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Senior Customer Solutions Regulatory Specialist – Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT (#112977) (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

November 24, 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

Act as top technical expert for the customer solutions department on demand side management, demand response, renewable energy program and/or electric transportation regulations, policies and practices. Provide advice, counsel and training to management and stakeholders on the appropriate application of company rules, rates and administrative tariffs. Conduct advisory groups, special studies and analyses, presents recommendations to management and influences management decisions. Prepare and defend regulatory filings. Interface with state regulatory commissions and stakeholders in defense of regulatory filings, complaints, escalated issues, and the appropriate application of company and commission administrative rules.

Responsibilities of this position include the following:

• Act as lead analyst, project manager and point of contact with the Energy Trust of Oregon.
• Act as the lead analyst and/or project leader in the preparation of strategic analysis and planning to keep rules and regulations current with operational needs, policies, and practices.

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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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Sr GIS Specialist, Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT #112951 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

November 12, 2024

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General Purpose

Use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), AutoCAD, and custom applications to create, collect, compile, configure, transform, and maintain data that serves a variety of purposes. Generate maps; read and interpret electrical utility asset and connectivity maps to enter, edit, and update spatial and tabular data. Understand digital land data and manage data entered into a GIS database. Maintain the accuracy of the GIS database(s), technical files and documentation. Develop and maintain operational and procedural documentation. Work as a technical or supervisory lead.

Responsibilities

Post map changes as instructed by field-completed drawings and as-builts.
Maintain complete records of the Company’s distribution electrical assets.
Maintain the electrical connectivity network within the GIS applications by ensuring complete network traceability from the substation to the end customer.
Work with Dispatch personnel on outage mapping system updates.
Deliver accurate and timely resolution to daily production issues by troubleshooting and providing effective and timely solutions.
Interpret engineering designs, plans, plat maps and legal descriptions to automate, update, and correct map data; conducts mapping research in the field and office.

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T&D Data Scientist II, Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT #112794 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

November 4, 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 technical support on complex and business critical projects related to wildfire mitigation, asset performance, and T&D Operations across six states. Leverages large data sets including weather, environmental, outage, vegetation, and grid attributes to inform long term risk analysis and aid in decision making. Works alongside senior leadership to develop tools and analysis and inform the future of data driven decisions. Develops presentations for senior management and recommends and implements changes to meet company goals.

Responsibilities

Conduct research studies and technical analyses in areas of specialized data science to support company objectives including wildfire risk modeling and analysis, electric service reliability analysis, and ad hoc projects in support of electric operations program teams.
Support data science projects, processes, or systems over the life cycle of the project, including project identification, scope development, implementation, and long-term operations and maintenance.

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Asset Risk Program Manager, Portland, OR or Salt Lake City UT #112340 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

October 7, 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.

Department Overview

The Asset Risk Organization is responsible for identifying, quantifying, and developing mitigation strategies for risks to electric transmission and distribution assets, including system performance/reliability improvement and wildfire risk reduction. The organization supports several objectives to 1) complete accurate, timely reporting on system performance and responses to data requests from regulatory entities; 2) meet all commitments outlined in our Wildfire Mitigation Plans; 3) continue to foster trusted relationships with key stakeholders; and 4) provide ongoing technical support and manage technology development for existing and new applications.

General Purpose

The Asset Risk Program Mgr is responsible for coordinating the development of an integrated risk strategy aligning programmatic efforts covering wildfire risk, reliability, and resilience within a common framework. This position will support development, approval, tracking, and reporting on cross-functional work to achieve strategic objectives within the integrated risk strategy.

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Engineer (I, II, SR) Portland OR or Salt Lake City #112469 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

August 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

Applies prescribed methods and standard practices in performing specific tasks within projects and assists other engineering staff on more complex projects. 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’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Engineer I position include the following:
•   Prepare engineering scoping document from planning studies to be used during design.
•   Analyze the system design, programming, and modification.
•   Develop and review studies of limited scope and prepare data for cost estimations and analyses.
•   Run equipment and performance tests and install and inspect new equipment.
•   Conduct site inspections to ensure adherence to engineering standards.

In addition to the above, the Engineer II responsibilities include:
• Design, develop, modify, and evaluate systems, process, or facilities to support Company objectives, utilizing engineering methods.

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