Lead, Energy Planning & Portfolio Management

Central-Coast-Community-Energy-; Monterey (CA); Hybrid; USD 152,941 - 236,851; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO: 180 hours annually

Health insurance

PARS retirement

Cell phone allowance: $50 monthly

Deferred compensation: 457

Job summary

Central Coast Community Energy seeks a Manager of Planning and Portfolio Management to lead procurement strategy, portfolio planning, and hedging-policy implementation. The role oversees front‑office staff and prepares executive, board, and committee materials.

This front-office management role emphasizes IST solicitations, risk reporting, and compliance with RA/RPS/REC obligations while partnering with Regulatory Affairs.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative field; advanced degree desirable.
• Experience: Five or more years in energy procurement, portfolio management, power markets or planning with supervisory experience.
• License/Certification: Valid California driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Set procurement strategy and portfolio-management standards consistent with the Energy Risk Management Policy.
• Lead the front-office procurement desk that runs short-term and index/standard-product solicitations, RFOs and transactions under approved strategy; support Director of Power Supply Resources.
• Supervise the Energy Procurement & Portfolio Analyst, Power Resources Planners and Power Supply Analyst; assign workload and ensure backup coverage.
• Lead RA, REC and energy planning; set valuation, hedging and forecasting standards.
• Review position reports, hedge ratios and open-position views; oversee portfolio cost, revenue and risk reporting.
• Ensure portfolio stays compliant with RA, RPS and REC obligations; elevate compliance risk with Regulatory Affairs.
• Engage in long-term origination strategy to improve deal quality and portfolio fit.
• Prepare board/RMC-ready narratives and data packages for Regulatory Affairs.
• Perform related duties as required.

Skills

Wholesale power markets

CAISO structure

Energy/RA/REC products

Portfolio management

Hedging strategy

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (finance, economics, statistics, engineering, applied mathematics)

Job description

Central Coast Community Energy seeks a Manager of Planning and Portfolio Management to lead procurement strategy, portfolio planning, and hedging-policy implementation. The role oversees front‑office staff and prepares executive, board, and committee materials.

This front-office management role emphasizes IST solicitations, risk reporting, and compliance with RA/RPS/REC obligations while partnering with Regulatory Affairs.