Summary

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in Operations Regulatory Compliance and Reporting (TOII) organization, Internal Operations Management Office (TOI), Transmission System Operations (TO), Transmission Services (T).

A successful candidate in the Public Utilities Specialist (OMS Lead) position will serve as the Outage Management System Administrator for Transmission System Operations to assist in planning, organizing, managing, integrating, and evaluating the OMS.

Duties

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As a Public Utilities Specialist (OMS Lead), you will be:

• Responsible for ITOA bug and improvement request intake management (TFS), including prioritization of requests, disposition to appropriate resource(s) and documentation of request response for reference / knowledge management.
• Triaging new requests and documentation.
• Conducting analysis and gathering requirements, managing regulatory requirements for ITOA, generating user reports / queries, data quality improvement / rules or process improvement, documenting and managing configuration changes.
• Responsible for ITOA access management including managing policy, process, procedures for submitting requests, managing procedures for ITOA change requests and managing and coordinating change requests.
• Initiating, planning, and carrying out assignments requiring the application of new theories and developments to problems in transmission system operations

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

This is a temporary promotion, not to exceed one (1) year, may be extended up to three (3) year's total (NTE 01/2029); may be made permanent without further competition. Upon termination of the promotion, you will be returned to your original position of record, or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay. Temporary promotions may be terminated at any time based on the needs of management.

If you are currently employed at a grade equivalent to, or higher than the advertised position, the action will be considered a detail for processing purposes, and no salary increase will be associated with accepting the position. Details are processed in 120-day increments and may be extended up to two (2) year's total; additional extensions may be approved at the discretion of the Human Resources Service Center Director. Upon termination of the detail, you will be returned to your original position of record. Details may be terminated at any time based on needs of management.

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 for this position is defined as experience 1) administering, configuring, and maintaining specialized utility business applications, such as an Outage Management System (OMS), Integrated Tools for Operations Application (ITOA) platform, or equivalent electrical power or transmission system software; 2) managing software bug and improvement request intakes; 3) serving as a project leader or technical expert planning, coordinating, and conducting projects and analyses related to electrical power or transmission system operations.

"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

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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.?

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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.

Benefits

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