Director, Meteorology (Portland, OR or Salt Lake City) #112883 (Portland / Salt Lake City, OR, US, 97216)
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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
Oversees PacifiCorp’s meteorology strategy, technology and tools, data and policy associated with wildfire and non-wildfire forecasting and recommendations for operational actions. Oversees project objectives and vendor contracts and relationships and leads the meteorology team doing the day-to-day forecasting and project support. Serves as the primary contact for meteorological strategy and policy inputs needed within the business. Standardizes delivery of work products, processes, and meteorology support for events such as Public Safety Power Shutoff. This may include taking the role as the lead forecaster during periods of critical fire weather conditions and providing strategic meteorological support for operational and engineering projects designed to mitigate wildfire risk. Oversees daily, weekly, and long-term seasonal weather forecasts products, advisories, and warnings concerning a number of hazardous weather conditions, such as severe weather, fire danger, high winds, flash floods, and winter storms to support T&D system operations and generation operations.
