Senior Business Analyst/Program Manager

4 days ago


Portland, Oregon, United States PacifiCorp Full time
Job Summary

PacifiCorp is seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst/Program Manager to lead the planning and implementation of Energy Market Integration (EMI) projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the seamless integration of PacifiCorp's EMI entity into the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) EMI.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and evaluate main grid transmission systems, processes, or facilities to support company objectives, adhering to NERC reliability standards and WECC regional criteria.
  • Support PacifiCorp Grid Operations Energy Grid Operations/EIM (EGO) desk and the Balance and Interchange (B&I) desk in identifying, analyzing, and resolving real-time issues, real-time project, and event cutovers.
  • Develop complex engineering analyses, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments to support CAISO EMI and market integration efforts.
  • Plan, analyze, design, and support medium-term and long-term projects enabling PacifiCorp EMI Entity continued participation/integration in CAISO Energy Imbalance Market initiatives, new adjacent EIM entities, market model/design corrections, and CAISO market expansion initiatives.
  • Track, analyze, and plan for changes needed to accommodate CAISO market enhancement releases and integration for new EIM entities, specifically focused on the areas of interchange schedule submission and intertie representation in EMI.
  • Determine requirements for enhancements needed (if any) to support CAISO releases and new EIM entity integration, work with internal departments and/or software vendors to enhance interchange schedule systems to support CAISO releases and new EIM entities.
  • Plan, analyze, design, and support technical systems and processes for PacifiCorp Grid Operations B&I Desk, including scheduling system technical administration/configuration, balancing authority area schedule and actual interchange management, transmission path, and curtailment methodology implementation.
  • Collaborate with PacifiCorp interchange scheduling system software vendor in software bug identification and resolution, define requirements, and software enhancements to better support present and future PacifiCorp Grid Operations B&I needs.
  • Liaison with other PacifiCorp Grid Operations and PacifiCorp Transmission Services staff in planning, identification, designing, and implementation of changes needed in OASIS/related systems (NAESB Web Registry/EIR, OATI Web Trans/Western Interchange Tool) and scheduling systems (MCG CAS) to support PacifiCorp Transmission Customer requested e-Tag changes, interchange implementation, and changes in Balancing Authority definition (i.e., load or generation changes).
  • Work in primary role in systems design, configuration, and implementation of balancing authority area changes.
  • Act as a lead expert in the work group; train and mentor associate and career-level planners, engineers, interns, and analysts.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
  • Minimum of seven years of experience in EIM functions, or a related field performing the duties of this position.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of established operational practices and procedures for utility transmission, distribution, and generation systems.
  • Interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate team efforts, provide guidance, and direction to team members.
  • Proficient with the use of personal computers, including spreadsheet, database, word processing, and presentation applications to compile, maintain, and present information.
Preferences
  • Previous experience as a System Operator/Dispatcher or an Operations Planner/Engineer.
  • Knowledge and understanding of balancing functions as required to implement market and transmission schedules (e-Tag approvals, OASIS requests, actual/scheduled/inadvertent interchange confirmations).
  • NERC Certified System Operator certification.
  • Knowledge of the company's strategic plan, objectives for specific areas, as well as company policies, procedures, and practices and federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations.


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