Public Utilities Specialist (Metering).

In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.

Responsibilities

• Participate in refinement and improvement efforts to identify and implement process and system enhancements for all systems within Metering Services.
• Participate in the testing of new system upgrades to ensure quality data transfer and orderly implementation.
• Participate in planning and coordinating outages of critical business systems to ensure continuous operations among Portland, Vancouver, and Spokane locations; test the transfer and back-up of alternate operations.
• Retrieve and analyze Metering data collected from BPA customers to validate customer use of Power and Transmission products and services, which constitute the core bases of revenue to BPA.
• Perform statistical analysis and reporting required by Regulatory, Tariff, and Rates requirements; provide statistical information to internal and external customers, consultants, and other federal entities.
• Work with the Meter data collection team to help field personnel troubleshoot metering problems.
• Prepare documentation to support analysis and reasoning for selected approaches and methods used to prepare usage estimates.

Requirements

• 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.
• A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work. Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check.

Qualifications

Specialized experience requirements:

• GS-9: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal service, defined as:
  • Retrieving data collected from customers to evaluate customer use of products and services;
  • Entering data in a data management system;
  • Providing assistance to internal customers by coordinating with staff to resolve issues.

  Alternatively, a Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

• GS-11: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service, defined as:
  • Retrieving and analyzing data collected from customers to validate customer use of products and services;
  • Entering and validating data in a data management system;
  • Providing support on data issues to internal and external customers.

  Alternatively, a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related.

• GS-12: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, defined as:
  • Independently evaluating hardware and software system enhancements;
  • Retrieving and analyzing metering data collected from customers to validate customer use of utility products and services;
  • Testing system upgrades or operations and providing findings to lead staff members.

  There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 grade level.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps) and other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

If substituting education for specialized experience, you must submit proof of your qualifying education. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible."

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

BPA strives to ensure a safe and positive work environment and offers programs supporting work/life balance, including wellness initiatives through its Be Well program, which focuses on career, community, financial, physical, and social well-being.