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Engineer (SR, SRII) Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT #111592 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

March 12, 2025

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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. Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, , and detailed scopes of work. Develops protection system settings, engineering calculations and design documents associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Company’s transmission and distribution, facilities/systems. Provide guidance, supervision and engineering peer reviews for other engineers in the department. Supports the construction and commissioning of protection systems deployed on company transmission and distribution facilities.

Responsibilities

•   Develop Protection system schematic designs
•   Conduct Short circuit and symmetrical component analysis
•   Perform protection system coordination studies localized and wide area
•   Develop Relay settings and protection system automation logic
•   Conduct arc flash analysis
•   Manage Integration with SCADA systems
•   Develop complex electrical engineering studies, plans, detailed scopes of work and protection system criteria.

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Maryland Officials Support Gas Plants Among Cleaner Forms of Generation

March 11, 2025

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Maryland lawmakers have introduced a bill in the state legislature that sponsors say would provide an easier path to build new power plants, including natural gas-fired facilities, and lower utility bills for ratepayers as part of the process.

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Generalized fights

March 10, 2025

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Generalized fights The popular saying "in a house where there is no bread, everyone fights and no one is right" reflects – in my opinion – the sad reality of today's world. Countries are adopting confrontational attitudes, marked mainly by tariff retaliation between their economies. Instead of seeking to identify opportunities of common interest, they resort to..
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What is Career Management (Why It Matters)?

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Many employers feel that their career prospects are fully in the hands of their employers. Less than one in three employees knows how to develop their career over the next five years.

But that can’t be farther from the truth. It is you who should be in charge of your career management — and steer this process in the right direction.

What is Career Management?

Career management is a continuous process of planning and adapting your professional development to meet your future goals. In other words — it’s everything you do to ensure you’re progressing vertically (e.g., to higher-up positions) or horizontally (e.g., by expanding your skill set and pay grade).

The point is you’re thinking ahead about where you want to be in the next two, five, or ten years and take steps to achieve those career objectives. Here are a few quick career management examples to help you better visualize the concept:

Finding a mentor or internal sponsor who helps you create a career roadmap and guides you on your journey.

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Software and DLRs Key to Unlocking Power Grid’s Potential

March 9, 2025

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Imagine unlocking 30% more power from our existing grid overnight. That’s the potential we’re ignoring, and it’s costing us billions. The demand for energy is rising, and utilities are struggling […]

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Renewable Accounting Specialist (Portland, OR) #113179 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

March 8, 2025

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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 inclusion & belonging.

General Purpose

Administer and advise on design for program(s) and/or function(s) related to tracking, maintaining, and reporting on environmental attributes. Process data and support commercial and customer business related to environmental attributes, including implementation of REC tracking activities in WREGIS, administration of regulatory reporting obligations, and maintenance of the company’s REC book. Support efforts associated with developing and maintaining tracking tools for resource fuel type, renewable resources in assigned categories, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Responsibilities

Serve as subject matter expert related to environmental attribute tracking and accounting and provide guidance to associate and career level administrators as well as managers of mandatory reporting obligations.
Administer REC related contract obligations including purchases and sales, and the distribution of transfer documentation and storage in internal systems, and support resolution of contract disputes with counterparties as needed.
Administer REC tracking and transfer activities in WREGIS (i.e.,

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