Public Utilities Specialists

Company Description

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a federal nonprofit wholesale power marketer providing electricity from 31 federal dams and one nuclear plant to millions of consumers and businesses across eight states.

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

HOW TO APPLY

: External Application Link(s):

Three different experience levels in distinct departments for Public Utilities Specialists in Portland, OR

1)

Public Utilities Specialist, GS-1130-9/11, (PTKC) -Contract Administration and Settlements

25-BPA-48055-12804453-MP: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/846821900

25-BPA-48055-12804454-DE: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/846822300

2) 

25-BPA-48101-12804245-MP: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/846822600

25-BPA-48101-12804246-DE: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/846822900

3) Public Utilities Specialist, (Trader) GS-1130-13, (PTFN)- Trading Floor group of the Bulk Marketing

25-BPA-48106-12806456-MP: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/846823000

25-BPA-48106-12806457-DE: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/846823400

LOCATION(s)            Portland, OR

SALARY:

See Announcement regarding salary ranges

Role Description

As a Public Utilities Specialist, GS-1130-9/11, (

- Assist in the processing of daily and short-term contracts and confirmation memos negotiated by the Trading Floor. Obtain Scheduling and Trading Floor approval then submit original for manager's signature. Reconcile, certify, and process brokerage bills for payment.

- As necessary, assist the coordination with Scheduling and Billing to jointly manage contract review, implementation and administration needs for all groups. Meet as needed with Front and Middle Office staff to troubleshoot and correct errors.

- Provide assistance in training and onboarding team members.

- Assist in organization and cataloguing of new contracts. Manage counter party data in software system of record (ETRM).

- Input contract data into the ETRM and Transaction Scheduling Systems (ISAAC), as required. As necessary, update contract templates and customer databases.

- Make recommendations to management for improvements in contract development, administration and implementation processes. Assist the effort in implementation. (Includes assisting in simplifying current tracking processes by providing recommendations for merging separate systems.)

- Manage special requests submitted by the Bulk Marketing team. Assist the effort in determining scope of work, preparing a work plan, and coordinating the participation of others as required. Produce reports to management, Account Executives, and Traders upon request. Conduct analyses of Trading Floor data and prepare ad hoc reports upon request.

As a Public Utilities Specialist, GS-1130-12, (

- Perform technical and administrative work in multiple aspects of a long-term power sells contract (the Slice/Block product) to support the design and implementation of computer simulation models.

- Provide technical and administrative support of defining customer energy access under the Slice contract, including analysis of the Federal Columbia River Power System's operational requirements, analysis of contract provisions, parameters in the customer's simulation of the hydroelectric system, and after-the-fact calls for reduction penalties.

- Coordinate with other groups within BPA in the design, development, and implementation of the Slice/Block product and the Slice simulator to ensure that Slice program decisions and implementation plans are consistent with BPA Policy, the Slice/Block contract and meet all requirements governing FCRPS operations.

- Review, analyze, and prepare evaluations of BPA and customer study assumptions and inputs used in computer simulations to determine whether the results are a 'reasonable representation' of the actual operations and operating constraints imposed on BPA in producing hydro-electric power.

- Conduct analysis of Slice contracts and complex Slice customer account data to enable senior staff and the Slice product manager to understand slice customers, their issues and concerns and to enable functional teams and management to anticipate sensitivities to current and future BPA and business initiatives.

- Support agency and PG policy efforts by performs Slice customer related technical analyses such as rate impact analysis and customer specific analyses and scenario development to provide data driven assessments of the Slice Product and its delivery.

As a Public Utilities Specialist, GS-1130-13, Trading Floor group of the Bulk Marketing), you will:

- Serve as the technical expert in Marketing. Proactively seeks energy, capacity and transmission trading opportunities by creating and maintaining excellent customer service and a comprehensive understanding of customer and BPA needs and capabilities

- Serve as a principal source of customer information and leads daily negotiations with customers for the purchase and sale of monthly, weekly, and daily commodity power products and services.

- Develop individual customer plans and strategies to maximize the net revenue from the purchase and sale of commodity power products.

- Monitor the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) evolving energy, capacity, regulation, resource adequacy and imbalance energy markets to identify, develop and implement marketing strategies that help the Trading Floor achieve annual secondary net revenue targets.

REQUIREMENTS:

In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.

When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.

Key Requirements:

- Must be a U.S. Citizen

- This employer participates in the e-Verify program.

- Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.

- You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.

Conditions of Employment: (GS-13 position)

Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.

QUALIFICATIONS

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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-7 when applying to the GS-9

GS-9 when applying to the GS-11 //

GS-11 when applying to the GS-12 // GS-12 when applying to the GS-13] in the Federal service.

GS-09

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A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-7] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) assisting in the processing of short-term contracts or other work agreements; 2) coordinating with other work groups and assisting in the implementation of contracts to meet program objectives; and 3) troubleshooting errors and helping develop recommendations to correct errors under the guidance of senior coworkers.

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:

GS-11

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A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) assisting in the processing and administration of short-term contracts; 2) coordinating the implementation of contracts across work groups to meet objectives and needs; and 3) identifying and analyzing problems and developing solutions to resolve them.

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:

(See Qualifications section for details)

GS-12

: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-11] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) planning and accomplishing analytical and evaluative work in the Slice/Block or other long-term power sales product to support contract negotiations with customers; 2) Experience representing business requirements in the design and implementation of a computer simulation model to manage the constraints of a hydroelectric power regulations or related regulatory board, and 3) conducting analyses of Slice or similar contracts and customer account data to make sound business recommendations.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 level.

GS-13

: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [enter grade] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Supporting power or transmission buying and selling strategies through trading, scheduling, forecasting, or analyzing data; 2) Independently evaluated large amounts of data to make decisions with a high financial or physical impact.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-13 level.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

EDUCATION:

(See this section)

(See Required Documents section on application)

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