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Hydro Power/Controls/Protection Engineer (I, II, Sr, Sr II) Portland, OR #109894 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

July 13, 2023

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Join the most exciting engineering group at PacifiCorp! As a Renewables electrical engineering, you’ll focus on hydroelectric power production, with an intermittent sprinkling of solar and wind. This work will take you into scenic areas of six western states. 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

Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the company’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems. Maintain, upgrade, and new development for Renewables generation.

The work is fast paced, varied, challenging, and rewarding. Areas of work may include arc flash analysis, automation, battery testing, breakers, bushings, control systems, dissolved gas analysis, excitation, generators (rewinding, modeling, testing, cleaning, painting), governors, load centers, motors (control, protection, replacement, sizing), NERC PRC & MOD, project management (appropriations requests, forecasting, accruing, requisitioning, contract scope authoring, contract management, installation coordination, field commissioning), protective relays (protection, control, coordination, bus generators, transformers, feeders), power factor testing, programmable logic controllers, SCADA, switchgear, transformers(testing, requisitioning, removing/installing, monitoring), variable frequency drives.

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Region System Operations Supervisor – Portland, Oregon – #106677 (Portland, Oregon, OR, US, 97216)

July 9, 2023

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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

This position is responsible for functional oversight of the day to day (24/7) electric utility transmission and distribution control center operations with covering a large geographic territory, which has a major impact on corporate and business unit objectives. Implements and supports Company programs and policies. May be a working supervisor.

Responsibilities

Plan and manage the work and scheduling of the functional group.
Lead the functional team; direct day-to-day activities, and provide guidance and direction.
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.

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Utility Specialist/Pre-Apprentice Lineman (Local 659) – Albany, Oregon – #109775 (Albany, Oregon, OR, US, 97321)

July 5, 2023

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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

A Utility specialist is a qualified employee who shall perform work mutually agreed to by the Company and Union. Duties typically assigned to the Utility Specialist are Collections/Connects/Disconnects/Removal; Replacement or exchange of single-phase self-contained meters; locates; pole test and treat; Joint Use Coordination; Equipment Operation and others as agreed to by the Company and Union. The Utility Specialist may be required to hold a Commercial Driving license as dictated by the assigned duties and pass minimum qualification requirements as mutually agreed to by the Company and the Union. The Utility Specialist with proper training may be assigned to drive or operate equipment, as follows:

Pick-up, 6-person capacity;
Trucks, one and one-half (1 ½);
Line Trucks (Boom Trucks);
Trucks hauling poles, material or towing a trailer (except hot line tool trailer);
Trucks with hydraulic/electric personnel lift equipment;
Hole Digger;
Backhoe;
Track-type vehicles (snow-cats);
Truck or trailer mounted wire pullers;
Jackhammer.

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Director, Regulation (Portland, OR) – 110633 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

July 1, 2023

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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

The director, regulation, has responsibility for all regulatory results and relationships in Oregon, Washington and California and maintains professional working relationships with state and federal regulators to enable achievement of corporate goals. This position identifies, assesses and implements (with affected business units) creative strategies in the areas of state and federal regulation and provides technical advice and services to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and its affiliates regarding acquisitions and regulation.

Responsibilities

Manage and make recommendations regarding the execution of regulatory strategy for general rate cases and other regulatory initiatives.
Manage and make recommendations regarding the preparation of revenue requirement, cost of service and regulated pricing analyses.
Direct company responses in state regulatory dockets through testimony, data responses and other communications, while representing the company’s interests before state regulatory agencies, other agencies and associations.

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Grid Operator (Associate, Mid-Level or Senior) – Portland, Oregon – #109808 (Portland, Oregon, OR, US, 97216)

June 27, 2023

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General Purpose

The Associate Grid Operator position continues to learn and participate in activities related to exercising unilateral authority for ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System (Transmission and Generation) under normal, emergency and black start conditions, complying with the NERC and WECC reliability standards. This position is expected to operate any of the disciplines (Transmission System Operator, Balance & Interchange Operator, and Energy Grid Operator) as assigned, under minimal supervision.

In addition to, the Grid Operator position will exercise unilateral authority for ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System (Transmission and Generation) under normal, emergency, and black start conditions, complying with NERC and WECC reliability standards. This position is expected to operate any of the disciplines (Transmission System Operator, Balance & Interchange Operator, and Energy Grid Operator) as assigned.

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Geographic Information System (GIS) Operations Manager – (Portland, OR) – #110105 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

June 23, 2023

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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

The position reports to the Director of GIS, Mapping & Data Management and will be responsible for functional oversight of the day-to-day operations of a highly customer service driven GIS Solutions group. The GIS Solutions group manages and maintains geospatial data, performs related analysis and decision support, provides both services and products for diverse business units, and creates various web and mobile map-based applications. The GIS Operations Manager implements strategy and priorities developed by GIS Director. The GIS Operations Manager performs day to day management of staff and projects, leads and contributes to projects, and assists in establishing and implementing business objectives.

Responsibilities

Plan and manage the work for the GIS Solutions group.
Lead the functional team, projects and initiatives, direct day-to-day activities, and provide guidance and recommendations.
Develop and ensure internal goals are set, measured, met, and maintained.

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