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Director, Meteorology (Portland, OR) #112883 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

October 23, 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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Senior Emergency Management Specialist – Portland, Oregon or Salt Lake City, UT – 112373 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

July 19, 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 supports all activities, programs and operations of the company’s Emergency Management Program. Supports the development and delivery of a comprehensive, all-hazards emergency management program. Assures compliance with regulatory agencies and serves as the liaison with all local, state and federal agencies, Responsible for supporting the emergency preparedness activities and providing emergency response training to internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

May lead the development and update of the company’s emergency management plan, and other hazard-specific plans and emergency response procedures.
May lead the development and delivery of companywide emergency management training, exercise programs to include table-top and functional exercises focused on scenario-based events which includes operational and non-operational personnel.
Support and may lead the development and implementation of the education and training for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Staff and the Executive Policy Group on the Incident Command System and EOC structure, how they interface, and how it is applied during emergency and disaster situations.

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Manager, Substation Technical Support-Relay Engineering, (OR, UT, ID, WA, WY) #112126 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

July 3, 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 relay support engineering for Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power that have 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 technical employees and responsible for management of employee salaries. Implements and supports Company programs, policies and objectives. Responsible for adherence to department financial budgets. Responsible for 24/7 technical support for substation and line apparatus, protective relays and communication equipment. Responsible for delivery of corporate and departmental goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

Develop and modify policies, practices and procedures to improve the overall operational effectiveness of PacifiCorp’s transmission and distribution system.
Provide technical support to critical and highly complex operation and control functions within the business.
Develop and implement processes and procedures to enhance operational safety, reliability and effectiveness.

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Manager, Meteorology, Salt Lake City, UT or Portland, OR #111617 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

January 1, 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 the maintenance and expansion of PacifiCorp’s Advanced Weather Forecasting and Situational Awareness programs in support of the company’s Wildfire Mitigation Plans. Serves as the primary contact for meteorological information needed within the business. Oversees a wide range of meteorological data to provide continuously updated weather information from a variety of sources to better manage the impacts of weather on the electric distribution and transmission system to identified vulnerabilities. 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. Responsible for selecting, coaching, and developing employees and responsible for management of employee salaries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the annual budget to support staffing, operational, and technology requirements for a 7/24 hour wildfire operations center.

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Real-Time Market Transmission Operations Adviser – Portland, Oregon – #111020 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97216)

October 17, 2023

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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 Real-Time Market Transmission Operations Adviser will provide subject matter expertise to PacifiCorp System Operations in regional strategy and policy recommendations related to energy market activities including the real-time energy and day-ahead market operations. Oversee development of plans, specifications/requirements, design documents and performance assessments associated with real-time energy and day-ahead markets. Act as a liaison with internal business units to ensure PacifiCorp coordination is achieved in market-related stakeholder activities.

Responsibilities

Plan and manage the work of the functional group. Lead projects and initiatives
Lead the functional team; direct day-to-day activities, and provide guidance and recommendations
Plan, analyze, design, and support projects enabling PacifiCorp real-time energy and day-ahead markets continued participation/integration in market initiatives, new adjacent entities, market model/design corrections, and market expansion initiatives
Oversee and manage all Balancing Authority Area market tools, as well as procedures utilized in real-time operations
Act as a SME in the market stakeholder processes and/or other market related initiatives which relate to, or directly impact PacifiCorp System Operations
Collaborate with PacifiCorp Energy Grid Operations (EGO) desk in identifying, analyzing, and resolving real-time issues, real-time projects, and event cutovers
Identify and coordinate changes needed to accommodate market enhancement releases and integration for new real-time energy and day-ahead market entities, specifically focused on the areas of interchange schedule submission and intertie representation in real-time energy and day-ahead markets
Partner and collaborate with other PacifiCorp business units to manage change through stakeholder processes, development of design documents, and implementation of processes and procedures
Participate on various advisory committees and task forces on behalf of PacifiCorp System Operations interests, to stay abreast of current reliability and market issues providing input and recommendations
Provide input into team employee performance reviews.

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Region System Operations Supervisor – Portland, Oregon – #106677 (Portland, Oregon, OR, US, 97216)

July 9, 2023

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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 is responsible for functional oversight of the day to day (24/7) electric utility transmission and distribution control center operations with covering a large geographic territory, which has a major impact on corporate and business unit objectives. Implements and supports Company programs and policies. May be a working supervisor.

Responsibilities

Plan and manage the work and scheduling of the functional group.
Lead the functional team; direct day-to-day activities, and provide guidance and direction.
Manage the Salt Lake City or Portland region system operations center. Responsible for implementing strategic business objectives, strategies and plans in support of company strategic goals.
Supervise work activities related to system operation, outage requests, customer outages, and the management notification processes.
Oversee activities related to the planning, operations, switching and protection of the distribution and transmission systems.

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