Account Specialist (Public Utilities Specialist).

Responsibilities

• Draft complex contract related correspondence, and communicates to the back office contract management and administration in a standardized procedure established by that back office.
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews of draft and final contract actions.
• Work with Account Executives (AE) to achieve a comprehensive understanding of customer needs, market, operating, and financial conditions, competitive forces, alternative supply options, transmission requirements and options, resource/load characteristics, and other factors in order to establish and maintain a mutually beneficial and sustained business relationship with customers.
• Work with the senior transmission policy expert in the application of Transmission Services (TS) and other transmission provider Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) and business practices.
• Track the development of market policies and procedures CAISO (California Independent System Operator), WECC (Western Electricity Coordinating Council), WSPP (Western Systems Power Pool), NWPP (Northwest Power Pool) throughout WECC that impact BPA commercial marketing.
• Develop and presents rate case, workshop materials and testimony on specified acquisition issues in BPA rate cases.

Requirements

• Must answer all eligibility and qualification questions completely and truthfully (including responses to four short free‑response essay questions encouraged under Executive Order 14170).
• Must be a United States Citizen.
• Employer participates in the e‑Verify program.
• Males must comply with Selective Service registration requirements.
• Must report in person to the official duty location.
• Within 30 days of employment (and annually thereafter) must complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE‑450e).
• Must have a working knowledge of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Standards of Conduct (SOC), complete BPA’s mandatory SOC training, and immediately report any SOC violations to the Chief Compliance Officer.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS‑12 level, demonstrated by:
  • Developing and administering power contracts consistent with standards, policies and procedures.
  • Preparing or supporting cost recovery filings such as rate case materials, Integrated Program Review, or forecasts for the purchase and sale of power or transmission products and services.
  • Proposing revisions to contract templates to draft contracts supporting sales and purchases from other providers or to modify terms and conditions.
• Education: No specific education requirements; substitution of education for experience is not permitted at the GS‑13 level.
• Qualifying experience includes paid and unpaid work (e.g., volunteer service through National Service programs, community‑based philanthropic or social organizations) and will be credited.
• Current Federal employees must meet time‑in‑grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
• CTAP candidates must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date to be considered “well qualified.”

Benefits

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed to make your federal career rewarding. BPA also supports employee wellness through its Be Well program, which addresses career, community, financial, physical, and social well‑being. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position (full‑time, part‑time, or intermittent); contact the hiring agency for specific benefit details.