TFS Asset Analyst

American Electric Power•New Albany, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The TFS Asset Analyst supports the stewardship, accuracy, and completeness of TFS critical asset data. The role coordinates with field teams, engineering, and other Energy Delivery personnel to gather, validate, and enter data, using technical knowledge and analytical skills to ensure capital-project designs are accurately reflected in the asset database. Data accuracy at the start of an asset’s life cycle is a critical requirement. At the beginning of each capital project, the analyst reviews Issued for Construction one-line diagrams, schematics, bills of material, and new asset forms. The analyst compares these sources, discusses and resolves discrepancies with engineers, and uploads validated project assets into the database. The work also includes creating project location hierarchies, maintaining project status through the asset-entry lifecycle, supporting field and engineering personnel, and contributing to process improvement and work-metric reporting. This is an on-site role based at an AEP facility in Roanoke, Virginia; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Canton, Ohio; or Corpus Christi, Texas. The position is sedentary, and travel may be required.

Requirements

Associate degree in Electrical, Electronic, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering Technology or a related field, plus 2 years of related utility-industry work experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent plus 4 years of related utility-industry work experience.
Technical expertise in print reading and understanding of electrical principles.
Database knowledge or the ability to learn database systems.
Ability to review multiple data sources in an organized manner.
Ability to meet Service Level Agreements and communicate data discrepancies clearly.
Must be on the AEP system and work in an AEP facility.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in Electrical, Electronic, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering Technology or a related field, plus 2 years of related utility-industry work experience.
Technical degree or experience in the electrical industry.

Responsibilities

Compare construction documents, including one-line diagrams, schematics, bills of material, and new asset forms, and resolve data discrepancies with engineers.
Upload validated capital-project assets and asset attributes into the database.
Create database station-location hierarchies that reflect project locations.
Use Vault and notifications to perform work.
Update and monitor project status through the asset-entry lifecycle using a tracking system.
Ensure Capital Checklists and Commissioning Actions are created after new assets are uploaded.
Provide data support to field and engineering personnel by answering questions, tracking work, and resolving issues.
Assist with refining Power BI visualizations of work metrics.
Support continuous process improvement through team discussions.
Communicate data discrepancies clearly and promptly to engineering.
Attend daily team meetings to review individual progress and team workload.
Meet Service Level Agreements and demonstrate accountability for assigned work.
Validate new and existing asset changes to protect database integrity.