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Engineer I / Engineer II – Portland, Oregon – #110124 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

March 31, 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

Applies prescribed methods and standard practices in performing all phases of projects and assists other engineering staff on more complex projects. Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance for the protection and control of the company’s transmission and distribution facilities/systems.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Engineer I position include:

Analyze the system design, programming, and modification.
Develop studies of limited scope and prepare data for cost estimations and analyses.
Run equipment and performance tests and install and inspect new equipment.
Conduct site inspections to ensure adherence to engineering standards.

In addition, the responsibilities of the Engineer II position are:

Design, develop, modify, and evaluate systems, process, or facilities to support Company objectives.
Develop moderately complex electrical engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments.

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Sr Engineer (II/Principal), Portland, OR #110245 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

March 27, 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

Develops advanced distribution system 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. Independently, applies prescribed methods and standard practices in performing all phases of projects and assists other engineering staff on more complex projects.

This position will support the configuration of advanced distribution management system (ADMS) applications, validate the transmission and distribution network model, ensure accurate power-flow results and support SCADA and field device control configuration alignment. This role will assist in providing on-going monitoring and configuration of DMS alarming, configure, and tune advanced applications including, but not limited to, integrated volt/var optimization (IVVO), fault location, isolation, and supply restoration (FLISR), and support the use of ADMS to manage switching on the distribution grid.

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Planning/Financial Analysis Manager – Portland, Oregon – #110078 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

March 19, 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

Manages the day-to-day operations of a geographic territory, region, location 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

Design and implement special studies and analyses of factors affecting energy commodity prices and market and industry responses to prices.
Develop strategies to improve market forecasting methods and models.
Advise organization on potential and expected market conditions, considering fundamental factors driving energy markets
Model and forecast economic behavior of energy resource related markets and industry segments including oil, natural gas, emissions credit and power consuming industries.

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T&D Compliance Manager – Portland, Oregon, Salt Lake City,Utah – #107672 (Portland, Oregon, OR, US, 97232)

March 15, 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

Implements and supports company programs and policies related to wildfire mitigation initiatives. Responsible for data requests, audits and quarterly data regulatory filings with regulatory agencies, intervention groups and other key regulatory stakeholders. Implement and manages QA/QC processes and end-to-end project management responsibilities for establishing and maintaining all aspects for PacifiCorp’s corporate compliance required to conform and comply with current and emerging Wildfire Mitigation Plans, programs, state specific codes and statutes, and other regulatory requirements across all six PacifiCorp states, including all filings, initiatives and programs performed to comply with these current and emerging requirements.

Responsibilities

Design, stand up, and execute an on-going and annual internal compliance assessment programs to continuously assess and ensure compliance to state specific rules, codes, and filed plans or other commitments.
Function as face-of-the-company regarding compliance protocols, proceedings, workshops, filings, and audits.

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

March 11, 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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Meteorologist I / Meteorologist II – Portland, OR #110096 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

March 7, 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

Provides routine and non-routine operational weather forecasts to the utility. Supports the utility’s Emergency Operations Center during activations, respond to after-hours emergency events, and perform data analysis. Works closely with members of the internal meteorology team to help improve operational forecasting methods and models. Contributes to projects that improve operational decision-making during significant weather events. Analyzes a wide range of meteorological data to provide continuously updated weather information from a variety of sources to better manage the impacts of weather on the electric distribution and transmission system to identified vulnerabilities. Responsible for preparing and disseminating 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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