Vice President, Planning & Asset Management

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The Bonneville Power Administration is seeking a highly qualified, dynamic engineer to lead its Planning and Asset Management organization in the Transmission Services business unit. The Vice President also serves as the BPA’s Chief Engineer. They will be responsible for providing executive leadership in the planning, development, and administration of programs that ensure the reliable, safe, and competitive operation of a bulk high voltage (500kilovolt) transmission system encompassing approximately 15,000 circuit miles of transmission lines spread throughout four states in the Northwest Region of the United States. They will be responsible for sustaining this $5 billion dollar system by administering a capital budget of up to $600 million per year. BPA provides approximately 50 percent of the energy used in the Region and the transmission grid provides approximately 75 percent of the Region’s high voltage capacity.

BPA is a Federal agency under the U.S. Department of Energy. BPA serves the Pacific Northwest by operating an extensive electric transmission system and marketing wholesale electrical power at cost from federal dams, one non-federal nuclear plant and other nonfederal hydroelectric and wind energy generation facilities. BPA strives to be a national leader in providing high reliability, low rates consistent with sound business principles, responsible environmental stewardship and accountability to the Pacific Northwest region.

Location: Vancouver, WA
Salary: Up to $177,000 per annum
US Citizenship required.

For more information on this position including how to apply, please check out our website at www.jobs.bpa.gov.

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