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Area-Transmission Planner (I, II, Senior or Senior II) – Portland, OR #108632 (Portland, OR, US, 96101)

August 15, 2022

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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

Contributes to planning and implementation of transmission projects necessary to ensure that the transmission system continues to reliably and efficiently accommodate customer needs. Utilizes engineering methods to demonstrate compliance with NERC/WECC Reliability Standards.

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 facilities/systems.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Area Transmission Planner position include:
•   Design, develop, modify, and evaluate transmission systems, processes, or facilities to support Company objectives, utilizing engineering methods to demonstrate compliance with NERC/WECC reliability standards.
•   Develop moderately complex engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments.
•   Determine methods and techniques for obtaining results.
•   Recommend alternative engineering solutions to management to meet business needs.

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Sr. Area/Transmission Planner – Portland, OR #108511 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

August 11, 2022

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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

Contributes to planning and implementation of transmission projects necessary to ensure that the transmission system continues to reliably and efficiently accommodate customer needs. Utilizes engineering methods to demonstrate compliance with NERC/WECC Reliability Standards.

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 facilities/systems.

Responsibilities

•   Design, develop, modify, and evaluate main grid transmission systems, processes, or facilities to support Company objectives, utilizing engineering methods to demonstrate compliance with NERC/WECC reliability standards.
•   Develop highly complex engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments to the main grid.
•   Act as a lead expert in the work group; train and mentor associate and career level planners, engineers, technicians and drafters.

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T&D Data Scientist (Mid-Level or Senior) Portland, OR (Remote work available) – 108099 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

August 7, 2022

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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 leadership on the most complex and business critical projects related to wildfire mitigation, asset performance, and T&D Operations across six states. Leverages large quantities of data, such as 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 to inform the future of data driven decisions. Develops presentations for senior management and recommends and implements changes to meet company goals. Supports long term grid planning and load forecasting. Facilitates internal training for engineers and technicians in subject areas, acts as company subject matter expert.

Responsibilities for this position include:

Conduct complex research studies and technical analyses in areas of specialized data science to support company objectives and enable Transmission and Distribution Operations.

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Manager, Distribution – Portland, OR #108753 (Portland, OR, US, 97218)

August 3, 2022

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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 an electric utility in a geographic territory, region, location or functional unit that has a significant impact on corporate, business unit or organizational objectives. These operations pertain to the high voltage substation department. Manages three different union crafts: Apparatus, Meter/Relay protection technicians and Communication technicians. Establishes and implements business objectives, strategies, and plans. Implements and supports company programs and policies. Develops innovative leadership techniques that will improve the safety of each team member and the quality of work each team member performs in an effort to improve efficiencies.

Responsibilities

•   Promote safety in the workplace through demonstrated leadership.
•   Ensure that a zero accident workplace message is delivered in a convincing manner on a regular basis.
•   Implement strategic business objectives, strategies and plans in support of the company’s strategic goals.

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Resource Valuation/Planning Specialist – Portland, Oregon – #108053 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

July 30, 2022

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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 operates and maintains optimization models used for long-term resource planning, asset valuation, production cost analytics, and resource acquisition.

Responsibilities

Maintain and operate optimization models used to develop the integrated resource plan (IRP), asset valuation studies, production cost analytics, and resource acquisition including the following activities:
- Ensure model assumptions are current and accurate (examples include loads, unit characteristics, fuel costs, environmental policy, transmission, resource retirements, and resource additions)
- Document inputs and outputs.
- Troubleshoot model errors.
- Review forecast/model results to ensure they are reasonable and consistent with input assumptions.
Update model data and model configuration when new versions of the software are released.
Compile and interpret large and complex data sets to formulate model inputs.
Complete ad-hoc analysis in support of resource investment, resource acquisition, and structured commercial transaction opportunities.
Complete writing assignments that describe model methods, assumptions, and results.

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Engineer Sr / Sr II or Principal (Protection & Control) Portland, OR / SLC, UT – #108429 (SALT LAKE CITY, OR, US, 84116)

July 26, 2022

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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 engineering design standards and configuration guides for the protection and control of distribution facilities and systems. Create specifications, and performance requirements for protective relay systems and control functionality for all aspects of the distribution system. This position is also responsible for the evaluations and performance assessments of protective equipment installed on the company’s distribution facilities and systems.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Sr Engineer and Sr Engineer II position include:

Design, develop, modify, and evaluate systems, process, or facilities to support company objectives, utilizing engineering methods.
Develop highly complex engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments.
Determine methods and techniques for obtaining results.
Act as a lead/expert in the work group; train and mentor less experienced engineers, technicians, and drafters.
Recommend alternative engineering solutions to management to meet business needs.

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