Senior Outage Coordinator

K&A Engineering•Hartford, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

K&A Power Group is a privately held engineering firm delivering world-class technical expertise and engineering excellence to power utility and industrial clients across the United States, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. We provide comprehensive consulting, engineering and design, program and project management, construction management, and EPC services, specializing in substation, transmission, distribution, and distributed energy resources. We pride ourselves on attracting and developing top talent, building a culture of excellence, and building meaningful, long-term relationships with our employees, clients and communities, wherever they are in the world. Powered By Innovation, Passion, And Purpose. Start your K&A Career: We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Outage Coordinator to join our team at K&A Power Group in Hartford, Connecticut. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects that make a real impact in the energy and utility sectors. You’ll be part of a dynamic, people-focused team where your expertise, ideas, and contributions will be valued and celebrated.

Requirements

A minimum of twenty (20) years of progressive-related electric utility or other related industry experience, with transmission facilities construction management experience preferred.
Ten (10) years' experience in a supervisory capacity preferred
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent
10 years of relevant experience is recommended.
Extensive knowledge of construction management practices applicable to electrical utility transmission construction and generation projects.
Extensive knowledge of interconnected electrical system operations.
Knowledge of government regulations, including OSHA, NESC, and industry codes affecting electric utilities.
Knowledge of contract preparation, negotiations, and administration.
Working knowledge of budget preparation and administration.
Demonstrated ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.
Demonstrated ability to read and interpret mechanical/electrical drawings, and technical manuals.
Excellent written and verbal communications, including correspondence, reports, and other business documents.
Working knowledge of best practices in safety policies and procedures.
Microsoft Word and Microsoft Project or Equivalent
Must have a valid Driver’s License
Must be able to report to site or office as needed

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, and oversee all outages to support construction.
Review the established project outage assessments & requirements.
Organize and participate in outage kickoff meetings at the site or in conjunction with other planned site visits, and conduct follow-up meetings to establish the scope, conceptual work schedule, and process.
Develop a high-level preliminary outage plan.
Hold on-site and office meetings to review physical layout, work clearances, and outages required.
Coordinate outage requirements with other areas to resolve and minimize any outage conflicts.
Confirm the plan alignment with other ongoing projects within and outside of Eversource.
Provide Outage Plan and Drawings.
Repeat site visits and conduct smaller group meetings as necessary. (Expected during Conceptual, Detail Design, Construction and Commissioning)
Confirm plan alignment and coordination with Transmission Outage Coordination.
Facilitate the equipment numbering in the entire engineering life cycle.
Ensure post outage system reconfiguration prints, equipment numbering and operating procedures to ensure alignment across departments
Review outage plan with all stakeholders (iterative process).
Work with the project team to facilitate development of viable emergency restoration measures and plans, along with restoration time estimates.
Upon project approval, provide a detailed outage plan for TOA development and submittal.
Provide various versions of the Outage Plan through finalization. This will include forwarding to and conducting follow-up meetings for the final run-through
Conduct outage planning presentations, as needed, for the Project Team, Control Centers, ISO, Divisions, Municipals, etc.
Continue to refine the finalized plan as conditions change.
Submit to Application Coordinators.
Monitor and control the outage plan.
Manage changes due to sudden, unexpected events that may require resequencing and resubmittal
Working with various cross-functional teams, guidelines, and policies.
Coordinate and maintain a Master outage plan that gives visibility of all outage requirements for the New England Companies.
Coordinate meetings among various work groups (Operations, Supervisors, MROs, etc.) and Projects to create opportunities for completing work on lines and equipment affected by scheduled outages.