Business Analyst

This Business Analyst assignment will provide data and research expertise and assistance to the delivery & Performance (TOII) group, a part of the Internal Operations Management Office (TOI) organization of the Transmission (T) business line at Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). This assignment will work with the TOII Project Manager (PM) and a variety of subject matter experts (SMEs) to assist BPA with verifying that all applicable regulatory requirements are met and projects with potential impacts to the grid are successfully managed to allow the safe and reliable operation of BPA’s Transmission grid. This BA position is regularly assigned multiple projects related to changing or adding new systems or equipment which will be integrated into BPA’s transmission grid. It is anticipated that critical, highly visible projects will be coming through the queue including many generation interconnection efforts in the next 1-3 years. Responsibilities • Support and facilitate BPA manager-assigned project or multiple projects, relating primarily to operational requirements for Transmission Grid changes, from beginning to end in collaboration with senior management, external industry entities, subject matter experts, and stakeholders by: • Analyze existing data across multiple data sources and update source systems for energization date changes. • Collect, compile and report on data discrepancies from multiple data sources. • Research business intelligence reporting output and relate it to design and construction milestones for in-flight capital projects. • Facilitate working sessions, collaborate, document, and participate in discussions with various groups within the Control Center, Transmission Technology, Asset Management, the Outage Office, project management team, and other interested parties to gather project requirements (and comments), develop and recommend project work plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, etc. • Facilitate and maintain consistent communication with the project sponsor, performance managers, subject matter experts, and clients on the progress of projects versus the plans. Manage and maintain tools to track project progress and task completion to support control center activities with design, construction, and system / equipment testing schedules when projects are placed into the work plan. • Coordinate, arrange, facilitate, and document business requirements gathering sessions; conduct needs analysis from various stakeholder perspectives; work with SMEs and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to review, draft and recommend project specifications. • Research, collect, and document project documents, drawings, relevant links and modeling information to support the needs of control center Energy Management Systems (EMS) programmers and System Administrators. • Ability to review and analyze standard engineering drawings and project explanations, similar to Project Requirements Documents (PRD), to coordinate whether or not there are control center impacts related to the projects. • Update project specific data with input from project SMEs to determine/update project specific data, including due dates, and other critical project milestones. • Interface with other organizations within BPA to evaluate Transmission project needs for System Operations, and to validate requirements and tasks on projects are properly identified, tracked, and completed; alert BPA personnel of any issues or concerns, provide mitigation recommendations; implement BPA approved mitigation actions. • Verify Control Center activities are coordinated with other BPA project teams to maintain schedules; alert BPA manager / personnel of any issues or concerns, provide mitigation recommendations; implement BPA management approved mitigation actions. • Track construction status from an operations perspective, both for Control Center progress and for field/external progress that impacts the Control Center; alert BPA manager of any issues or concerns, providing mitigation recommendations; and implement approved mitigation actions. • Provide support to develop and track targets; and update project milestone documentation as needed. • Assist BPA management to define, draft, and recommend project success criteria and disseminate to involved parties; monitor and track progress, update stakeholders, sponsors, customers, etc. throughout the project lifecycle. • Alert the BPA manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project cost, schedule or performance. • Coordinate and support the following functions: • Facilitate the Bi-Weekly Control Center / Field Project Coordination team meeting. • Coordinate and facilitate Project Team(s), including milestone management and communication of deliverables across multiple projects. • Facilitate as needed GRDT monthly meetings with Power Services • Support development of written and verbal sponsor and stakeholder communication • Scope definition, tracking, and management. • Facilitate “kick off” and other project meetings with managers, sponsors, stakeholders, and partners; validate approval/buy in of project plans and commitment of resources. • Schedule and facilitate project team meetings and coordinate activities of sub-teams. • Coordinate with the Transmission Technology and Internal Operations Management organizations to verify operational and data requirements to support the safe and reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System (BES). • Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes. Qualifications • A degree in Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, Organizational Development, or a closely related discipline is preferred. • With an applicable Bachelor’s degree, 8 years of experience is required. • With an applicable Associate’s degree, 10 years of experience is required. • Without an applicable degree, 12 years of experience is required. • Experience should be consistent with the specific requirements of business analysis and progressively more technical in nature. • Direct work experience and knowledge of data management principles and methodologies with a solid understanding of how a capital program and processes are executed and how data flows through the various operational systems • Experience in strong written and verbal communication to disseminate electrical information to various audiences • Technical interview skills sufficient to facilitate group process design/requirements gathering sessions in a business environment. • Intermediate proficiency in Visio (flowcharts), MS Project, Access, and SharePoint (or similar software) Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Vancouver, WA. Pay And Benefits The pay range for this position is $53.00 - $58.00/hr. Requirements Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Vancouver,WA. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on May 12, 2026. 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