Careers at the California Energy Commission

Come Join us!

We are in search of talented and enthusiastic people eager to link with a dynamic and steadfast team that works with public and private partners to continually improve California's energy systems.

Your work will matter as you help us strive to meet our state's energy needs while enhancing environmental stewardship.

If you are intelligent, creative and intrigued with 21st century energy challenges and eager to solve them, you are the individual we are looking for.

Commission Job Opportunities
Current job vacancies in each division of the Energy Commission are posted on our website. These positions are open to people who have successfully passed a competitive civil service examination and are eligible on a list; are current and former State employees eligible for the vacant positions under transfer or reinstatement rules. More...

Commission Open Examinations
To begin a civil service career at the Energy Commission or elsewhere in state service, you need to take an examination that will place you on a civil service list. More...

Student Positions
The Energy Commission, in coordination with University Enterprises, Inc. at California State University Sacramento, offers paid student positions. Any college student, including those enrolled in community colleges, who meets the eligibility requirements of the position can apply through University Enterprises. The University of California Davis also works with our agency to employ students at that campus as student assistants at the Energy Commission. Paid positions are not limited to CSUS students. Unpaid internships at the Energy Commission are sometimes arranged with the division offices. More...

About the Commission
The California Energy Commission is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency. Created by the Legislature in 1974, the Commission is located in Sacramento. More...

If you have questions about Energy Commission job opportunities please call the Personnel Office at:

Phone: 916-654-4309
TDD: 1-800-735-2929.

For questions about examinations please call the Examination Office at (916) 653-6532.