Account Specialist (Public Utilities Specialist).

Bonneville Power Administration; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonneville Power Administration in Portland, OR seeks an Account Specialist (Public Utilities Specialist) to manage complex contract communications, coordinate with back office teams and drive customer-focused energy solutions. You will work with Account Executives to understand customer needs, market dynamics, and transmission requirements, ensuring mutually beneficial business relationships.

You will also support transmission policy applications, monitor WECC-related market policy changes, and

Qualifications

• Specialized experience developing and administering power contracts per standards, policies, procedures.
• Experience preparing or supporting cost recovery filings like rate case materials or forecasts.
• Ability to propose revisions to contract templates to support sales/purchases of power or transmission services.

Responsibilities

• Draft complex contract related correspondence and coordinate with back office contract management.
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews of draft and final contract actions.
• Collaborate with Account Executives to understand customer needs, market and transmission options, and build mutually beneficial relationships.
• Work with senior transmission policy expert on Transmission Services (TS) and OATT practices.
• Track market policy developments across CAISO, WECC, WSPP, NWPP within WECC that affect BPA marketing.
• Develop and present rate case, workshop materials and testimony on acquisition issues in BPA rate cases.

Skills

Power contracts

Cost recovery filings

Contract templates

Job description

Duties

As An Account Specialist (Public Utilities Specialist), You Will

• Draft complex contract related correspondence, and communicates to the back office contract management and administration in a standardized procedure established by that back office.
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews of draft and final contract actions.
• Work with Account Executives (AE) to achieve a comprehensive understanding of customer needs, market, operating, and financial conditions, competitive forces, alternative supply options, transmission requirements and options, resource/load characteristics, and other factors in order to establish and maintain a mutually beneficial and sustained business relationship with customers.
• Work with the senior transmission policy expert in the application of Transmission Services (TS) and other transmission provider Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) and business practices.
• Track the development of market policies and procedures CAISO (California Independent System Operator), WECC (Western Electricity Coordinating Council), WSPP (Western Systems Power Pool), NWPP (Northwest Power Pool) throughout WECC that impact BPA commercial marketing.
• Develop and presents rate case, workshop materials and testimony on specified acquisition issues in BPA rate cases.

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.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Standards of Conduct (SOC):The incumbent is required to have a working knowledge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Standards of Conduct (SOC) to ensure fair competition in the open access transmission market though compliance with its basic principles. The FERC SOC basic principles require BPA's Transmission Function employees and its affiliated Power Merchant Function employees to function independently and abide by non-discriminatory information access and prohibited disclosure regulations for transmission-related information that is not equally available to all customers.
• The incumbent is required to immediately report violations of the FERC SOC to the Chief Compliance Officer. In addition, the incumbent is required to complete BPA's mandatory SOC training.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

A qualified candidate's resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) developing and administering power contracts consistent with standards, policies and procedures 2) prepare or support cost recovery filings such as: providing rate case materials, Integrated Program Review, or forecasts for the purchase and sales of power or transmission products and services; and 3) Proposing revisions to contract templates in order to draft contracts to support the sales and purchase of products from other providers, or modify terms and conditions.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-13 grade level. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade

Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

CTAP candidates

To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

Additional information

• This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE

EEO Policy

Reasonable Accommodation Policy

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Veterans Information

Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Telework

Selective Service Registration

Hiring incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations.

BPA strives to ensure a safe and positive work environment.

We also understand the importance of work/life balance and offer a variety of programs and policies designed to create more flexible, responsive work environments supportive of commitments to community, home and family members. BPA also supports employees' overall wellness through its Be Well program, which helps employees adopt healthier lifestyles and feel better about their work/life balance. The program supports five key areas of life: career, community, financial, physical and social.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.