Manager Commercial Operations at Grant County Public Utility District (Grant PUD)

Closing Date to Apply: Until Filled 

Salary: $115,960.00 to $202,904.00

Typically, selected candidates are hired at a salary rate between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Benefits: This link below will provide you with Grant PUD’s benefit that may be available if hired, different employee types are eligible for different benefits.

Grant PUD — Unified Insurance Program (uip-wa.org)

Grant County PUD will administer a background check and reference check as part of the hiring process, if selected for this position. 

Position Summary

Under limited supervision, manage, oversee, and supervise the commercial operations of Grant’s wholesale power portfolio by making economical operational decisions about Grant PUD’s generation resources to meet load requirements, FERC licenses requirements, regulatory requirements, contractual requirements and asset preservation strategies.

Essential Functions

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide management and leadership direction to Commercial Operations staff.
• Supervise the day to day operational and technical support involved in the planning, forecasting, marketing and operation of Grant’s generation projects, including monitoring the recent operation of the projects to evaluate consistency with established operating plans, and for modification of near-term operating strategy as appropriate.
• Direct strategies for operation and marketing of the District's generation resources to meet the requirements of customer loads at the lowest possible cost and in compliance with environmental regulations
• Management of daily operational guidance and support of the real-time coordinated operations of generation projects, specifically, responsibility for overseeing the development of operational plans, generation outage coordination, and assuring seasonal and operating limits of generation projects are always current. Lead interface and facilitator in collaboration with Energy Supply Management, Power Production, Control Systems Engineering, Systems Operations, other Project Operators, Participants, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and other parties in generation operations.
• Ensure the development and maintenance of the System Operations procedures and training materials related to the operations of the generation projects by the System Operators are current.
  Responsible for the administration and management of technical consultant contracts.
• In this position, if needed to operate a GPUD vehicle for business purposes, please refer to the Vehicle/Asset Usage Policy, IS-TA-POL-001.
• Demonstrated commitment to Grant PUD’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan, and Grant PUD/IBEW Local 77 Code of Excellence.  The incumbent should be familiar with these organizational priorities and behave in a way that aligns with these expectations. 
• Understand and adhere to compliance requirements for this position that may include laws, regulations, security guidelines, Grant PUD policies & procedures. 
• Actively participate in all aspects of our safety program, including but not limited to:
  • Following all safety policies and procedures.
  • Alerting supervisors and coworkers to unsafe or hazardous working conditions;
  • Reporting any safety incidents or close calls within 24 hours to your supervisor; and
  • Accepting feedback from supervisors and coworkers regarding your own safety performance.
• Actively support programs and actions that improve our Safety Culture by:
  • Supporting the presence of safety in your department (e.g. include safety messages in business conversations; begin meetings as appropriate with a safety minute).
  • Ensuring supervisors are monitoring the safety actions of their teams (such as completing safety training, reporting incidents timely, etc.).
  • Being viewed as a safety champion by stopping work if necessary, promoting safety activities (Continuous improvement team processes, Safety & Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) activities, etc.).
  • Acknowledging compliant safety behaviors and good safety performance from members of your team(s).

Required Qualifications (Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications): 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, computer programming, business, accounting or similar field OR 2 years of additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Five (5) years’ of experience in operations and forecasting, and/or power management or marketing.

Preferred Qualifications (Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications): 

• Experience as a people leader
• Experience in the science of hydrology

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of – concepts, principles, theories, and methods surrounding hydrological modeling; physics and mathematics; power generation, energy management systems; project management tools and techniques; technical competences with an attention toward detail; technical understanding of hydro operations and maintenance practices.
• Skill in – exercising good judgement and making well informed decisions under pressure; analytical analysis; oral and written communication; computer skills including spreadsheets, word processing, basic databases; technical writing; river modeling.

Physical Requirements  

• Position may be eligible for hybrid work arrangement: ☒Yes ☐No
• Majority of work is performed in a standard office setting.
  • Will perform work onsite at the locations of the assigned Business Units
• Typical shift of employees in this position: ☒8 hours ☐9 hours  ☐10 hours  ☐12 hours

*For a full list of requirements, the applicant/incumbent should refer to the Physical Capacity Evaluation (PCE).The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions for this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.  Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas.