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GIS Specialist – Portland, OR – #112182 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

May 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

The GIS Specialist position ensures that As-Builts are mapped into the facility and GIS based connectivity mapping systems after construction completes. As well as providing support on various data cleanup projects, responding to inquiries, internal and external data requests, and regulatory requests. Responsible for updating the mapping and connectivity systems using redlines and other information that comes back from the field, engineering, or dispatch. Position requires a good understanding of electrical distribution systems or other utility network based systems in addition to a strong knowledge of distribution utility design and GIS fundamentals.

Responsibilities

•   Receives, tracks, and fulfills both internal and external spatial data and map requests.
•   Prepares PDF map products for annual regulated facility inspection programs, engineers, and various departments.
•   Editing and maintaining spatial data in an enterprise GIS environment.

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Senior IRP Program/Regulatory Specialist – Portland, Oregon – #112155 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

May 16, 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

Provide regulatory, legislative and project management support including for the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and associated stakeholder and regulatory process, active regulatory dockets supporting commercial and resource acquisitions, and legislative activities impacting modeling and planning inputs and assumptions.

Responsibilities

Draft comments and contribute to testimony and other regulatory filings in the IRP dockets and other related rulemakings and legislative activities.
Coordinate and respond to discovery requests from state commissions and stakeholders.
Oversee regulatory deadlines and maintain a regulatory schedule for state and federal requirements and meetings impacting the IRP and other regulatory findings.
Develop an IRP project plan with the project scope and objectives, major activities, and timelines for completion.
Oversee and maintain the IRP project plan and monitor progress against the plan. Communicate with the Director regarding project status.
Contribute to development of the IRP document.

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Resource Valuation/Planning Analyst or Senior Resource/Valuation Planning Analyst – Portland, Oregon (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

May 12, 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

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.

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Sr Engineer (Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT) #112047 (PORTLAND/Salt Lake City, OR, US, 97232)

May 8, 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

Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the companyÃâs generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems.

Responsibilities

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 associate and career level engineers, technicians and drafters.
Recommend alternative engineering solutions to management to meet business needs.
Deliver on commitments and manage outside engineering services to accomplish the assigned work.
Maintain project timelines and budgets.
Analyze and design engineering methods

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
A minimum of five or more years experience in industrial power systems or electric utility power systems, or related professional experience.

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Senior Project Manager – Portland, Oregon #112129 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

April 30, 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 development and implementation of projects by providing strategic direction to a team responsible for project development including design, analysis, feasibility studies, budget and schedule. Establishes project goals, negotiates timelines/schedules, and develops project plans.

Responsibilities

Promote a customer first culture and commit to delivering outstanding results for customers.
Manage one or more highly complex projects, research, track, and report on initiatives.
Ensure that deliverables are completed in accordance to the PacifiCorp Project Governance and Standards.
Develop and implement projects by providing strategic direction to a team.
Appoint Work Stream leaders (when necessary) to manage significant subsets of projects.
Analyze and evaluate datasets or documents to define critical tasks.
Recommend project plans, timelines, and budgets to management, and monitor progress against plan.
Evaluate and establish project goals, develop project plans, and negotiate timelines and schedules.

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Resource Operations Analyst (Portland, Oregon) #112009 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

April 26, 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 general operating guidance to staff and field control operators as required for resource operations, water management, generation schedules and generation planning. Primary responsibility is to ensure consistent and reliable planning and scheduling of the company’s generation assets capacity and energy.

Responsibilities for this position include the following:

Develop operating plans to effectively manage water supply to satisfy all multi-use objectives.
Responsible for fulfilling PacifiCorp’s resource stewardship commitment to the environment and license compliance.
Perform routine water balance and scheduling calculations related to water management, environmental and recreation objectives.
Provide general resource operations and/or water management guidance to business unit staff, field, and union personnel, both internal and external to PacifiCorp related to hydro generation and project operations to ensure delivery of production plans and operational modifications.
Provide technical operational and hydrologic support for project licensing efforts.

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