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Sr Engineer II, Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT #112993 (Portland, OR, US, 97216)

April 5, 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

Create, revise, and update engineering standard that affect all levels of distribution and/or transmission systems design for the company. Work with other internal groups to technically evaluate external suppliers and manufacturers, and their material to ensure material integrity and reliability. Offer specialized expertise in interpreting relevant federal, state and governing body (e.g. NESC) regulations, as well as expertise in material failure modes and the inspection and troubleshooting techniques used to detect them.

*This role may involve up to 10% travel.

Responsibilities

•   Support procurement in efforts to increase material redundancy and resolve material shortages.
•   Collaborate directly with suppliers to foster strong business relationships.
•   Evaluate suppliers’ ability to manufacture material effectively and reliably.
•   Review manufacturer drawings to ensure that they conform to internal specifications and standards.
•   Develop and maintain publications describing material, material specifications and installation of material.

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PCC System Operator or Trainee (Local 125) – Portland, Oregon – #108418 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

January 19, 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.

Responsibilities

A PCC Region System Operator is responsible for monitoring and directing the safe and reliable operation of electric transmission, substation, and distribution systems. System Operators are trained, certified and responsible for writing and directing primary voltage planned and emergency switching as well as alarm response and outage restoration dispatching duties as assigned. System Operators are trained, certified and responsible for ensuring operations adhere to relevant Federal safe work practices (OSHA 1910.269), Union/Company accident prevention manuals and critical infrastructure protection (NERC) and standards of conduct (FERC) regulation.

Performs fault location, isolation, and load restoration techniques and the communication therein to ensure safe and reliable power delivery.
Ensures relay zones of protection are identified and determines how these will affect system operation in view of switching to be performed.
Monitors and maintains system voltage at acceptable levels to prevent damage to electric equipment and monitors and controls equipment to mitigate line and equipment over-loading conditions.

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Area-Transmission Planner II – Portland, Oregon – #113011 (Portland, Oregon, OR, US, 97216)

January 15, 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

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 generation, transmission facilities/systems.

Responsibilities

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 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.
Deliver on commitments and manage outside engineering services to accomplish the assigned work.
Maintain project timeliness and budgets.

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Senior BA/EIM Program Manager – Portland, Oregon – #112281 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

December 18, 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 position supports PacifiCorp Balancing Area functions which include the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) and Balancing and Interchange (B&I) real-time functions in identifying, analyzing, and resolving real-time issues. This position is a key lead in the planning and implementation of CAISO EIM/Market and Balancing and Interchange (B&I) projects to ensure the PacifiCorp EIM Entity continues to integrate into CAISO EIM reliably and efficiently to accommodate customer needs and meet company goals. Develops plans, specifications/ requirements, calculations, evaluation, design documents and performance assessments associated with planning, design, and operation of the PacifiCorp EIM Entity and PacifiCorp Transmission involvement in CAISO EIM.

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 reliability standards and WECC regional criterion
Support PacifiCorp Grid Operations Energy Grid Operations/EIM (EGO) desk and the Balance and Interchange (B&I) desk in identifying, analyzing and resolving real-time issues, real-time project and event cutovers
Develop highly complex engineering analyses, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments to CAISO EIM and market integration efforts
Plan, analyze, design and support medium-term and long-term projects enabling PacifiCorp EIM Entity continued participation/integration in CAISO Energy Imbalance Market initiatives, new adjacent EIM entities, market model/design corrections, and CAISO market expansion initiatives
Plan, design, revise and implement new adjacent EIM Entity intertie models with existing EIM Entities and new EIM Entities, including establishment of different base and dynamic CAISO intertie resources and constraints
Track, analyze and plan for changes needed to accommodate CAISO market enhancement releases and integration for new EIM entities, specifically focused on the areas of interchange schedule submission and intertie representation in EIM
Determine requirements for enhancements needed (if any) to support CAISO releases and new EIM entity integration, work with internal departments and or software vendors to enhancement interchange schedule systems to support CAISO releases and new EIM entities
Plan, analyze, design and support technical systems and processes for PacifiCorp Grid Operations B&I Desk, including scheduling system technical administration/configuration, balancing authority area schedule and actual interchange management, transmission path, and curtailment methodology implementation
Collaborate with PacifiCorp interchange scheduling system software vendor in software bug identification and resolution, define requirements, and software enhancements to better support present and future PacifiCorp Grid Operations B&I needs
Liaison with other PacifiCorp Grid Operations and PacifiCorp Transmission Services staff in planning, identification, designing and implementation of changes needed in OASIS/related systems (NAESB Web Registry/EIR, OATI Web Trans/Western Interchange Tool) and scheduling systems (MCG CAS) to support PacifiCorp Transmission Customer requested e-Tag changes, interchange implementation, and changes in Balancing Authority definition (i.e.

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Director, Meteorology (Portland, OR or Salt Lake City) #112883 (Portland / Salt Lake City, OR, US, 97216)

November 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

Oversees PacifiCorp’s meteorology strategy, technology and tools, data and policy associated with wildfire and non-wildfire forecasting and recommendations for operational actions. Oversees project objectives and vendor contracts and relationships and leads the meteorology team doing the day-to-day forecasting and project support. Serves as the primary contact for meteorological strategy and policy inputs needed within the business. Standardizes delivery of work products, processes, and meteorology support for events such as Public Safety Power Shutoff. This may include taking the role as the lead forecaster during periods of critical fire weather conditions and providing strategic meteorological support for operational and engineering projects designed to mitigate wildfire risk. Oversees 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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Manager, Region System Operations – Portland, Oregon – #112563 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

October 27, 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 day-to-day (24/7) operations of a transmission and distribution geographic territory 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

Manage, oversee and direct sub-transmission and/or distribution, outage field work, or field technical support functions for Systems Operations.
Manage, audit, and enforce regulatory requirements such as NERC and WECC standards.
Review, approve, and oversee complex switching processes, reporting, and other operational functions.
Manage the operation of transmission and/or distribution system performance.
Respond to system outage conditions that may be complex in nature involving substations, transmission lines, distribution lines and underground networks.

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