Description

JOB TITLE: Customer Account Executive (Real Time Trader and Scheduler) (Recent Grad)

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in the Real-Time Trading and Scheduling (PTFR), Trading Floor (PTF) group of the Bulk Marketing (PT) organization within the Power Services.

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

HOW TO APPLY: External Application Link(s):  

    25- 47604-12801249-RG https://www.usajobs.gov/job/846844400            

Open & Close date:     Open: /09/29/2025    Close: 10/08/2025

LOCATION(s)             Portland, OR

SALARY:                     $ 53,831 - $85,598 per year

DUTIES:

A successful candidate in the Customer Account Executive (Real Time Trader and Scheduler) position will serve as the primary revenue center for Transmission Services and is the advocate for customer service and satisfaction principles within TS organization.

As a Customer Account Executive (Real Time Trader and Scheduler), you will:

• Routinely monitors markets and participates in discussions that optimize trading opportunities between trading hubs, time horizons and markets (bilateral vs organized).
• Routinely monitor Transfer Customer Loads and available transmission to execute marketing and scheduling strategies that achieve load service and minimize BPA's exposure to energy imbalance charges.
• Assist senior specialists in managing curtailments and resupplies for transfer customer load schedules.
• Assist in performing the daily scheduling of power.
• Routinely review business practices and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Participate in training programs to ensure that software problems are accurately documented and promptly addressed by technical support staff.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS: 

 Key Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.

Under the Employee Referral Bonus program, certain BPA employees may be eligible for a monetary award for referring outside candidates for this difficult-to-fill position. The referring employee must complete the form BPA F 33300.01e and email it to careers@bpa.gov by midnight of the closing date of the job posting.

Pathways Recent Graduates Program Requirements:

• Recent Graduate participants will be on a trial period for the duration of the appointment.
• A Pathways Recent Graduate Participant Agreement is required.

Conversion: Pathways Recent Graduates are converted to a term or permanent position upon program completion. This is not automatic nor guaranteed; it is at the discretion of the employing office.

To be eligible for conversion, a Recent Graduate must: (1) complete at least one year of continuous service; (2) be a U.S. citizen; (3) demonstrate successful job performance (4) meet the qualification standards for the position to which converted; (5) receive a recommendation for conversion from the first-level supervisor; and (6) meet agency-specific requirements, as specified in the Participant Agreement.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

 To be eligible for the Recent Graduate program you must be a:

Recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution.
      -OR

Student who within 90 days of the closing date of this announcement will meet the education requirements and will graduate with a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution. A student may not be appointed to a position until they have graduated.
      -OR

Preference eligible veteran who was precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their two-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. Eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed six years after degree or certificate completion."
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
GS-7: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-5), in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience in 1) Reviewing reports for adequacy, consistency, and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements; and 2) utilizing automated systems and standard computer software (such as Excel, Word, etc.) to complete routine correspondence.

GS-9: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07), in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience in 1) administering a computer system and assisting in performing system troubleshooting techniques; and 2) preparing routine reports in word-processing or data-processing programs for senior specialists or management.

   Other Requirements:

• ROTATING 12-HR SHIFT WORK IS REQUIRED.
• Must possess good computer aptitude and the ability to effectively develop and use computer spreadsheets. Stays abreast of Microsoft Office products to support Scheduling, including e-mails and calendar and preparing reports in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• This position is subject to FERC SOC non-discrimination rules and restrictions prohibiting disclosure of certain information to Power Merchant Function employees.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Standards of Conduct (SOC): The incumbent is required to have a working knowledge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Standards of Conduct (SOC) to ensure fair competition in the open access transmission market though compliance with its basic principles. The FERC SOC basic principles require BPA's Transmission Function employees and its affiliated Power Merchant Function employees to function independently and abide by non-discriminatory information access and prohibited disclosure regulations for transmission-related information that is not equally available to all customers. In addition, the incumbent is required to complete BPA's mandatory SOC training.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

 EDUCATION:

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
GS-7: 1 full year of graduate level education -or- superior academic achievement

GS-9: Master's or equivalent graduate degree -or- 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
Or LL.B. -or- J.D., if related.

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.

You must submit proof of your qualifying education.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:   

To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package. 

 (See Required Documents section on application).

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. 

To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.