal and Bid documents, interview and select vendors and negotiate scopes and payment terms.
• Analyze current utility rate schedules and tariffs.
• Interpret standards from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and Illumination Engineering Society (IES).
• Communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Use personal computer software, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and computer-aided drafting.

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS: 
1) A review of candidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process. 
2) A review of candidates' Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants to continue in  the process.  
3) An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.

CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.

We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit.  Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position.  Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position.  Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.  The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

  

Deadline for Filing:	Friday, August 11, 2017, at 5:00 PM
Review for Minimum Qualifications:	Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Supplemental Questionnaire Review for Best Qualified:	Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Oral Interviews*:	Monday, October 23, 2017

 

*The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.

 

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes.  To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing.   Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

 

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs  

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
• Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance  
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance 
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage) 
• County Allowance (Employer Credit)
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan

For your Work/Life Balance

• 11 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Management Paid Leave**
• Group Auto/Home Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Group Legal
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
• Child Care Resources
• 1^st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyHR@acgov.org as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.

Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
 
Elaine Lemi | Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
(510) 272-6434
 
                                                                  Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer