WRAP Implementation Manager

Are you passionate about shaping the future of energy? Do you have experience in energy trading in the West? What about resource planning, and acquisition, and resource adequacy? Have you been looking to combine these details into your dream role?

Well, you’re in the right place! Western Power Pool is hiring a WRAP Implementation Manager to join our team in Portland, OR!

Key Details:

• Pay: $178,000 – 205,000/year DOE
• Location: Remote in select states - must reside within the following areas: AZ, OR, WA, UT, NV, CA, WY, MT, ID, NM, CO, El Paso TX
• Schedule: Full-time, Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm PST
• Benefits: Employer-paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance; PTO, 10 paid holidays, company-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), 401k with 6% match, and flexible hybrid working schedule

Who We Are: Western Power Pool (WPP) is a non-profit organization that helps keep the lights on by ensuring power utilities in the West achieve maximum benefits from coordinated operations. Our work is customer-driven, relationship-based, and collaborative.

We’ve been serving the energy sector for over 80 years and are at the forefront of ensuring the reliability and security of the power grid while spearheading the integration of renewable energy sources. As a leader in the energy sector, we manage power generation and transmission across multiple states, facilitate competitive energy markets, and foster innovation to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

To learn more, check out our website: https://www.westernpowerpool.org/

Western Power Pool is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive atmosphere for all employees.

Who You Are: You are a strategic and detail-oriented leader with deep expertise in resource adequacy, power management, and Western energy policy. A systems thinker at heart, you understand the complexities of technical program implementation and can balance policy objectives with operational execution. You excel at managing teams, clarifying roles, and driving accountability while fostering collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Your ability to communicate complex energy concepts, manage expectations, and problem-solve makes you an invaluable resource in high-stakes environments. You’re looking for an opportunity where you can lead impactful programs, contribute to energy reliability in the West, and work with a dynamic, mission-driven team.

Qualifications Include:

• 7-10 years in resource planning and acquisition, power management, or western energy policy, including some combination of the following:
• Experience establishing and implementing an organization’s long-term resource planning efforts. Familiarity and/or experience with the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) preferred.
• Experience working at a utility in the Western Interconnection. Specific experience managing and implementing a utility’s resource adequacy program preferred.
• Experience in Western energy policy particularly as it pertains to the challenges posed by a changing resource mix, load growth and the impacts of an evolving climate.

• Experience facilitating or working directly with a broad group of outside stakeholders.
• Familiarity with and a basic understanding of Western bilateral energy markets and contract-path based transmission service.
• Experience with probabilistic loss of load and capacity accreditation modeling (especially SERVM)
• 2-4 years’ experience managing direct reports.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, economics, operations research, mathematics, business (or related fields), or equivalent experience including applicants skilled through alternative routes.

What You’ll Do: As the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) Implementation Manager, you’ll work to enhance and increase resource adequacy and reliability for entities across the western United States, under a FERC-approved tariff. This position will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer and will be responsible for the day-to-day management of all aspects of implementation for WRAP. The WRAP implementation team works alongside the WRAP policy team, who are responsible for stakeholder engagement and managing program changes.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the day-to-day implementation of WRAP.
• Develop and execute clear goals, success measures, and strategic implementation plans for WRAP, ensuring key deliverables are met while aligning with WPP Members' expectations and priorities.
• Effectively manage and lead a team by defining clear roles and responsibilities, goals, deliverables and outcomes for each individual.
• Manage the execution of service contract for Program Operator services (provided by Southwest Power Pool), in coordination with policy and corporate budgeting teams.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on WRAP policies, ensuring implementation aligns with governing documents and regulatory requirements while identifying necessary updates. Support the WRAP policy team and represent WRAP in key forums, including committees, conferences, and regulatory discussions.
• Work with WPP compliance team and implementation team to ensure compliance with WRAP governing documents.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $178,000.00 - $205,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Yearly bonus

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portland, OR 97220

Salary : $178,000 - $205,000