This position is part of WAPA, Rocky Mountain Region, Desert Southwest Region - Power Operations. As a Supervisory Power System Dispatcher, you will plan, organize, direct, supervise and perform a variety of technical tasks relative to the assigned power system dispatch functional area and activities in the assigned region. As a Supervisory Power System Dispatcher, you will: Responsible for developing and implementing written operating plans, standards, and procedures to be followed in connection with the operation of the power system. Assures the effective and efficient control and operation of the system for the generation and delivery of capacity and energy to customers in coordination with interconnected utilities. Ensures Operators are able to take timely and appropriate real-time actions including the shedding of firm load to prevent or alleviate System Operating Limit or Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit violations during normal and emergency conditions to ensure the stable and reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System (BES). Responsible to ensure operation personnel are able to receive and issue normal and emergency operating orders and instructions for system operators under their command or purview in accordance with established standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures. Maintains strict compliance with FERC standards of conduct, NERC Standards, WECC Standards and Operating Reliability Criteria. Takes prompt and appropriate action to maintain compliance. Represents WAPA at policy and decisional meetings with Bulk Electric System utilities, industry oversight agencies such as the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO), NERC, and FERC, etc., generator operators, load serving entities, customers, etc. Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period. Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. Position is subject to random drug testing. You must pass pre-employment drug testing. You must pass pre-employment medical examination. Security clearance and associated requirements- High Risk. Shift work and emergency overtime may be required. Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays.

Western Area Power Administration posts its job openings in the United States through Saplic. Profile generated from public job listings; the company can claim it to manage it.