Data Scientist II for Wildfire Mitigation and Asset Performance

3 weeks ago


Portland, Oregon, United States PacifiCorp Full time
Job Summary

PacifiCorp is seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist II to join our team in Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT. As a key member of our Power Delivery department, you will be responsible for providing technical support on complex projects related to wildfire mitigation, asset performance, and T&D Operations across six states.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct research studies and technical analyses to support company objectives, including wildfire risk modeling and analysis, electric service reliability analysis, and ad hoc projects.
  • Support data science projects, processes, or systems over the life cycle of the project, including project identification, scope development, implementation, and long-term operations and maintenance.
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations, and regulatory teams to analyze complex problems, identify issues, innovate, and deliver solutions consistent with established schedules.
  • Provide technical expertise across business units to support functions such as wildfire mitigation and reliability within the T&D Operations organization.
  • Develop detailed computational analysis, including data science, computer modeling, and scripting, and integrate methods and products within and across company software products.
  • Participate in government, industry, collegiate, and other applicable associations or work groups that have the ability to influence or set policy impacting the future of our utility.
  • Determine methods and techniques for obtaining results.
  • Support data literacy and scripting knowledge development across the team.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Analytics, Statistics, Math, or Engineering from an accredited college/university.
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience in a power/utility/energy industry or related professional experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in Python (or related language).
  • Knowledge of SQL query construction and optimization.
  • Technical writing skills.
  • Ability to communicate complex data in a simple, actionable way through visualizations.
  • Ability to review scientific literature and incorporate knowledge into ongoing projects.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and support multiple departments.
  • Demonstrated project management skills.
  • Knowledge of industry best practices for data science and data governance.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in Python (or related language) and associated libraries for machine learning.
  • Experience with time series modeling and forecasting.
  • Experience working with public utility commissions (PUCs) and their requirements/regulations.
  • Experience working in the utilities, risk management, or wildfire mitigation sector.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning environment.
  • Experience with C#, Spark, or R.
  • Understanding of the company's business and relevant policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Experience with wildfire science or wildfire-related analytics use cases strongly preferred.
  • Experience using ESRI toolsets including ArcGIS Pro and QGIS.
  • Experience utilizing Python geospatial packages such as matplotlib, shapely, and other relevant spatial tools.
Additional Information

PacifiCorp is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion. We offer a competitive salary range of $87,600-$103,100 and an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00% of salary. Benefits include health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, and paid bereavement leave.



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