Transmission Outage Coordinator
About The Position
The Transmission Outage Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Gridforce System Operators and other members of the Transmission Outage Coordination team with coordinating outages that maintain the reliability of the Bulk Electric System (BES) during planned and unplanned outages. Work with internal and external counterparts to ensure that proper switching procedures are developed for and followed during planned and unplanned outages, including development of individual switching orders, and switching order templates, development and/or maintenance of switching order template libraries, and development of Gridforce Lock Out/Tag Out procedures.
Requirements
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field, or at least 5 years’ experience in transmission operations at the Bulk Electric System level.
- Knowledge of system protection and controls including common relay schemes, substation devices, automatic reclosing, and RTU/SCADA equipment
- Working knowledge of or experience in power plant operations, I & C technician, substation operations, electrician or equivalent
- Position requires competencies in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook)
- Familiarity with Energy Management systems and associated support systems
- This position requires certification at the NERC Reliability Coordinator and PJM Transmission Operator levels. These certifications may be achieved subsequent to hiring.
Nice To Haves
- PJM Generation Operator certification is considered as an additional qualification but not required
Responsibilities
- Ensure coordination of outages and switching requests with internal and external parties
- Model scheduled outages in the GF EMS Network applications to identify contingencies, overloads, or voltage limit violations on transmission systems
- Create, edit, review, and distribute new or updated switching orders and other related switching documents to ensure safe and reliable switching operations
- Support GF operators in developing proficiency in writing/reviewing and issuing switching orders
- Provide guidance or switching assistance during emergencies and storm related activities including system restoration from widespread outages or blackouts
- Provide work direction to field personnel and coordinate with neighboring entities during normal and abnormal conditions for the safe removal and return to service of sections of customers transmission systems in accordance with approved operating and safety procedures (including three-part communications)
- Direct and/or perform high voltage switching operations during normal and abnormal conditions, ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory standards
- Help develop training presentations, guidelines, programs, and user guides for operators
- Review and update the Gridforce Lock Out Tag Out (LO/TO) Procedure as needed or at a minimum annually
- Assist with review and development of Gridforce Points Lists, One Line Diagrams and operator displays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
