This position is located with Near-Term Operations (TOON) organization of Technical Operations (TOO), Transmission System Operations (TO), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Power Administration. A successful candidate in the Supervisory Electrical Engineer position will be responsible for planning, supervising, and leading programs, systems, and work processes that are necessary to perform the critical mission and support activities.
As a Supervisory Electrical Engineer, you will: Program Management & Technical Authority: Oversee the Near-Term Operations Planning program, exercising full supervisory authority over study processes, analysis, tool development, and market mitigation strategies.
System Reliability & Operational Modeling: Lead near-term system modeling (steady-state and transient stability) and operating plan development to ensure a flexible, reliable power delivery framework across the BPA network. Vulnerability & Market Mitigation Approval: Serve as the supervisory authority for Bulk Electric System (BES) operating plans, directing the use of Energy Imbalance and Day-Ahead Market tools to resolve vulnerabilities.
Personnel & Team Development: Exercise full delegated supervisory authority over staff and contractors, including task delegation, performance management, and identifying and arranging employee training and development.
Stakeholder Leadership & Dispatch Support: Direct technical and operational support for transmission system dispatch, providing leadership guidance to internal teams, Reliability Coordinators, market entities (day ahead and real time markets), utilities, and regulatory bodies (WECC, NERC, DOE). Outage Coordination Oversight: Direct outage coordination support, facilitating planning and risk mitigation for complex transmission outages in the near-term operations horizon.
This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".
DISanchez@bpa.gov · 505-450-6204
This position is with Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy.
The posted pay range is $132520 – $175504/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-10.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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