Eng Del Sys Ops Coord/Sch Prin

American Electric Power•Corpus Christi, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for receiving and processing outage requests for Transmission facilities for maintenance of lines and station equipment while maintaining adequate system stability and security. Coordinates activities with the various departments of the Company to maintain adequate transmission facilities and notifies proper personnel regarding outages. Responsible for assisting in the supervision of assigned personnel in carrying out the safe, efficient and continuous operation of the transmission system. Has the responsibility and authority to comply with NERC Reliability Standards regarding transmission operation in order to help ensure the stable and reliable operation of the bulk electric system.

Requirements

Two-year technical degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
High school diploma with two (2) years of power system operation or dispatching experience required.
Minimum of six (6) years of experience in Transmission RealTime Operations including two (2) years of experience as an Energy Delivery System Operator Principal, Energy Delivery Operations Coordinator/Scheduler Senior, Engineer Sr (TOPs), or SCC Reliability Coordinator Principal.
Must be NERC certified at either the Reliability Operator or Transmission Operator level and maintain certification credentials as set forth by NERC.
Valid state driver's license required.
Ability to analyze conditions and make proper decisions quickly under emergency situations.
Ability to communicate instructions clearly and concisely.
Expected to respond after hours, nights, weekends to customer-based outage issues, outage coordination issues, assistance with outage data reporting during ICS or storm scenarios.
This position may require occasional travel.

Nice To Haves

Four-year engineering/technical degree from an accredited ABET institution preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinating the operation of the transmission system, restoration of service, prearranged switching for construction and/or maintenance.
Assisting in the coordination of work that is performed in accordance with established practices and procedures by conversing with the shift lead or in the absence of the shift lead.
Verifying the accuracy of switching orders for the removal and restoration of transmission lines and station equipment ensuring that all safety and departmental policies are adhered to.
Assisting and supporting in the restoration of service as quickly as possible following emergency unplanned outages consistent with safe practices.
Acting on information concerning outages or customer inquiries during normal business hours when necessary and assisting with system information pertinent to forced outages during times of major storms.
Approving and coordinating facility outages, loadings and operating voltage levels with appropriate personnel in the interconnected companies, generating plants, transmission operations centers, transmission dispatching centers, and distribution dispatching centers.
Executing the guidelines in the Transmission Operations (TOPs) established policy for Outage Coordination Procedure.
Engagement in the Project Management Lead Project (PLMP) process for the execution of outages.
Approving/reviewing one-lines in associated one-line process.
Performing Switching Audits and documenting in Switching Audit Database as assigned.
Assisting Transmission Dispatch Center (TDC) Supervision in the training of system operators as assigned.
Fulfilling assigned role in the AEP Incident Commend Center (ICS) as determined by TDC management.
Representing TDC in various TOPs/TDC or Real Time Operations (RTO) working groups as assigned.
Assisting in the attestation of Dispatcher Task Qualifications activities as needed.
Responsible for the delivery of AEP Switching & Tagging training (Initial, Refresher, Contractor) to other business units as assigned.