Vice President, Engineering and Technical Services

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a federal nonprofit wholesale power marketer providing electricity from 31 federal dams and one nuclear plant to millions of consumers and businesses across eight states. BPA operates three-quarters of the region’s high-voltage transmission grid and funds one of the largest fish and wildlife programs in the world.

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

External Application Link(s) :

26-BPA-ES https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Portland, OR

$ 199,172 - $228,00 per year

Role Description

As the Vice President, Engineering and Technical Services, you will:

• Provide leadership in the formulation and implementation of policies, strategies, and practices associated with operation and maintenance of Bonneville's existing transmission grid as well as major infrastructure improvement projects.
• Analyze, assess, and develop BPA's recommendations, strategies, and policies associated with governmental, industry, and interest group initiatives associated with the operation and maintenance of existing transmission system facilities as well as major infrastructure improvement projects to expand system capacity to meet current and future needs of the region.
• Serve as a key policy formulator and decision maker in BPA's strategic planning, fiscal strategies, and business decisions.
• Develop and maintain relationships with representatives at high levels of Federal and state government, including elected representatives, the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state utility commissions, and with representatives of the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) and industrial associations and advocacy groups.
• Maintain responsibility for management of all real property for the BPA, including rights of way for 15,000 circuit miles of transmission.

Key Requirements:

• You must be a United States citizen.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is full‑time in the office. In rare instances, situational telework may be approved on a case‑by‑case basis.
• There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents:
• Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back.
• FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation).
• SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information).

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume – NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the…