Utilities Contract & Policy 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

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