Description
Job Requisition ID: R6690
At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven't stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We're always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.
Staff Interconnection Specialist
Interconnection Services Leads or coordinates projects to investigate, adopt, implement and support interconnection technologies and ensure compliance with tariffs
Grade 7
Career Level: P3
Key Responsibilities
- Manage Programs and/or Projects Manages the interconnection process for small generators and qualifying facilities;
- manages and executes PGE's role as provider during development, construction, commissioning and operation phases of distributed generation projects;
- provides training and guidance to less experienced colleagues as needed.
- Participates in or may lead the commissioning and testing of interconnections of distributed generation systems at customer and privately developed sites.
- Independently conducts or oversees site inspections and system testing as needed.
- Participates, or represents PGE, in various regulatory hearings/matters and industry trade shows/conventions;
- contributes to PGE's participation in the regulatory process with FERC and OPUC matters related to distributed generation, interconnection processes, special billing processes and incentive program design.
- Monitors regulatory changes and makes appropriate programmatic adjustments; maintains awareness of distributed generation market trends to contribute to team goals and objectives.
- Planning, Scheduling and Costing Coordinates with applicants to develop project scope, requirements, schedule and deliverables for complex interconnection projects;
- identifies PGE equipment for customer interconnection with grid;
- reports to management and/or senior staff and others on project status and milestones;
- may provide guidance to less experience colleagues in planning, scheduling and costing projects.
- Customer Support Participates in customer complaint and dispute resolution; completes or participates in formal and informal OPUC complaint investigations.
- Serves as interconnection single point of contact for PGE-owned distributed generation projects;
- investigates potential unauthorized customer generation systems and works with customers to achieve compliance with State and Federal interconnection rules.
- Tracking and Reporting Prepares reports as requested by other PGE departments and as required by regulatory entities.
- Inputs data into PGE's interconnection database.
Education
- Requires a bachelor's degree in Business or other related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience Typically, five or more years of utility experience in a technical field such as, energy efficiency, metering, facility operations or other energy related field, or a degree and two years of experience in a technical field;
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
- Advanced knowledge of program/project management principles and methods.
- Intermediate knowledge of utility operations and business, including regulatory requirements, business principles, electricity fundamentals, pricing and power cost fundamentals.
- Advanced knowledge of renewable energy opportunities, technologies and applications and programs.
- Intermediate knowledge of PGE business contracts policy and PGE tariffs related to interconnection, solar payment option, net metering, small power production and all billing tariffs from residential to large customer.
- Intermediate knowledge of FERC and OPUC regulations related to distributed generation, interconnection processes, special billing processes and incentive program design.
- Advanced knowledge of PGE Safety procedures, including PPE requirements for construction sites and electrical rooms.
- Working knowledge of marketing and sales processes.
- Intermediate skills in using MS Office Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Working ability to understand practical elements of electrical engineering and electrical design.
- Advanced analytical thinking skills.
- Intermediate customer focus skills.
- Intermediate conflict management skills.
- Advanced decision-making skills. Intermediate enterprise/business awareness skills.
- Intermediate influence skills.
- Advanced interpersonal skills.
- Advanced organization and prioritization skills
- Intermediate negotiation skills.
- Advanced written/oral communication skills.
Contact
Portland General Electric Company
121 SW Salmon St
Portland
Oregon United States
www.portlandgeneral.com
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