This position is part of the WAPA-RMR-Rocky Mountain Region. As a Public Utilities Specialist (Settlements), you will be performing regional power and transmission accounting, balancing authority (BA) energy accounting, and all data gathering for settlements and reporting activities. **This is not a remote position. The selectee will be required to be physically present at one of the duty location(s) identified.**

Duties

As a Public Utilities Specialist (Settlements), some of your duties will include: Collect, compile, and process data used to confirm and settle power, transmission, and ancillary services and prepare charges for billing. Analyze, reconcile, and validate data from multiple systems to verify power accounting and transmission data. Apply provisions outlined in power contracts, transmission tariffs, and business practices to calculate charges for services. Prepare reports and reconcile data with other utilities. Work directly with customers to verify settlements or resolve disputes. Participate with integrated teams to define system requirements, perform user testing, and apply settlements knowledge and experience to implement new systems and incorporate with settlement processes.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. The experience need not have been in the federal government. To qualify for the GS-09: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level or pay band in the Federal service. This experience includes all the following: Working with numerical data and reports, reviewing, and analyzing information for accuracy. Computer proficiency using Microsoft Excel to organize data in spreadsheets, create excel formulas, calculations, pivot tables, or run macros. Navigating specialized software to look up data, pull information out of systems, or create reports. Communicating with customers to answer questions or resolve disputes. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Master's 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. OR Combination of education and experience to successfully perform the duties of the position. To qualify for the GS-11: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or pay band in the Federal service. This experience includes all the following: Preparing transactional data such as financial, billing, accounting, or other type of number-oriented records and prepare accurate summaries from multiple sources of data. Organizing data in spreadsheets, using analytical skills to conduct comparisons, reconciling data, researching variances, and reporting and explaining discrepancies. Independently managing priorities, planning work, multi-tasking, and meeting reoccurring deadlines. Leading collaborative meetings or discussions across a wide variety of professional contacts to reach a common objective. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: 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. OR Combination of education and experience to successfully perform the duties of the position. To qualify for the GS-12: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service. This experience includes all the following: Performing business functions related to selling, marketing or financially settling for power or transmission service. Applying guidance and provisions from contracts, procedures, rate schedules as it relates to marketing, selling, or financially setting power or transmission service. Providing interpretation, guidance or recommendations on technical issues impacting selling, marketing, or financial settlements of power or transmission. "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. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is primarily sedentary. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work is normally performed in an office setting.

Education

If you are using education to qualify for this position, 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".

Contacts

• Address WAPA-RMR-Rocky Mountain Region 5555 E. Crossroads Blvd Loveland, CO 80538 US
• Name: PMA Careers
• Email: [email protected]