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Manager, Distribution – Grants Pass, Oregon – #112223 (GRANTS PASS, OR, US, 97527)

June 17, 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 operations of an electric utility in a geographic territory, region, location 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. Implements and supports company programs and policies. Usually responsible for establishment and adherence to department budget. Develop innovative leadership techniques that will improve the safety of each employee group and the quality of work each employee group performs in an effort to improve efficiencies.

Responsibilities

Participate in activities related to the planning, design, building, maintenance, switching and control of the electrical distribution and transmission systems.
Analyze market and competition and understands organization’s strengths and weaknesses to identify external threats and opportunities.
Adapt strategy to changing conditions by overcoming resistance and supporting those affected by change.

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Resource Scheduler (Mid or Assoc. Level) Portland, Oregon #112179 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

June 9, 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

Plans, arranges for, and coordinates the company’s power generation and interchange scheduling with adjoining systems and other members of various power pools. Monitors system operations and adjusts operational activities accordingly. Schedules sales, purchases, storage and wheeling with other utilities.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities for this position include the following:

Monitor future and real-time resource conditions and evaluate fuel requirements.
Monitor compliance with contracts and operational plans.
Monitor system operations and adjust operational activities accordingly.
Determine available surplus energy and schedule sales, purchases, storage, and wheeling with other utilities.
Verify availability and purchasing transmission through third party OASIS sites.
Pre-schedule energy trading and generation control and set an operational plan.
Plan the company’s hourly interchange scheduling with adjoining systems and other members of various power pools.
Review system positions and adjust proposed operational plans accordingly.
Determine appropriate scheduling procedures for legacy contracts and schedule accordingly.

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Director, Vegetation – Portland, Oregon – #112178 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

June 5, 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 vegetation operations of a geographic territory, region, location, or functional unit that have a significant impact on corporate, business unit, or organizational objectives. Establishes and implements strategic business objectives, strategies, and plans. . Responsible for selecting, coaching, and developing employees and management of employee salaries. Implements and supports company programs and policies. Typically supervises Manager-level employees.

Responsibilities

Establish objectives, develop and execute policy, direct and monitor resources, and recommend and oversee development or implementation of systems, programs, or processes.
Determine critical tasks, establish sequence of events, identify teams, timelines and outcomes, and produce project plans.
Determine specifications, schedules, timelines, and define deliverables.
Develop strategy for area vegetation management for both distribution and transmission rights of way.
Provide strategic direction to area foresters and work crews.
Manage compliance with regulatory requirements from an array of various government agencies.

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Resource Operations Analyst (Mid / Sr Level) Portland, Oregon #112122 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

May 28, 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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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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