PacifiCorp

Organized Market Analyst (Mid / Associate Level) Portland, OR #113904

Portland, OR

full time

$78,500-$116,800

On-site

Utilities

About This Job

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.

General Purpose

Under general direction, the Associate Organized Markets Analyst provides policy, analytics and operations support to PacifiCorp’s Energy Supply Management (“ESM”) team to ensure operational and financial objectives are met. Focuses on the development of strategy and policy recommendations related to PacifiCorp’s activities in the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) day-ahead and real-time markets. Provides support on completing and delivering a wide range of data analysis projects spanning both existing and new problems. Organizes, analyzes and visualizes data for informing policy decisions. Supports PacifiCorp’s ongoing work of adding unprecedented amounts of new renewable generation and new storage resources to its system and works towards PacifiCorp’s mission of delivering customers clean, affordable and reliable power.

The Organized Markets Analyst provides critical policy, analytics, and/or operations support to the ESM team to ensure operational and financial objectives are met. Leads in the development of strategy and policy recommendations related to PacifiCorp’s activities in the CAISO day-ahead and real-time markets. Supports PacifiCorp’s ongoing work of adding unprecedented amounts of new renewables and storage to its system and works towards its mission of delivering customers affordable and reliable power without greenhouse gas emissions.

Responsibilities of this position include the following:

Under general direction:

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Lead PacifiCorp’s participation in the CAISO stakeholder processes or other initiatives which relate to or impact the merchant business unit’s interests in the CAISO markets.

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Provide support in analyzing market related proposals, comments, white papers or other position statements produced through CAISO stakeholder processes which have the potential to impact the merchant business unit’s interests.

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Collaborate across ESM teams to develop policy positions and submit comments for CAISO market stakeholder initiatives.

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Gather, analyze and prepare supporting materials used for internal and external communications on the CAISO markets which relate to or impact the merchant business unit’s interests, including data request responses, testimony, regulatory filings, etc.

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Assist in collecting, analyzing and visualizing data to 1) perform data analyses using existing methodologies and models and 2) conceive of and develop analytical solutions to new operational, business or other issues that require analysis and insight.

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Own specific operational tasks (e.g., EIM bid submissions, EIM benefit calculations) with focus on continuous improvement.

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Participate in a wide range of technical projects across the department focused on improving operational efficiency, turning data into insights and optimizing resource usage.

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Interface, liaise and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and departments within PacifiCorp to gather requirements, data, support and feedback on various assignments.

Develop and maintain documentation that allows a third party to easily understand and replicate all aspects of analyses.

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Provide operational/vacation coverage to other ESM team members (e.g., EIM bid submissions, load forecasting, etc.)

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Develop clear documentation of existing and new operational processes used within ESM.

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Aid in the development of coherent presentations that effectively communicate the results of analyses using best practices in communicating technical information to non-technical audiences.

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Coordinate internal dissemination of the results of analyses to affected business units and assist with development of downstream products or analysis.

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Collaborate across PacifiCorp teams to communicate relevant CAISO market requirements, processes, and changes.

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Interface with the settlement/billing group related to organized market transactions.

Requirements for this position include the following:

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Bachelor’s degree in economics, business, data analytics, finance, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Coursework and/or familiarity with data analysis, econometrics and statistics.

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Ability to carefully and strategically time-manage priorities among a multitude of issues and processes.

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Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills involving the ability to work cross-functionally to understand business requirements, present alternatives, and present recommendations.

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Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure situations while keeping focused and calm.

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Ability to provide timely assessments with limited information and/or assumptions.

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Desire and demonstrated capability to learn complex information quickly and rapidly, and to apply new knowledge in day-to-day assignments.

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Self-starter, problem solver and proactive team player who enjoys functioning in a highly fluid and tight-knit team-oriented environment

In addition to the above, the Requirements for the Mid-level position include the following:

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A minimum of three years of directly related experience in an organized electric utility market or independent system operator or its substantive equivalent.

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Demonstrated project management and interpersonal necessary to manage cross-departmental projects.

Preferences

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A minimum of one year of directly related experience in an organized electricity market or independent system operator or its substantive equivalent.

Strong technical writing skills.

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Strong interpersonal and presentation skills

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Experience and familiarity with data analyses, data structure and/or data visualization.

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Specific knowledge of issues affecting individual utilities and control areas within the western interconnection, and within western wholesale competitive markets.

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Experience using Tableau, PowerBI or other data visualization tools.

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Familiarity with R (The R Project for Statistical Computing) or Python.

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Knowledge of PacifiCorp’s system, regulatory environments or operations.

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Detailed knowledge of national, western interconnection, and northwest transmission/wholesale power business issues, competitive markets, and utility structures including RTO and ISO business practices.

Additional Information

Req Id: 113904

Company Code: PACIFICORP

Primary Location: PORTLAND

Department: Power Supply Schedule: FT

Personnel Subarea: Exempt

Hiring Range: $78,500 - $116,800

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00% 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