System Operations Strategist

Closing Date to Apply: This position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The position may close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified candidates has been established.

Salary: $ to $ annually

Midpoint: $179,364 annually

Grant PUD posts the full salary range for each position. The midpoint is provided as a reference point and is not a guaranteed starting pay. Starting pay is based on job‑related factors such as qualifications, experience, skills, internal alignment, and organizational needs. Most new hires are typically placed 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 be administering a background check as part of the hiring process, if selected for this position.

The purpose of this position is to provide analytical, technical, operational planning, and training support to System Operations for the electric system, ensuring safe and efficient power delivery consistent with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)/Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC) Reliability Standards, Washington State Electrical Workers Safety Rules (WAC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license requirements, and Grant PUD operating procedures.

This role supports System Operations in evaluating power delivery operations, coordinating power production operations, reviewing operating plans and hydraulic constraints, developing and delivering task training, supporting NERC compliance response activities, and performing real time assessments, Operational Planning Analysis, outage studies, and related system operations analyses.

• Work independently, and exercise sound judgment in providing operational, technical, and training support related to power generation, interchange, electric system switching, system outage restoration and river flow considerations. Perform work consistent with established procedures, policies, and operational best practices and applicable reliability and safety requirements.
• Serve as subject matter expert for assigned System Operations processes, procedures, tools and operational practices. Provide technical guidance to System Operations staff and support coordinator with internal business units and external entities.
• Review System Operations procedures and identify opportunities to improve clarity, consistency, usability, and align with operational best practices. Recommend procedure updates to address gaps and support safety, reliable and compliant operations. Ensure compliance with applicable FERC, WECC and NERC requirements governing Grant PUD's requirements by identifying potential compliance concerns escalating issues to management, and assisting with corrective actions, evidence control and documentation.
• Lead or support task training for SSOs and System Operations Trainees. Develop and deliver training materials, simulation scenarios, vendor training coordination, and other instructional resources consistent with Grant PUD Operations Training Program, including materials eligible for NERC Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) where applicable.
• Coordinate operational activities with internal groups including Control Systems Engineering, Power Delivery Engineering, Power Delivery Construction and Maintenance, and Power Production. Coordinate with external entities, the Reliability Coordinator, neighboring Balancing Authorities, and Transmission Operators to support safe, reliable, and efficient system operations.
• Review operation of Grant PUD's power production projects to evaluate consistency with established operating plans. Maintain knowledge of recent and near‑term power and non‑power hydraulic constraints and operating objectives to the operation of the projects.
• Perform transmission and distribution power flow studies, transient studies as needed, operational planning analysis, outage studies and other real‑time or near‑term assessments. Communicate…