ASSOCIATE HYDROELECTRIC POWER UTILITY ENGINEER

Department of Water Resources · Sacramento County

Salary: $9,713 – $12,151 per month

Closes: 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties Are you interested in joining a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team that will help advance your knowledge and career in California’s energy and power industry? The California Energy Bond Office (CEBO) plays a vital role in shaping the future of energy regulation and financing. CEBO manages utility regulatory matters, participates in rate-setting proceedings with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and oversees a bond program that supports the modernization of California’s energy market. As an Associate Hydroelectric Power Utility Engineer at CEBO, you will contribute to high-impact projects that blend engineering, economics, and policy to support California’s clean energy goals. Under the direction of the Supervisor for the Remittance Section of CEBO, the incumbent will assist in the management of the DWR Charge Fund Program, created by Assembly Bill (AB) 1054 and the Electric Power Fund Program, created by AB 1X. Responsibilities of this position include performing engineering and economic analysis for forecasting and tracking revenue from electricity retail sales, preparing remittance validation reports, reviewing regulatory decisions, and monitoring proceedings with regulatory entities, managing the revenue requirement work papers, and preparation of engineering and economic reports, metrics and presentations. Link: California Energy Bond Office You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. 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: This position requires the incumbent to demonstrate: • Knowledge of engineering principles related to power generation, transmission, distribution, and energy marketing • Understand power marketing and energy economics • Familiarity with electric municipal utility operations (e.g., Publicly Owned Utility, Investor-Owned Utility) • Awareness of California regulatory agencies in the energy sector (e.g., Public Utilities Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, California Energy Commission)
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Job Description and Duties

Are you interested in joining a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team that will help advance your knowledge and career in California’s energy and power industry? The California Energy Bond Office (CEBO) plays a vital role in shaping the future of energy regulation and financing. CEBO manages utility regulatory matters, participates in rate-setting proceedings with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and oversees a bond program that supports the modernization of California’s energy market.

As an Associate Hydroelectric Power Utility Engineer at CEBO, you will contribute to high-impact projects that blend engineering, economics, and policy to support California’s clean energy goals. Under the direction of the Supervisor for the Remittance Section of CEBO, the incumbent will assist in the management of the DWR Charge Fund Program, created by Assembly Bill (AB) 1054 and the Electric Power Fund Program, created by AB 1X.

Responsibilities of this position include performing engineering and economic analysis for forecasting and tracking revenue from electricity retail sales, preparing remittance validation reports, reviewing regulatory decisions, and monitoring proceedings with regulatory entities, managing the revenue requirement work papers, and preparation of engineering and economic reports, metrics and presentations.

Link: California Energy Bond Office

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

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:

This position requires the incumbent to demonstrate:

  1. Knowledge of engineering principles related to power generation, transmission, distribution, and energy marketing
  2. Understand power marketing and energy economics
  3. Familiarity with electric municipal utility operations (e.g., Publicly Owned Utility, Investor-Owned Utility)
  4. Awareness of California regulatory agencies in the energy sector (e.g., Public Utilities Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, California Energy Commission)

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Application timeline

Applications close in 5 days, on November 9, 2026.

Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on August 14, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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