Energy Division Recruiting
Current Job Openings
Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V
Senior Utilities Engineer
Please contact EnergyDivisionRecruiting@cpuc.ca.gov with any questions.
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The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
Energy Division Open House Sessions
Our upcoming Open House Session will be held on:
- Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST
If you are interested in attending our Open House sessions to learn more about how to gain employment with CPUC, please contact Energy Division Recruiting at EnergyDivisionRecruiting@cpuc.ca.gov and let us know which session you would prefer to attend. We will then email you an invitation with a link to the preferred session.
Internships
Energy Division would love to attract graduate and undergraduate students who are vetted, and passionate about climate change, public policy, and energy efficiency initiatives! Internships give students the excellent opportunity to work at the intersection of sustainability and innovation.
Learn more about our internships and view our open projects here.
What Does the Process of Applying for a CPUC Job Entail?
- To search and apply for jobs click here and to take exams click here.
- Seven Steps to Permanent Employment - click here.
- Please be sure to include complete information in the application form (STD 678) that will demonstrate your meeting minimum qualifications (i.e. to show number of years of progressively responsible technical research experience in a related field) for the Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst classification series. Same guidance to Utility Engineers (UE minimum qualifications) and Senior Utility Engineers (SUE minimum qualifications).
DO NOT rely on uploaded resume document(s) or your prior completion of exam(s) for the classification series to show your experience as adequate to meet minimum qualifications.
About Energy Division
The approximately 270 member staff of the California Public Utilities Commission's Energy Division administer the policies that guide California’s nation-leading efforts in energy efficiency, customer-side energy generation, renewable energy, and the fight against climate change. Among many other initiatives, we will be working to implement Senate Bill (SB) 350, the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, which codifies the goals to double the rate of energy efficiency savings in California buildings and to generate half of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
To support Energy Division’s legal mandates, we hire professionals with backgrounds in many fields including Public Policy, Public Administration, Economics, Finance, Political Science, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Law, and Business. We hire professionals with various levels of education and experience (BAs, MPAs, MBAs, and PhDs). These professionals fill various levels of Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst (PURA) and Utilities Engineer job classifications.
Before you are selected to become an Energy Division Professional, you will compete in an open, competitive civil service examination process, to establish eligibility for your targeted employment classification (generally PURA or Utilities Engineer).
Energy Division Classifications
- Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst: (PURA I, II, III, IV, V)
- Utilities Engineer Staff: (UE, SUE, SUE Specialist)
- Management Staff: Staff Services Manager (SSMI), Program Project Supervisor (PPS), Program Manager (PM), Career Executive Assignment (CEA)
- Administrative and Support Staff: (MST, SSA, AGPA)
Recruitment Resources
For more information regarding Energy Division Recruiting, please email EnergyDivisionRecruiting@cpuc.ca.gov.
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