Public Utilities Specialist (Transmission Scheduling)

As a Public Utilities Specialist (Transmission Scheduling) you will:

• Evaluate and recommend disposition on customer waivers based on real time conditions.
• Implement congestion management protocols based on physical path re-dispatch ability and/or predictive flows in NERC Priority.
• Operate 5 scheduling systems and 8 different software programs.
• Analyze data for output accuracy and validate system assumptions to determine if generated actions comply with applicable contracts laws regulations.
• Implement real time Total Transfer Capability (TTC) changes caused by late planned notification forced or emergency outages or changes in forecasted conditions.

Conditions of employment

In accordance with Executive Order 14170 applicants are encouraged to respond to four short free-response essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.

When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.

Key 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.

• Work is performed seven days per week in 12 hour rotating shifts.
• Subject to and requires regular travel.
• Subject to FERC SOC non-discrimination rules and restrictions prohibiting disclosure of certain information to Power Merchant Function employees.
• This position is subject to FERC SOC non-discrimination rules and restrictions prohibiting disclosure of certain information to Transmission Function employees.
• 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: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-07). Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience coordinating and implementing technical operational or settlement practices and procedures consistent with existing policies and standards utilizing established processes and systems.

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:

• Masters or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or a LL.B. or J.D. if related; your education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work. -OR-
• Combination of education and experience as described above. Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (i.e. credit hours beyond the first year of full-time study may be credited). One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours the graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. If the graduate schools definition of one year of graduate study is not available 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) is used. When crediting education that requires specific course work the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education is prorated.

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or a LL.M. if related; your education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work. -OR-
• Combination of education and experience as described above. Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (i.e. credit hours beyond the first two years of full-time study may be credited). One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours the graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. If the graduate schools definition of one year of graduate study is not available 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) is used. When crediting education that requires specific course work the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education is prorated.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.