Associate Generation Operator

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability inclusion & belonging.1

General Purpose

Continuously maintain Real Power Balance, ensuring compliance with all applicable reliability requirements of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Evaluate current and future day Resource Operations Plan and make data driven decisions to adjust the resource plan to accommodate system requirements, ensuring reliable load service. Evaluate market solutions provided by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Energy Imbalance Market (EIM). Execute the plans within the constraints of real-time system conditions. Validate accuracy of load and variable energy resource (VER) forecasts, and efficiently dispatch system generation resources to balance the electric system and deliver the lowest net power cost solution to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

- Maintain compliance with NERC/FERC/WECC and Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) requirements.

- Maintain accurate unit capabilities in the Energy Supply Management System (EMS) and CAISO Market Model.

- Respond to planned and unplanned generation resource outages and de-rates, documenting outages in OMS and reoptimizing system resources.

- Monitor fuel limited resources and take actions to ensure fuel usage is allocated based on system needs

- Reliably and economically balance current system load and resource requirements.

- Determine available excess energy supply.

- Determine and communicate required reliability-based energy transactions, to PacifiCorp Energy Transaction Traders.

- Collaborate with resource management, resource planning, and gas scheduling to develop the most efficient and reliable operating strategy.

- Monitor the economic and reliable dispatch of the Company’s generating assets on an hourly basis.

- Communicate plant dispatch instructions electronically and via verbal communication with plant operators.

- Identify internal system failures and implement corrective action.

- Author and maintain best operating practices and procedures.

- Maintain and update internal tools and calculations.

- Inform the resource planning group, load and VER forecasting groups, and day ahead operations to areas of improvement in the Day Ahead Resource Plan.

- Maintain professional and effective relationships with generating plant and reliability operations personnel.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Marketing or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Ability to obtain the NERC Certified System Operator (B/I, B/IT, or RC)within 90 days. Extension of 90 day period requires business unit VP approval.

- Ability to analyze market conditions and identify resource opportunities and resource management improvements.

- Position work hours are non-standard.

- Communication and interpersonal skills necessary to develop industry contacts, establish relationships, and negotiate outcomes.

- Proficient with the use of personal computers and automated tools to support resource analysis activity.

- Position work hours are non-standard.

Preferences

- Prior experience in generation dispatch.

- Analytical skills in order to understand market conditions and to analyze resource opportunities

Additional Information

Req Id: 114101

Company Code: PACIFICORP

Primary Location: PORTLAND

Department: Power Supply Schedule: FT

Personnel Subarea: Exempt

Hiring Range: $90,200 - $116,800

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 15.00% of salary.

Benefits: Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave. For more information, please visit: https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.