Transmission Settlement Analyst

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE's Transmission team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open

Transmission Settlement Analyst

position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Job Description

Puget Sound Energy's Transmission Services and Contracts department is looking for a new member to join our Transmission Services and Settlements team! This is an excellent opportunity to play an integral role in supporting PSE's solutions for our customers' future clean energy needs.

In this role, you will support the development and maintenance of business practices, procedures, and tools for the implementation of PSE's Open Access Same-time Information System (OASIS). You will process PSEI grid components in PSE's OASIS and NAESB's Electric Industry Registry, while ensuring compliance with related government standards, PSE business practices, and internal controls.

Your responsibilities will include maintaining and analyzing back office settlement data resulting from PSE's transmission-related service and its participation in the California ISO Western Energy Imbalance Market. You will be performing financial, statistical, and operational studies to support initiatives and ongoing supportng needs of PSE's Clean Energy Strategy. Additionally, you will research and analyze operational data and accounting issues, recommending and implementing appropriate solutions.

In this position, you will uphold safety compliance standards inherent in PSE's operating and field procedures related to work responsibilities, while promoting and supporting a culture of total safety.

A successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to conducting business honestly and ethically, consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct, while ensuring all duties are performed in accordance with regulatory compliance obligations.

Job Responsibilities

- Provide transmission services, including managing PSE's grid components in OASIS and supporting transmission accounting functions.

- OASIS management:

- Support management of PSEI grid components in PSE's OASIS and other transmission-related software, inclusing NAESB's Electric Industry Registry.

- Manage PSE's OASIS to include TTC updates, outage information, public posting notices and various documentation.

- Assist in the development and maintenance of business practices, procedures, and tools for PSE's OASIS.

- Support administration of OATI production and development applications, using account maintenance, and appropriate settings.

- Manage customer transmission service requests, working with supervisors, transmission services and contracts staff as needed.

- Troubleshoot customer/scheduling tagging, submittals, and other technical issues.

- Assure compliance with industry rules, standards, business practices, and PSE's OATT (Open Access Transmission Tariff).

- Assure compliance with FERC, NERC, NAESB (North American Energy Standards Board) and WECC standards.

- Support transmission rate making strategy and make recommendations for optimizing the value of transmission assets.

- Support PSE policy, interconnection, engineering, and compliance teams - providing transmission guidance (and vice versa) as needed.

- Stay current on industry trends and developments through organizations such as NAESB, WECC, NERC, and FERC.

- Transmission Accounting:

- Assist with Point to Point and NITs transmission monthly billing, related reporting and accruals.

- Assist with managing blanket service agreements for new and existing customers.

- Prepare internal and external reports including FERC From 1, WECC Budget Assessment, and Unscheduled Flow Mitigation.

- Create departmental study work orders; track deposits, costs, and refunds.

- Submit quarterly Transmission Contract EQR data.

- Support FERC rate cases, formula rate updates, and PCORC transmission revenue estimates.

- Reconcile Southern Intertie Capacity Owner BPA work orders, forecasts, and payments.

- Support Settlment staff members as needed.

- Other duties:

- Represent PSE at industry workgroups.

- Perform software upgrades/improvements testing and issue resolution.

- Respond to transmission and interconnection customer inquiries.

- Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Experience working in accounting or data analysis.

- Knowledge and familiarity with basic business office software.

- Able to maintain attention while performing detailed routine tasks.

- Excellent problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills.

- Strong organizational and communication skills.

- Ability to work effectively to tight deadlines in a fast paced environment.

- Work effectively in matrix environment.

Desired Qualifications

- Experience working in electric industry and/or organized markets.

- Knowledge of OATI software platform, PCI, SAP.

- Knowledge of FERC, NERC, NAESB, WECC.

Additional Information

At PSE we value and respect our employees and provide them opportunities to excel. We offer a competitive compensation and rewards package.

The pay range for this position is $74,000.00 - $111,900.00, and this position is eligible for annual goals based incentive bonuses.

PSE offers a suite of benefits to our employees. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance. There are additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee assistance program (EAP). For long term savings, PSE offers a 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan. Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year. Detailed benefit overviews can be found on our Career page - Why Work For Us (pse.com) .

Families and businesses depend on PSE to provide the energy they need to pursue their dreams. Our steadfast commitment to serving Washington communities with safe, dependable and efficient energy started in 1873. Today we're building the Northwest's energy future through efforts like our award winning energy efficiency programs and our leadership in renewable energy.

Puget Sound Energy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status or presence of a disability that with or without reasonable accommodation does not prevent performance of the essential functions of the job, or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law.

Should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources Staffing department at jobs@pse.com or 425-462-3017.