Resource Valuation/Planning Analyst or Senior Resource/Valuation Planning Analyst – Portland, Oregon (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)
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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
The responsibilities of the Resource Valuation/Planning Analyst:
- Assist in maintaining and operating 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 for qualify control
- Update model when new versions of the software are released.
- Assist with compiling and interpreting large data sets
- Complete ad-hoc analysis in support of resource investment & procurement
- Complete writing assignments that describe model methods, assumptions, and results
- Perform assignments requiring analysis, integration and creativity for which the purpose, objectives, and methods may or may not be well defined
- Assist in the production of communication materials used to explain moderately complex information to internal and external stakeholders (written memorandum, slide presentations)
- Provide recommendations for improvements to model and database processes and practices
- Gather data, complete analysis, and accurately populate data used for external reporting consistent with requirements established by regulators and other external parties
- Support discovery and regulatory requests related to modeling activities.