Graduate Student Intern Unclassified Part-time Energy Department Programs Division
Graduate Student Intern Unclassified Part-time Energy Department Programs Division
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Our diverse and inclusive workforce of more than 7000 employees play a key role in the success of San Jos the heart of the Silicon Valley. All City of San Jos employees work together as one team to make San Jos a vibrant innovative and desirable place to live and work.Visithere to learn more about our One Team Leadership Values and Expectations including quality and excellent customer service and hereto learn more about San Jos.
The City of San Jos is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for all job openings will be considered without regard to age race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation disability veteran statusor any other consideration made unlawful under any federal state or local laws. The City of San Jos is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please contact us at711 (TTY) or via email at .
About the Department
About the Department
San Jos Clean Energy or SJCE is San Joss local notforprofit electricity supplieroperatedby the City of San Joss Energy Department. Since 2019 our dedicated and motivated team has provided clean energy for residents and businesses at competitive rates while also offering community programs local benefits and increased transparency and accessibility. SJCE serves more than 350000 customer accounts and has contracted for more than 1 GW of power.
Joining our team means that you will be makinga big impacton the fight against climate change. SJCE playsan important rolein meeting San Joss ambitious goal to be carbon neutral by 2030 and in implementing the Citys climate action plan Climate Smart San Jos. Thanks to SJCE San Jose has one of the cleanest energy mixes of any large city and offers a 62 renewable product and a 100 renewable product.
Serving our community with respect and integrity is at the core of what we do. We center equity diversity inclusion and belonging in our work. The department also hosts active staffled Culture and Racial Equity committees and has won awards for its education and outreach work with Spanish and Vietnamesespeaking communities.
For more information about San Jos Clean Energypleasevisit:.
The Energy Department is looking to fill one 1 PartTime Graduate Student Intern (Unclassified) position
**Please notein order tobe considered for this recruitment candidatesare required toupload a copy of their current school schedulewith the accredited college or universitys name**Position Duties
Salary range for this classification is:
$19.82 $29.27 Hourly
This amount includes an approximate five percent 5 ongoing nonpensionable pay. Actual salary shall bedeterminedby the final candidates qualifications and experience.
The Graduate Student Intern will play a key role in ensuringtimelyprogress on departmental priorities including:
Local gardener outreach and engagement to support development of an electric leaf blower program; collaborate with a vendor to organize trainings
Clean energy education campaigns: transportation electrification and home electrification
Event coordination
Support community events and provide bilingual (Spanish or Vietnamese) staffing
Research and other tactical support
Conduct research and community engagement in preparation of the 2026 Programs Roadmap
Research and forge new relationships with communitybased organizations and neighborhood groups
Mobile home park research outreach and engagement to support development of a mobile home needs assessment
Minimum Qualifications
- Training and Experience:Any combination of training and experience equivalent to completion of a Bachelors Degree and currentenrollment in a Masters degree program from an accredited college or university in business or public administrationor closely related field.Licenses and CertificatesPossession of a valid drivers license authorizing operation of a motor vehicle in the state of California may berequired in performing job duties.
Other Qualifications
The ideal candidate willpossessthe following competencies asdemonstratedin past and current employment history.
Job Expertise Demonstratesknowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.
Problem Solving Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue;determinesthe significance of problem; collects information; uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.
Multitasking Can handle multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously; has handled a wide variety of assignments in past and/or current position(s).
Planning Acts to align own units goals with the strategic direction of the organization; Defines tasks and milestones to achieveobjectives while ensuring theoptimaluse of resources to meet those objectives
Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills Develops effective relationships with coworkers and supervisors by helping othersaccomplishtasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Communication effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly orally and in writing;demonstrateseffective use of listening skills; displays openness to other peoples ideas and thoughts.
Selection Process:
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicants training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job specific questions. You must answer all questions to beconsideredor your application may bedeemedincomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that useof AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited toproceedin the selection process.
If you have questions about the duties of these positions the selection or hiring processes please contact Edmund Wong at
Additional Information:
Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.
You must answer all jobspecific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.
Please note that applications are currently not acceptedthrough CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this or other divisions or departments. 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.
Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION please email and we will research the status of your application.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Part-Time
