CONTINUOUS TESTING – NO FINAL FILING DATE – Testing is considered continuous as standard State applications (STD 678) and T&E Questionnaires will be accepted on a continuous basis.  

Standard State applications and T&E Questionnaires will be reviewed and scored on the 1^st and 15^th of every month.  

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• ASSOCIATE ENERGY SPECIALIST (TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT) - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

3344

For ASSOCIATE ENERGY SPECIALIST (TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT), once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-03344

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

A mandatory Training & Experience (T&E) Questionnaire must be completed and submitted as part of the exam application submission process.  Exam applications received without the T&E Questionnaire or vice versa will not be accepted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application.

Important Note: Exam applications and T&E Questionnaires are no longer accepted via email or by regular mail.  Exam applications and T&E Questionnaires will only be processed if submitted via a CalCareer account.  If you do not have a CalCareer account, you must first create one to apply for this exam. 

Exam Application/T&E Questionnaire Instructions:
To apply and complete the T&E Questionnaire, log into your Cal Careers account.  The Assoicate Energy Specialist (TED) T&E Questionnaire link will be provided to complete. Upon completion, your T&E Questionnaire is automatically uploaded via survey monkey and will be paired with your exam application once the application submit button is clicked. 

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

The following education is required when non-California state service experience is used to qualify at any level.

Equivalent to graduation from college. Additional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Either I

One year of experience in the California state service performing technology evaluation and development duties in areas related to energy technologies, energy research, development and demonstration projects; advanced combustion technologies; transportation energy technologies and alternative fuels; efficiency improving energy technology and fuels; including duties such as analysis of economic, environmental and public health impacts in California at a level of responsibility equivalent to Energy Analyst, Range C. (Applicants who have completed six months of service performing the duties as specified above will be admitted to the examination but they must satisfactorily complete one year of this experience before they can be eligible for appointment.)

Or II

Three years of responsible technical experience in one or more of the areas described in Pattern I above, including two years of experience above the trainee level. A master's degree in a field related to one of the specialties may be substituted for one year of experience; while a doctoral degree may be substituted for two years of the required experience. Only one postgraduate degree may be counted towards experience. (Completion of dissertation research for a doctoral degree in a field appropriate to one of the Energy Commission specialties may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience.)

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Components that are due with your application will be scored and will count toward your final examination result. Failure to submit these items may result in disqualification or elimination from the examination.

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of: A wide range of energy technologies and associated deployment and use issues; energy supply and demand forecasts and analytic methodologies, energy policy issues affecting or resulting from energy technology development, and energy project management techniques; California Public Resource Code pertaining to energy resources conservation and development; principles of physical sciences and engineering involved in energy resource development, conversion, distribution, and conservation; principles of econometric and end-use energy demand forecasting; energy sources and use within the California economy; principles of engineering economics, financial analysis, and economic theory as it pertains to energy supply and demand; energy technology costs and cost-accounting methods; recent research and development projects related to the use of petroleum, natural gas, biomass and other synthetic fuels; energy technology environmental impacts, including emissions, waste streams, volumes and characteristics; energy technology public health impacts, air quality impacts and risk analysis; general provisions of social and economic implications of geothermal, solar, wind and other renewable energy development, technology and fuel demonstrations, resource planning and facility construction; recent research and development projects in electrical, nuclear, geothermal, and other energy sources and their related fuels and technologies; Federal and State energy policy; and decision theory, probabilistic risk assessment, and techniques of comparative evaluation, and Federal, State and local government, utilities and private agencies in energy research and regulation.

Ability to: Reason logically and creatively, evaluate and apply a variety of analytical and research methods for the purpose of systematic, critical, and thorough analysis of energy problems or prospective issues leading to formulation, testing, or revision of State and/or Federal energy policies; utilize available computer systems for data base and/or computational applications; manage contracts; analyze energy data and present ideas and information effectively both orally and in writing; communicate in both written and oral formats; prepare and give testimony in planning and regulatory proceedings; develop and use complex computer programs and analytic models; develop and evaluate fuel alternatives; gain and maintain the confidence and cooperation of those contacted during the course of work; evaluate and quantify the effect of research, development and demonstration programs on energy systems; analyze situations accurately and take effective actions, and act independently within the guidelines set forth by the Commission; present ideas and analysis cogently and effectively; and consult with and advise other staff management, Commissioners, or others on the relative merits of specific energy technologies and the impact of various energy policies.

A Departmental Open eligible list for the ASSOCIATE ENERGY SPECIALIST (TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT) Classification will be established for:

• California Energy Commission

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

• California Energy Commission

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

California Energy Commission reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.