Hiring: Associate Commercial Transmission Specialist Company: Pacific Power Location: Portland, OR Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 11:03:18 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Python, R About the job Required Skills: •Assist in strategically managing, analyzing and optimizing the company’s long-term merchant transmission portfolio to ensure adequate transmission for company generation, contracts and new transactions while reducing risk and net power costs for customers. •Help to manage rights and obligations in existing network, point-to-point and legacy transmission agreement obligations with transmission providers, including but not limited to PacifiCorp and the Bonneville Power Administration. •Review proposed short and long term transactions for transmission deliverability. •Participate in analyzing, developing, facilitating, and implementing transmission service and/or balancing authority area (BAA) solutions for complex, multi-faceted projects involving multiple project areas and stakeholders. •Contribute to developing and implementing short-term transmission optimization strategies to reduce net power costs for customers. •Interface directly with transmission providers on issues relating to business practices, transmission service obligations/provisions, transmission outages, OASIS, and technical systems implementation. •Compile, analyze, interpret, and summarize transmission, resource and related data, needed to produce and defend analytical studies and recommendations. •Carry out short, medium and long-term monitoring and analysis of transmission system outages to ensure cost effective optimization. Qualifications: •Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mathematics, Finance or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience. •Demonstrated capability to carry out complicated analysis combining multiple sources of data, inputs, and sensitivities. •Demonstrated capacity to work in a team environment with a strong ability to think independently and facilitate cooperation. •Knowledge of company policies, procedures, and practices, and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. •Communication and interpersonal skills to develop industry contacts, establish relationships, influence others’ positions and negotiate outcomes. •Proficient in using personal computers and Microsoft Excel. •Position work hours are non-standard •Demonstrated understanding of Company, WECC and CAISO transmission systems and concepts of open access transmission service •Proficiency in software and automated tools/platforms used in transmission systems, transmission analysis and energy trading/scheduling including but not limited to OATi/MCG products, PowerWorld, programming (VBA, R, Python) Compensation: •$77,200 - $106,150 / year •Medical, dental, and vision insurance Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!