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Public Utilities Specialist (Transmission Scheduling)
Bonneville Power Administration · Posted 53 days ago
On-site Vancouver, WA $96K – $149K Apply by Aug 2, 2026 Public Utilities Specialist ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in Real Time Transmission Scheduling (TOAS), Real Time Commercial Operations (TOA), System Operations (TO), Transmission Services (T). A successful candidate in the Public Utilities Specialist (Transmission Scheduling) position will serve as a a real-time scheduler and technical expert in transmission scheduling.
What You'll Do
- →As a Public Utilities Specialist (Transmission Scheduling), you will: Participate in the identification, design, development, and implementation of more efficient methods to deliver scheduling products and services.
- →Provide expert advisory service and authoritative policy interpretations on highly complex scheduling issues.
- →Coordinate hourly sales and purchases of transmission throughout Canada and the Continental USA.
- →Recommend to management and scheduling utilities optimum time for scheduling such Pacific Intertie restrictions.
- →Advise transmission dispatchers, outage dispatchers, and scheduling personnel on all matters pertaining to scheduling matters.
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.
- ✓Conditions of Employment: Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.
- ✓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.
- ✓Work is performed seven days per week in 12 hour rotating shifts; Shift #1 0600 to 1800, Shift #2 1800 to 0600 or an 8 hour Shift #3 0800 to 1630 (for special projects, duty scheduler maybe assigned to shift #3 for an extended period of time).
- ✓Real time schedulers are a DOE Mission Essential Function (MEF) and may be assigned to Portland-Vancouver, Spokane, Dittmer, or Munro locations either as a primary duty station or temporarily on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis for training or when the primary duty station is not available.
- ✓This position is subject to FERC SOC non-discrimination rules and restrictions prohibiting disclosure of certain information to Transmission Function employees.
Personality Fit
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