Senior Systems Operations Trainer

NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY • Marcy Township, IA

2d • $136,000 - $187,000

About The Position

Accountable for overseeing the conduct of the System Operator Training program to support NYPA’s overall operations, including developing and maintaining course lesson plans, providing effective classroom instruction with support exercises or simulation, facilitating on-the-job training to real-time system operators, updating the Energy Control Center training records to meet NERC requirements, and ensuring operators maintain task qualifications according to NYPA’s training program manual requirements.

As NYPA is a NERC Generation Operator (GOP), Transmission Owner (TO), and Transmission Operator (TOP) registered entity, the Senior Systems Operations Trainer will be responsible to ensure that the systematic approach to training process is followed to provide reliability-related and general task training for real-time system operators, support staff, or other positions as they are identified. The training material includes, but is not limited to, coordinating and directing switching schedules using 3-part communication protocols, directing generation and voltage schedules, and how to reliably operate NYPA assets in the Bulk Electric System with the NYISO and local TO/TOPs during normal or emergency operations. 

Requirements

• Technical writing/ instructional design experience
• Excellent organizational, time management, verbal, and written skills
• Ability to learn Systematic approach to training (ADDIE) process development.
• Strong presentation/ training skills to deliver NERC approved (ILA) training to System Operators
• Strong Mentoring skills
• Ability to understand all Control Center Tasks and how they relate to NERC compliance requirements.
• Associate (AAS) degree: Electrical Technology or equivalent Science/Technology field desired
• NERC Transmission Operator Certification
• Completed all internal training, and maintain Senior System Operator task verification through ECC System Operator cycle training which is typically completed within 5 years
• Min 4 years NYPA System Operator experience.
• Minimum 5-years’ experience in : System Operations experience (BES), Power System, Operations (Generation, or transmission), Nuclear Navy or specialized miliary technical training and or Instructor experience

Nice To Haves

• EMS Situational Tool Awareness / Operations Training Simulator experience desired
• Bachelor’s (BAS) degree in Electrical Engineering, other Engineering disciplines, or related technical fields

Responsibilities

• Performs all responsibilities associated with ECC System Operator Trainer.
• Provide classroom (NERC Independent Learning Activity, ILA, and / or on the job training, OJT, for identified task.
• Advance technical knowledge to assist the System Operations Director with developing and delivering complex training topics.
• Deliver all Real Time Reliability Training to the ECC Senior System Operators in addition to the ECC System Operators.
• Assist the System Operations Director with developing a lesson plan for the next year.
• Directly communicates with NPCC and NERC staff during a Training (PER) audit or NYPA’s training program.
• Manage and ensure compliance with ILA training that is subject to regular NERC Audits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree