Public Utilities Specialist (Business Analyst)
Bonneville Power Administration
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Public Utilities Specialist (Business Analyst)
Bonneville Power Administration
Department of Energy
Location
Vancouver, Washington
Salary
$114,684 - $149,091
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves managing and improving the computer systems and data processes that handle the business side of electricity transmission for a government power agency.
You'll troubleshoot issues, train users, ensure everything runs smoothly and follows rules, and help design updates to these systems.
It's a great fit for someone with experience in utility operations who enjoys analyzing tech systems and working with teams to support energy delivery.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, focusing on administering, designing, and developing systems and data processes for utility transmission commercial business
- Proficiency in configuring, modeling, validating, and managing users for commercial systems in a transmission context
- Skills in analyzing, designing, and implementing business systems and processes for transmission services
- Ability to provide help desk support and communicate effectively with internal and external customers
- Experience developing and delivering training on commercial systems and processes
- Knowledge of leading change management practices for systems and processes
- Familiarity with conducting daily/weekly system checks for compliance with agency policies, WECC, and NERC standards
- Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements
Full Job Description
This position is located in Transmission Commercial System Production Support (TSRS), Transmission Commercial System Management (TSR), Transmission Marketing and Sales (TS), Transmission (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).
A successful candidate for this position will serve as a Public Utilities Specialist to administer, design, develop, coordinate and test functionality, data processes, and systems used in conducting transmission commercial business.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and 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: Administer, design and develop systems and data processes in order to conduct commercial business within a utility transmission function.
"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/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. Major Duties:
As a Public Utilities Specialist (Business Analyst), you will: Administer the Transmission Services' commercial systems including configuration, modeling, validations, and user and customer management to ensure proper operation of the commercial business systems.
Provide analysis, design, and implementation for commercial business systems and processes for Transmission Services.
Provide help desk support and other communications to internal & external customers in support of the Transmission Services commercial business.
Develop and provide internal and external training for Transmission Services commercial systems & processes.
Lead and participate in structured change management practices for commercial systems and processes.
Daily and weekly system checks to ensure operational compliance with agency policy statements, national and regional compliance standards including but not limited to WECC and NERC.
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