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Supervisory Operations Research Analyst
Bonneville Power Administration · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
This position is within Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Power Services (P), Generation Asset Management (PG), Schedule Planning (PGS), Power Generation Short-Term Planning (PGSP). Lead a high-performing team of 11 technical experts planning regional power system capability and integrating energy resources to ensure grid reliability. You will direct operational strategies, evaluate complex energy trade-offs, and collaborate with regional partners to optimize clean energy generation.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located in Portland, OR which boasts huge spans of amazing trees, foliage, landscape, and everywhere you look you can appreciate beautiful greenery!
- →It is known as the most bike-friendly city in America, has a train system that greets you at the airport spanning across the city, and is home to the Portland International Rose Garden, the oldest in the country!
- →Portland is the one place where you will find lively festivals, energetic music, mouthwatering food, and for you basketball fans, the Portland Trail Blazers are a 7 minute walk from the HQs building!
- →There is always something new to experience in this eco-friendly town!
- →Power the Pacific Northwest: Lead the Team Engineering the Clean, Reliable Energy Grid of Tomorrow The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a vital engine for the Pacific Northwest, delivering clean, reliable power while protecting the region's natural resources.
- →As a Supervisory Operations Research Analyst, you will stand at the critical intersection of environmental stewardship, advanced analytics, and grid reliability.
- →In this key leadership role, you won't just oversee operational strategies-you will empower an elite team of technical experts to solve complex energy challenges, integrate expanding renewable resources, and optimize North America's largest hydroelectric power system.
- →What You Will Do: Key Duties & Responsibilities Lead & Cultivate Top Talent: Provide strategic vision, mentorship, and career development for a high-caliber team of 11 scientists, operations analysts, and utility experts, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing workplace culture.
- →Balance Energy Production with Environmental Priorities: Direct complex operational planning for the Federal Columbia River Power System, successfully balancing clean electricity generation with critical non-power objectives like fish conservation, flood risk management, and river recreation.
- →Drive Renewable Energy Integration: Spearhead operational strategies that seamlessly integrate clean, variable energy resources-such as wind power-into the grid while maintaining flawless system reliability.
- →Pioneer Next-Generation Analytical Tools: Drive the development, refinement, and implementation of cutting-edge predictive computer models and IT systems to solve complex water flow, energy supply, and system performance challenges.
- →Optimize Multi-Asset Power Portfolios: Conduct high-level trade-off analyses across diverse energy assets-including hydroelectric, thermal, and pumped storage-to maximize energy availability and protect system flexibility under changing environmental conditions.
- →Shape Regional Energy Collaboration: Serve as a key technical leader coordinating with major federal and regional partners-including the U.S.
- →Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation-to align multi-agency water management and grid priorities.
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.
- ✓First time supervisors will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 142efe2d-bc8c-4505-ad64-146cf559077e
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