Manager, Net Power Costs- Portland, Oregon #114346

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability, inclusion and belonging.

General Purpose

Responsibilities

• Direct the development of net power costs reporting, net power costs analysis, and net power costs modeling, to include the modeling of the company's loads and resources over a variety of market price and system conditions.
• Analyze and interpret data and modeling.
• Develop and verify new models and/or modeling techniques to simulate the company's resources and for special projects.
• Develop pro forma and forecast normalized net power costs for periods up to 30 years, to include production cost dispatch model validation, and prudence of wholesale transactions.
• Manage the net power costs development process from receipt of inputs through modeling and testimony to ensure proper controls are in place and validated to ensure accuracy.
• Work with management to establish schedules and appropriate timelines for review of net power costs results, exposure analysis, and strategy.
• Represent the company as the subject matter expert on net power costs related issues and dockets.
• Present findings to senior management as required.
• Make presentations and represent PacifiCorp to regulators and other external stakeholders.
• Prepare and sponsor net power costs testimony as a professional witness.
• Prepare and review responses to discovery requests.
• Implement business objectives, strategies, and plans consistent with the company’s regulatory strategy.
• Prepare and/or manage the preparation of regulatory and compliance filings to meet the reporting requirements in all states.
• Provide input into policy decisions, and decisions to mobilize resources to produce desired business results.
• Review technical data, financial modeling, and understand regulatory data systems and interfaces with other company data systems.
• Select, coach, and develop employees.
• Review and evaluate employee performance and prepare annual reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of seven years of experience in one or more of the following technical areas: net power costs modeling, production cost modeling, revenue requirement preparation, cost of service analysis, pricing analysis, or financial analysis.
• A minimum of three years of direct people management experience.
• Requires a complete understanding of the company's resource system including transmission systems and constraints, thermal resources, reserve requirements, resource availability determination, resource commitment logic and dispatch, fuel costs, portfolio of wholesale sales and purchase contracts, and risk management / mitigation.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work with all levels of an organization including people with unique styles and backgrounds; ability to work both independently and as a member of a team; ability to manage and motivate employees.
• Thorough understanding of utility economics, as well as utility commission rules and regulations.
• Detailed understanding of technical areas of responsibility and general familiarity of the fundamentals of revenue requirement, interstate allocations, net power costs, class cost of service and rate design.
• Ability to communicate calmly while under pressure.
• Effective communication and people skills including ability to consult with internal and external clients.

Preferences

• Advanced Degree.

Additional Information

Req Id: 114346 
Company Code: PACIFICORP
Primary Location: Portland, Oregon (100% ONSITE)   
Department: CFO 
Schedule: Full-Time
Personnel Subarea: Exempt
Hiring Range: $134,800 - $185,350  

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 20.00% of salary.   

Benefits: Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave. For more information, please visit: https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US 

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.