Under the general direction of the Program and Project Supervisor (PPS) of the Land Use Planning Unit in the Climate Initiatives Branch of the Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection (STEP) Division, the Electric Generation System Program Specialist II (EGSPS II) is the most highly skilled practitioner who serves as the prime resource and innovator related to electric generation systems, interconnection, permitting, and project development. The incumbent may function as leader or member of an interdisciplinary team, or coordinate the efforts of technical staff, engage with representatives of various governmental agencies and consultants to support the California Energy Commission’s role in achieving the state’s reliability and clean energy goals.
As a subject matter expert, the incumbent will serve as the lead staff and project manager for the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) required by Senate Bill (SB) 254, and related activities. SB 254 requires the CEC to develop a PEIR to analyze the development of a class or classes of clean energy facilities in the state, with a goal of ensuring that California’s environmental review processes are streamlined and optimized to ensure the most efficient process to approve clean infrastructure projects in a manner that does not weaken environmental protections or public participation. The incumbent will independently provide overall project management of the PEIR effort and be responsible for managing consultants, leading internal, interagency, and external engagement and coordination, and oversight of all PEIR related work products.