Summary

This position is located in the Power Rates (PSR) organization of Northwest Requirements Marketing (PS), Power Services (P), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

The purpose of this position is to plan, coordinate, calculate, and performing critical work required to complete BPA's Cost of Service Analysis (COSA), Rate Design, and Resource Stack.

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About the Position - Portland

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!

As a Public Utilities Specialist (Rates), you will:

• Serve as a technical expert responsible for conceptualizing, planning, coordinating, managing, calculating, executing, and reporting the critical work performed by the technical and analytical teams that support and determine BPA's Cost of Service and related rate directives, as encompassed in BPA's formal hearing process.
• Participate and lead teams within Power Services, as well as cross-BPA teams, that develop, evaluate, and recommend Cost of Service rate policies, including the 7(b) 2 Rate Test Study pursuant to section 7(b) of the Northwest Power Act, industrial margin studies pursuant to section 7(c) of the Northwest Power Act, allocation of costs pursuant to section 7(f) and 7(g) of the Northwest Power Act to BPA and non-BPA executive level management.
• Provide technical expertise to cross-BPA teams that perform product and rate design, revenue requirement studies, load and resource forecasts, electric and natural gas price forecasts, residential exchange average system cost determinations pursuant to section 5(c) of the Northwest Power Act, risk mitigation strategies and rate provisions, transfer services, and transmission rate development.
• Communicate technical or policy issues or concerns with executive level decision-makers, legal, financial and other internal parts of BPA.
• Serve as an expert witness on rate case panels for clarification and cross-examination of testimony and studies.
• Lead, coordinate, and participcate on teams to prepare studies, reports, presentations, memoranda, briefing papers, and other written materials for internal policymaking use or for outside publication, including rate case documents, rate analyses, or other rate studies.

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Conditions of employment

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.

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) Perform, calculate, and execute cost analysis, experience with evaluating resource costs, running power analysis models and serving as a subject matter expert in external stakeholder forums; 2) Lead and participate on cross-BPA teams to develop, negotiate, and recommend enterprise policies and decisions, preparing documents, studies, and briefing papers for internal and external communication.

"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

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.?

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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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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.