Energy Jobs In NW | EnergyNorthwest.com

Operational Risk & Controls Advisor (Energy Supply Management) (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

August 22, 2026

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability inclusion & belonging.

General Purpose

Lead the operational risk and controls program for PacifiCorp’s Energy Supply Management organization, partnering across trading, market operations, transmission, settlements, forecasting, and support functions to strengthen governance, improve business processes, and support participation in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM).

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the ESM operational controls framework to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor operational risk across ESM activities.
Partner with ESM leadership, subject matter experts, process owners, and consultants to understand business processes, systems, and decision-making workflows, and collaboratively design practical solutions that strengthen controls, improve efficiency, and reduce operational risk.
Lead cross-functional initiatives, working with Grid Operations, Transmission Services, Settlements, Metering, and other functions to identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, key-person dependencies, and operational vulnerabilities, implementing sustainable improvements and corrective actions that enhance organizational resilience.
Build trusted relationships across ESM and related organizations, facilitating constructive dialogue, shared ownership, and stakeholder engagement to successfully implement process and control enhancements in a complex operational environment.

…

FCC Telecom Engineer-(I,II,III) (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

August 18, 2026

| No Comments

| Energy Jobs In NW

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability inclusion & belonging.

General Purpose

Provides technical leadership, engineering design, provisioning and support of the company’s enterprise-wide private utility telecommunications OT infrastructure, including complex and business-critical engineering projects. Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, constructions, operation, and maintenance of the company’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems. Implement technology standards, designs, policies, and practices for telecommunications enterprise systems to ensure they address company needs while following industry best practices.

This position is a subject matter expert for performing numerous technical tasks related to FCC licensing functions, including new frequency coordination and licensing, new or renewal applications (including tracking mobile radio frequency usage), assessing build-outs required to hold frequencies, tracking power line carrier frequencies/lines, responding to 3rd party transmission requests, tracking MAS master/remote radio locations, FCC database administration, FAA/FCC ASR applications, and general engineering design, configuration, and support of company’s operational telecommunications systems.

…

Supervisor, Region System Operations (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

August 14, 2026

| No Comments

| Energy Jobs In NW

POWER YOUR GREATNESS!

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

Supervises the day to day (24/7) operations of a transmission and distribution geographic territory or cross-functional unit, which has a major impact on corporate and business unit objectives. Responsible for selecting, coaching, and developing employees and management of employee salaries. Implements and supports Company programs and policies. May be a working supervisor. Typically supervises bargaining unit employees.

Responsibilities

Manage the Salt Lake City or Portland region system operations center. Responsible for implementing strategic business objectives, strategies and plans in support of company strategic goals.
Supervise work activities related to system operation, outage requests, customer outages, and the management notification processes.
Oversee activities related to the planning, operations, switching and protection of the distribution and transmission systems.
Communicate expectations, coach employees, provide ongoing feedback, develop and provide training and work collaboratively with other departments.

…

Journeyman Estimator (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97211)

August 10, 2026

| No Comments

| Energy Jobs In NW

POWER YOUR GREATNESS!

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability, inclusion & belonging.

Responsibilities

A Journeyman Estimator is an employee qualified to perform all estimating functions by training as a Journeyman Estimator Apprentice or equivalent education and experience. They shall have an intermediate knowledge of electrical theory and practice, and a detailed knowledge of construction specifications, electrical codes, and rate and service policies. They may make field surveys, prepare right-of-way permits, crossing and conflict documents, expenditure requisitions and related papers and assists in the preparation of district annual budgets as assigned.

Requirements

A high school diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Completion of a Estimator apprenticeship program or equivalent education and experience.
Candidate must have a basic knowledge of electric theory and operations and a thorough knowledge of construction specifications, electrical codes, mapping systems and line extension policies and tariffs.
Successfully pass the Estimator exam within 6 months from start date.

…

Sr. Environmental Analyst (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

August 6, 2026

| No Comments

| Energy Jobs In NW

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

Position responsible for acquisition and compliance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licenses for Company hydroelectric projects located in the state of Oregon. Manages team of resource experts conducting analysis and environmental management through research, gathering and interpretation of data, development of alternatives and recommendations for FERC license implementation and future FERC license conditions, and to promote program goals and compliance with regulatory requirements. Leads regulatory processes, presents research, analysis and recommendations to management and external parties. Analyses include, but are not limited to, impact studies, feasibility studies, cost/benefit analysis, financial analysis, budget analysis and reporting. Specifically, this position provides professional level services for ensuring the company complies with regulatory requirements of FERC, state and federal laws and regulations relating to hydropower, generation, or transmission operations.

Responsibilities

Supervise consultants and contractors to ensure that obligations, requirements, and compliance are met.

…

Sr Attorney (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

August 2, 2026

| No Comments

| Energy Jobs In NW

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability, inclusion & belonging.

General Purpose

Provide legal advice on a variety of complex commercial legal matters and projects. Position located in Portland, Oregon or Salt Lake City, Utah. Provide legal assessments, interpretations, recommendations, and representation on policies and issues in compliance with federal, state, county, and municipal statutes, regulations, and other legal authority.

Responsibilities

Provide legal support on a wide range of commercial matters, including drafting, negotiating and administration of all manner of contracts supporting utility transactions, including procurement contracts (including service agreements, materials supply agreements, and software license agreements), power purchase agreements, real property transactions (including acquisitions and dispositions, leases, easements and licenses), build-transfer agreements, engineering, procurement and construction agreements, non-disclosure agreements, customer agreements, finance agreements (including secured transactions), transmission service agreements and generation interconnection agreements.
Provide legal counsel and direction to various operational units.
Ensure appropriate application of all laws and regulations, including PacifiCorp’s tariffs, related to PacifiCorp’s corporate and operational activities and transactions.

…