Director, Transmission Scheduling & Rates (Portland, OR) #113917 Job at PacifiCorp, Portland, OR

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  • PacifiCorp
  • Portland, OR

Job Description

Director, Transmission Scheduling & Rates (Portland, OR) #113917

Date: Jul 23, 2025

Location: PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232

Company: PacifiCorp

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

Manage a geographic territory, region, location or cross-functional unit, which has a major impact on corporate, business unit, or organizational objectives. Establish strategic business objectives, strategies, and plans in support of Company strategic goals. Manage and allocate financial and employee resources. Manage the support resources for the transmission day-to-day functions including reliability standards, technical review of interconnection requests, transmission requests, and administration of transmission contracts. Responsible for selecting, coaching, and developing employees and management of employee salaries. Implement and support Company programs and policies.

Responsibilities

  • Apply engineering and environmental principles to support the Company's operations, including facilities technical studies, planning, and implementing capital projects.
  • Assist with development and implementation of annual asset investment plan including capital and maintenance expenditure options and serviceability reviews.
  • Prepare expert testimony for legislative hearings, regulatory proceedings and court proceedings.
  • Lead data responses and correspondence with PUCs, FERC, WECC and NERC on PacifiCorp's open access transmission tariff issues.
  • Interpret PacifiCorp's open access transmission tariff and associated business practices and establish business processes as required to ensure consistent compliance with the terms.
  • Manage various FERC and NERC reliability compliance aspects including assuring contracts are properly filed on the quarterly FERC filing or separately filed as non-conforming. Tracking performance for the periodic reporting of study timeline results on the Company’s OASIS for Order 890 compliance, verification of proper billing, OASIS functionality, etc. is required.
  • Assess complex transmission contract terms and their long term implications on PacifiCorp’s business and make recommendations during negotiations.
  • Direct the daily functions required within the transmission business. These include preparing transmission study agreements, technical review of impact study results, technical review of transmission contracts, drafting new and amending old transmission contracts, analyze, assess and investigate the requirements of contracts and / or proposals. Ability to develop alternatives and to provide recommendations.
  • Oversee the Transmission Pre-schedule including EDAM implementation activities
  • Oversee the Transmission FERC formula rate annual updates and future filings with FERC.
  • Responsible for daily communication of expectations, coaching employees, providing ongoing feedback, and working collaboratively with other departments.
  • Facilitate change, develop others, foster continuous improvement and drive for compliance to a developed standard.
  • Promote activities that have an overall asset level perspective.
  • Assess industry practices as well as local factors that have a direct impact on performance both physical and financial.
  • Oversee process centered transition activities and special projects.
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, or local regulations.
  • Recommend and implement action plans for achieving objectives.
  • Select, coach, and develop employees.
  • Review and evaluate employee performance and prepare annual reviews.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in an applicable field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • A minimum of ten years’ experience in plant operations, maintenance, engineering or a related field.
  • A minimum of five years’ experience in people management.
  • Management skills including the ability to establish objectives, execute policy, monitor resources, and manage the development or implementation of a system, program, or process.
  • Superior communication and interpersonal skills to manage and motivate employees.
  • Knowledge of Company's strategic plan, objectives for specific area, as well as Company policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Strong knowledge of state and federal safety and environmental regulations (OSHA, Title V, etc.) and applicable codes such as ASME, ANSI, and NFPA.
  • Knowledge and experience in the design, installation, operation and maintenance of electrical generation facilities.
  • Proficient with the use of personal computers including spreadsheet, database, word processing, presentation applications and SAP.

Preferences

  • Advanced Degree.
  • Supervisory experience or demonstrated leadership skills is highly desirable.
  • Experience in budget preparation, analysis and cost tracking.
  • Experience with precision maintenance, predictive maintenance, process centered organizations, project management, contract administration and work planning and scheduling.

Additional Information

Req Id: 113917
Company Code: PACIFICORP
Primary Location: PORTLAND
Department: Power Delivery
Schedule: FT
Personnel Subarea: Exempt
Hiring Range: $137,000 - $177,300
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 20.00% 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:

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.



Career Segment: Compliance, Drafting, Power Systems, Maintenance Engineer, Contract Manager, Legal, Engineering, Energy


Compensation details: 137000-177300 Yearly Salary

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