Supervisory Power and Operations Planning Specialist​/Meteorologist​/Operations Research

Summary

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in Power and Operations Planning organization (PGP) of Generation Asset Management (PG) and Power Services (P). The role is based in Portland, OR. A successful candidate will serve as a direct supervisor to four managers, a project manager for the Columbia River Treaty, an administrative assistant, and supplemental labor contractors.

As either a Supervisory Power and Operations Planning Specialist, Supervisory Operations Research Analyst or Supervisory Meteorologist over Power and Operations Planning, you will:

• Serve as the Power and Operations Planning Manager and a member of the Generation Asset Management team with responsibility for developing, implementing, and evaluating all programs and policies associated with the organization's long- and short-range strategic goals in support of the overall BPA mission.
• Determine goals for the organization, independently of or jointly with the Vice President, and assure implementation by subordinates and others of the goals and objectives for the program segments and functions for which the group is responsible.
• Supply regional perspective on the future direction of resource needs and load growth for PGP's participation in cross BPA processes such as the Resource Program and Rate Cases.
• Exercise delegated supervisory authorities and responsibilities, direction, coordination, and oversight of work, and similar oversight of contractors when appropriate. Through the management of four subordinate managers, direct and oversee a workforce of approximately 42 BFTE and 2 CFTE performing professional and administrative work in Power and Operations Planning.
• Represent PGP, PG, P and/or BPA in direct working relationships with Power Services and other BPA executives, managers and staff, Power and Transmission Account Executives, Constituent Account Executives, officials of other Federal agencies, publicly and privately-owned utilities, Pacific Northwest states, Pacific Northwest tribes, other Pacific Northwest stakeholders, and professional groups and organizations. Serve as a member of various policy and decision teams, and act on behalf of the Generation Asset Management VP when appropriate.

• 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.

• Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE
  450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.
• First‑time supervisors will be required to serve a 1‑year probationary period.

Degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, or other natural science major that included:

• At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in meteorology/atmospheric science with minimum requirements:
  • Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;
  • Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale);
  • Three semester hours of physical meteorology;
  • Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation.
• Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that includes laboratory sessions.
• Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations.
• At least nine semester hours of coursework appropriate for a physical science major in any combination of three or more of the following: physical hydrology, statistics, chemistry, physical oceanography, physical climatology, radiative transfer, aeronomy, advanced thermodynamics, advanced electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and computer science.
• Prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course work in atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, physics, and differential equations. Calculus courses must be appropriate for a physical science major.

OR

Combination of education and experience coursework as above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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