Pacific Power · 16 hours ago
Senior Business Analyst/ Business Specialist - Salt Lake City, Utah #114361
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$88K/yr - $140K/yr
4+ years expPacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain their commitment to customer service excellence and environmental sustainability. The Senior Business Analyst/ Business Specialist will conduct analysis, develop recommendations, and implement strategies in response to changing conditions while promoting a customer-first culture.
ComputerElectronicsEnergy
Responsibilities
Perform complex assignments lacking precedent and requiring creativity
Serve as a subject matter expert and provide training and communication of changes in policies and procedures
Provide advice or functional direction and assume a lead role in the work group
Research and analyze complex data
Report on performance and develop alternatives and recommendations for improvement to management
Lead implementation of selected alternative to various analysis projects
Promote a customer first culture and commit to delivering outstanding results for customers
Conduct analysis through research, gathering, and interpretation of data
Present analysis and recommendations to management and implement selected alternative
Maintain data impacting financial results, including reconciliation with other data sources
Validate California Independent System Operator - Extended Day Ahead Market (EDAM) generation, interties and load resources, ensuring adherence to SQMD plans. Validate meter data submissions to MRI-S for EDAM
Recommend and implement procedural improvements for building monthly loads as a predecessor to CAISO resource validations
Perform daily validation, editing, and estimation (VEE) of Settlement Quality Meter Data (SQMD) for all EIM and EDAM participating resources to ensure accuracy prior to outbound submission to CAISO’s MRI S system
Execute meter data completeness checks, identify anomalies, and perform root cause analysis on missing, late, or inconsistent interval data across MV90, BPA sources, JLS, and Joules
Prepare, package, and validate outbound MRI S submissions, ensuring data meets CAISO format, timing, and quality requirements to support T+9, T+55, and monthly settlement cycles
Compare interrogated meter data against multiple sources and validate end-of-hour data in the Energy Accounting System
Analyze energy flow, single line diagrams, and transmission network diagrams, and propose alternate sources of meter data
Generate reports for data requests to meet customer needs
Identify and recommend policy, management, procedural, process and system improvements to strategically balance risk and reward
Support creation, review, and updates to ELAP, EIDE, and EDAM load/resource configurations within Joules and JLS to ensure accurate representation of PacifiCorp assets in CAISO markets
Assist with parallel operations testing, including functional, vendor, system integration, and customer specific testing for EDAM market onboarding
Develop, maintain, and corroborate Settlement Quality Meter Data (SQMD) plans, including mapping of meters to resources, aggregation rules, calculation logic, and data lineage documentation
Support PacifiCorp’s annual SQMD affirmation and attestation obligations to CAISO by ensuring accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness of internal SQMD documentation
Identify opportunities to streamline meter data processes, automate data validation routines, and improve reliability of load/resource reporting
Coordinate with third party LSEs and Scheduling Coordinators to support meter data access, entitlement management, and data submission alignment
Provide recommendations and implement process and procedural improvements through research of best practices and effective presentation of information, plans and proposals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, or other applicable field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience
A minimum of four years of directly related experience in gathering, analysis, interpretation, trending, forecasting, and modeling skills
Proficient Microsoft Excel skills to compile, analyze, line graph and summarize complex data
Proficient with the use of personal computers including databases, word processing, and presentation applications to gather, analyze, and model information
Advanced communication and interpersonal skills to interface with team members and customers to promote positive customer outcomes
Ability to work with all levels of an organization, including people with different styles and backgrounds, and ability to work as a member on a team
Ability to present alternatives and recommendations
Teamwork skills to negotiate with and influence peers and management on policy and strategic issues
Knowledge of applicable company policies and procedures; applicable federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations
Proven problem-solving skills
A minimum of five years related experience
Research and analysis skills including the ability to obtain relevant data, evaluate complex situations, develop creative alternatives, provide recommendations, and negotiate and influence outcomes
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills involving the ability to establish trust, maintain confidence, and understand social behavior and interactions
Ability to work with all organizational levels to influence actions and negotiate outcomes
Project management and leadership skills, including the ability to work as a team member, to maintain project timelines, budgets, and deliver on commitments
Preferred
Knowledge and understanding of the electric utility industry and its regulatory and operating environments
Experience working with energy accounting and meter data
Experience with developing graphical reports to communicate results of complex analysis
Knowledge of applicable company policies and procedures; applicable federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations
Understanding of the operation and function of line and substation equipment
Experience with developing charts and reports to communicate complex analysis results
Familiarity with grid operations, including how system topology, transmission constraints, and balancing area dynamics influence metering, load allocation, and EDAM settlements
Experience performing power flow analysis in Monarch, with the ability to interpret study results and understand impacts of outages, topology changes, and boundary meter implications
Strong understanding of meter data reconciliation, including comparing MV90 interrogations against BPA, SCADA, PI, and Joules/JLS data sources to ensure interval level accuracy
Experience with interdepartmental data sharing, including coordination with Transmission, Grid Operations, Settlements, Load Forecasting, and Jurisdictional Loads to align MV90 and related datasets
Working knowledge of EAS pyramid structure, including how data aggregates from meter profiles → accounts → load/resource groupings used in the net system load pyramid, operational reporting, and EDAM submittals
Familiarity with SCADA and PI DataLink tools to retrieve, trend, validate, and reconcile operational data for settlement quality processes
Benefits
Health care
Retirement
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Paid short-term and long-term disability
Paid bereavement leave
Company
Pacific Power
Pacific Power & Light started from several small electric companies, serving areas of Oregon and Washington.
5001-10000 employees
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