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Director, Meteorology (Portland, OR or Salt Lake City) #112883 (Portland / Salt Lake City, OR, US, 97216)

November 20, 2024

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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.

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Sr GIS Specialist, Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT #112951 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

November 12, 2024

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General Purpose

Use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), AutoCAD, and custom applications to create, collect, compile, configure, transform, and maintain data that serves a variety of purposes. Generate maps; read and interpret electrical utility asset and connectivity maps to enter, edit, and update spatial and tabular data. Understand digital land data and manage data entered into a GIS database. Maintain the accuracy of the GIS database(s), technical files and documentation. Develop and maintain operational and procedural documentation. Work as a technical or supervisory lead.

Responsibilities

Post map changes as instructed by field-completed drawings and as-builts.
Maintain complete records of the Company’s distribution electrical assets.
Maintain the electrical connectivity network within the GIS applications by ensuring complete network traceability from the substation to the end customer.
Work with Dispatch personnel on outage mapping system updates.
Deliver accurate and timely resolution to daily production issues by troubleshooting and providing effective and timely solutions.
Interpret engineering designs, plans, plat maps and legal descriptions to automate, update, and correct map data; conducts mapping research in the field and office.

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T&D Data Scientist II, Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT #112794 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

November 4, 2024

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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

Provides technical support on complex and business critical projects related to wildfire mitigation, asset performance, and T&D Operations across six states. Leverages large data sets including weather, environmental, outage, vegetation, and grid attributes to inform long term risk analysis and aid in decision making. Works alongside senior leadership to develop tools and analysis and inform the future of data driven decisions. Develops presentations for senior management and recommends and implements changes to meet company goals.

Responsibilities

Conduct research studies and technical analyses in areas of specialized data science to support company objectives including wildfire risk modeling and analysis, electric service reliability analysis, and ad hoc projects in support of electric operations program teams.
Support data science projects, processes, or systems over the life cycle of the project, including project identification, scope development, implementation, and long-term operations and maintenance.

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Manager, Region System Operations – Portland, Oregon – #112563 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

October 27, 2024

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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

Manages the day-to-day (24/7) operations of a transmission and distribution geographic territory or functional unit that has a significant impact on corporate, business unit, or organizational objectives. Establishes and implements business objectives, strategies, and plans. Manages and allocates financial and employee resources. Responsible for selecting, coaching, and developing employees and responsible for management of employee salaries. Implements and supports Company programs and policies. Usually responsible for establishment and adherence to department budget

Responsibilities

Manage, oversee and direct sub-transmission and/or distribution, outage field work, or field technical support functions for Systems Operations.
Manage, audit, and enforce regulatory requirements such as NERC and WECC standards.
Review, approve, and oversee complex switching processes, reporting, and other operational functions.
Manage the operation of transmission and/or distribution system performance.
Respond to system outage conditions that may be complex in nature involving substations, transmission lines, distribution lines and underground networks.

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Director, Meteorology (Portland, OR) #112883 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

October 23, 2024

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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.

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Business Specialist – Portland, OR #112723 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

October 19, 2024

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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

Provides advice and counsel to management and client organizations. Conducts special studies and analyses, develops alternatives, presents recommendations to management and influences management decisions. Researches, analyzes, develops and implements new strategies, programs, and/or processes in response to changing internal and external conditions.

Responsibilities

Promote a customer first culture and commit to delivering outstanding results for customers.
Identify and recommend policy, management, procedural, process and system improvements to strategically balance risk and reward.
Work with various stakeholders to develop systems, processes and solutions with the intent to develop management of assets optimum lifecycle and companion cost models.
Develop and approve long range programs for assets.
Implement optimum life cycle and companion costs models for network assets.
Develop interventions, processes and modify programs to meet customer needs.
Provide recommendations and implement process and procedural improvements through research of best practices and effective presentation of information, plans and proposals.

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