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Public Utilities Specialist (Settlement Analyst)
Bonneville Power Administration · Posted 79 days ago
On-site Vancouver, WA $96K – $125K Apply by Jul 24, 2026 Public Utilities Specialist ENFJENFPENTPESFP MarketingSales
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This position is located in the Transmission EIM Settlements (TSRE) organization in Commercial System Management group (TSR), Transmission Marketing and Sales (TS), Transmission Services (T), A successful candidate in the Public Utilities Specialist position will serve as a Settlements Analyst performing work to validate settlement values and construct shadow settlements, including managing disputes with either the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) or with BPA customers.
What You'll Do
- →As a Public Utilities Specialist (Settlement Analyst), you will: Review message logs and job scheduling tasks to ensure daily CAISO data load is successful.
- →Work with scheduling, billing and after-the-fact groups to gather correct data for CAISO related transactional activity and BPA Transfer Service.
- →Validate settlement statements, invoices and bid-cost recovery payments, including over/under scheduling penalties and other charge codes that may be allocated to BPA Transmission customers.
- →Gather and research all relevant data to validate and verify CAISO and BPA Transfer Service discrepancies.
- →Communicate with customers and the CAISO to explain and resolve any dispute related issues or allocation related questions specific to settlements.
- →Participate in cross-departmental efforts to resolve software issues.
- →The settlements software is a downstream system, reliant on data from many other departments (e.g., Bid/Base Schedule data, Real Time Operations data, etc.).
- →Conduct analyses of settlement data and prepares ad hoc reports upon request.
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: You must be a United States 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.
- ✓This position has been designated as requiring a PUBLIC TRUST background.
- ✓A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work.
- ✓Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check.
- ✓There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.
Personality Fit
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