Closes: January 12, 2025
Starting Range: $44.61 to $58.44 per hour
Full Range: $44.61 to $65.36 per hour

The Modeling Specialist position aides those supporting the real-time ADMS system model development and maintenance using the model management tool. The specialist will participate in the coordination of the daily and weekly ADMS model build process to ensure a coherent system model providing accurate modeling of real-time power system conditions. This role requires understanding the ESRI topology model, future ESRI UN model, Common Information Model (CIM) model and GE proprietary CIM2DNOM conversion process. Other responsibilities include automation support for reliability reporting, fire weather dashboard support, system database expansion for support of new and existing members, interfacing with Operations staff to incorporate requested application, display, and model changes.

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains accurate and complete documentation. Updates documentation in a timely manner. Provides effective and timely user support. Investigates, troubleshoots, and resolves system problems for distribution operations 24/7. Works to continually improve processes and efficiencies and to ensure system reliability. Define and maintain electric distribution models in the ADMS. Evaluate and maintain model data accuracy in the ADMS. Review and process ADMS model changes. Create and update accurate single line diagrams within the ADMS. Support the specification, testing, and development of the ADMS system to ensure that it meets changing functional requirement. Create and run scripts for comparison of distribution model versions in MMA. Creation and maintenance of departmental process and procedure documentation in support of the model build process and support of ADMS. Creation and maintenance of departmental process and procedure documentation to ensure Distribution Operations always has a valid daily model build. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience in planning, analysis, design, implementation, training, and support of data networks and computing systems required. Or a Master's Degree with 6 years of experience required. Excellent customer support skills are required, including: demonstrated experience providing technology support, troubleshooting, and problem resolution. Experience communicating with non-technical end users to convey detailed technical information and to ascertain the technical details of problems which they are experiencing. Experience performing effectively under stressful and time critical conditions. Experience supporting critical business and operations systems is desirable. Effective and flexible verbal and written communication skills.

Other combinations of education and relevant experience may be considered.

Hybrid work options are available for this role. The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters at least 3 days per week including Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

To Apply
We encourage you to apply as many of our positions have step progressions to account for an incoming employee’s various levels of knowledge, skills, and experience.

Complete an online application and attach your resume and cover letter to your profile. All documents must be attached to your application at the time of submitting your application for review. No documents can be attached after you click "Submit".

Benefits
At Avista, we believe our employees are essential. Through them we deliver value to our customers and the communities we serve. The physical, mental, and financial health and well-being of our employees and their families are important to us. We are committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards program comprised of an externally competitive, internally equitable compensation structure and a benefits package that allows us to retain and attract a diverse, engaged, and skilled workforce. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, retirement benefits, incentive plans, wellness resources, time-off programs and much more. In addition to our total rewards program, the Pacific Northwest offers abundant outdoor recreation, four distinct seasons, and all the amenities and activities an individual or family might be interested in. To learn more, please visit our benefits website at https://avistabenefits.com/.

Pre-employment screening requirements
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test, background check and motor vehicle records review.    

Avista’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Avista is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to Equal Opportunity Employment, Affirmative Action efforts, and Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, protected veterans, and all others. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, sensory, mental or physical disability (unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification), Veteran status or any other classification protected by nondiscrimination laws.

Equity and diversity in our workplace is important to us. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment process. Avista will make reasonable accommodation to assist a qualified person with a disability in the job application, interview process, and to perform the essential functions of the job whenever possible, where undue hardship would not be created for Avista. Please contact us at humanresources@avistacorp.com if you would like assistance.