Public Utilities Specialist - Portland, United States - Department Of Energy

Description

Summary

This position is located in the Market Initiatives (MTM) organization in the Business Transformation Office (MT), Business Development and Management (M), Chief Operating Office (K), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

The purpose of the position is to serve as a Market Initiatives Program Manager and technical expert responsible for managing the market initiative lifecycle to drive and support BPA's decision framework to join existing, emerging, and/or new energy markets.

Duties

As a Public Utilities Specialist (Market Initiatives Program Manager), you will:

• Lead market exploration and consideration activities.
• Lead work with regional entities to establish the value proposition and viability of a new market.
• Lead BPA teams in developing the "what and how" of the market while representing BPA in regional forums to negotiate and shape the definition of the market.
• Lead external stakeholder process with BPA's customers and constituents to ensure BPA has support to participate in the market being developed and has thoroughly communicated operational changes that will impact customers.
• Lead and manage the development of a roadmap of system and process changes necessary to implement and operate within a new market.
• Plan and conduct analyses to uncover all aspects of BPA that will be impacted by the new market, whether a change is required, and if so, the extent of the change.
• Lead the active management and tracking of BPA participation in assigned market program, including directing this work and coordinating with both Power and Transmission.
• Coordinate and lead the Market Operations Team including regular team meetings.