TRANSMISSION Outage Planner (Sr. - Principal)

Aep Service • New Albany, IN

237d • $86,000 - $124,000

About The Position

Develop outage plans and construction sequences for capital projects through highly-technical research of project scopes and engagement with various project stakeholders including (but not limited to) Transmission Construction Management, Transmission Project Management, Transmission & Distribution Operations, Transmission and Distribution Planning, Transmission Engineering (Station, T-Line, and P&C), Transmission Field Services, etc. Maintain a portfolio-view of assigned outage plans to optimize capital outages with other planned outages (capital and O&M).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Business, or related field and 6 years related experience; OR, Associate's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Business, or related field and 8 years related experience; OR, High school diploma or GED equivalent and 10 years related experience.
• Related experience is defined as involvement with Construction Management, Transmission Engineering, Transmission Operations, or Distribution Operations.
• A thorough knowledge of the Bulk Electric System, from a design and/or operations perspective, AND experience within Construction Management, Transmission Engineering, Transmission Operations, or Distribution Operations is needed to fulfill responsibilities of this job.
• Ability to read and interpret one-line station diagrams and transmission line switching diagrams is required.
• Must be a team player, inquisitive, analytical, and be able to interact with and maintain working relationships with diverse teams.
• Aptitude to understand switching and tagging and clearance points.
• Clear understanding of minimum approach distances.
• Capacity to lead in understanding, developing, and transmitting complex outage reservation communications to project stakeholders.
• Must have strong computer skills and apply skills to provide business-specific reports.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint/Excel) is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of P&C zones of protection is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage and work directly with project stakeholders to develop capital project outage plans that include facility outage reservations.
• Utilize and/or develop an in-depth level of technical knowledge in Transmission/Distribution Operations, Station/T-Line/Protection & Control Engineering, Project Management/Project Scheduling, and Construction Management.
• Ensure that ALL Outage Plans are created with safety, efficiency, and economics in mind.
• Review Capital Project schedules to ensure outage dates are current in accordance with the Outage Plan.
• Facilitate resolution of outage reservation coordination conflicts and identify and implement alternative solutions.
• Maintain communications between Transmission and Distribution Operations relating to Outage Plans, specifically those that require mobile unit installations and radial conditions that will or may affect Transmission and Distribution Operations.
• Utilize existing AEP tools and processes to communicate the proposed outage plans and outage reservations with various capital project stakeholders.
• Manage outage plans for multiple capital projects simultaneously.
• Assist in prioritizing outage reservations to optimize the benefit to AEP and our customers.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Transmission and Distribution Operations in the evaluation of system conditions before submitting an outage reservation.
• Actively review abnormal system conditions to aide in planning and coordinating outage reservations for upcoming projects.
• Participate in periodic reviews with TFS Work Scheduling Teams to ensure outage optimization between Capital Projects and Non-Capital Projects/Maintenance.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual incentive
• 401(k)
• Pension
• Health insurance
• Vacation
• Educational assistance

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree