The Department - Silicon Valley Power (SVP)
SVP currently provides over 40 percent of Santa Clara's electricity from carbon-free renewable resources. In addition to using green energy from large-scale wind, solar, geothermal and hydroelectric projects outside of the area, SVP employs innovative ways to locally produce electricity by capturing and burning methane gas from a closed city landfill and using power from solar generating systems on city-owned garages and vacant, unusable land. It is the mission of Silicon Valley Power to be a progressive, service-oriented utility, offering reliable, competitively priced services for the benefit of Santa Clara and its customers. Being competitive in the marketplace with a continuous focus on customer service, SVP can provide economic value to the City of Santa Clara and its customers while maintaining low residential rates and offering competitive rates for all customers. This is position is responsible for conducting the most complex, sensitive, and difficult ongoing analytical work related to the City's contracting policies and procedures, Prevailing and Living Wage Policies, and Federal and State labor compliance regulations and standards. An incumbent in this position exercises independent judgment and discretion, provides oversight and ensures consistency with contracts executed and monitored by City Departments.  The position is responsible for specification writing, determining the most appropriate solicitation process consistent with City Policies and Public sector best practices, developing bid documents, facilitating the vendor selection process, vendor negotiations and execution of the final agreement. The incumbent will work closely with assigned staff in SVP including division managers, engineers, program managers, and other staff. Assignment will include a wide variety of commodities including electrical inventory items, MRO supplies and general services professional/consulting services, and information technology. Additional Information Applications must be filled out completely (e.g. do not write "see resume, NA, or personnel file."). To receive consideration for the screening process, candidates must submit a 1) Cover Letter and, 2) Resume. Incomplete applications will not be considered.  Application packets may be submitted online through the "Apply Now" feature on the job announcement at This job posting is continuous or open untiI filled. Applications will be reviewed on a bi-weekly basis. If you are interested in applying you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, before the position is closed. As an as-needed employee, this is an "at-will" position and there is no guarantee of hours. Hours are limited to 999 in a fiscal year or 960 hours in a fiscal year for retired CalPERS annuitants. THIS RECRUITMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL MULTIPLE POSITIONS IN THIS, OR OTHER DIVISIONS OR DEPARTMENTS BESIDES THE POSITIONS LISTED BELOW.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN EMPLOYMENT IN THIS CLASSIFICATION, YOU SHOULD APPLY TO ENSURE YOU ARE CONSIDERED FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY UTILIZE THE APPLICANTS FROM THIS RECRUITMENT. MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMITTANCE INTO THE EXAMINATION PROCESS.  ONLY THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO DEMONSTRATE THE BEST COMBINATION OF QUALIFICATIONS IN RELATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES OF THE POSITION WILL BE INVITED TO TEST OR INTERVIEW. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Under general direction...Hiring Requirements: Proof of cook apprenticeship completion or equivalency.; Six to eight years experience cooking and preparing food in a 4 or 5 star hotel, restaurant or high volume food service facility. Written references from former employers are required.;...
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