Clearance Coordinator

About the Role

As a Clearance Coordinator at Oncor, you're responsible for planning, coordination, reporting, and scheduling of all planned distribution and transmission clearance orders and switching coordination activities for the Oncor Electric Delivery distribution grid system. This role ensures the system is operated within established company loading and safety guidelines. This position will be on-site based in our East Distribution Operations Center - Story Rd, Irving, TX location.

Responsibilities

• Perform all essential functions and aspects of the job, including any other specific job requirements.
• Review all requests submitted for planned switching.
• Review and evaluate Transmission Outage Applications (TOA's) affecting distribution facilities under control of the DOC and write associated switching orders required to facilitate the TOA's.
• Develop and write Switching and Tagging orders to ensure Oncor facilities are not over-burdened and assure safety to employees.
• Proactively develop and manage DOC contingency switch plans addressing all major high-risk operational contingencies.
• Regularly review all system limitations and operational risks and document mitigation recommendations.
• Maintain cross-functional information exchange with Transmission and Distribution Planning to ensure up-to-date alignment and coordination.
• Proactively monitor distribution loading to ensure the system operates in a safe, efficient, and reliable manner, ensuring system integrity and recommending solutions to any unexpected loading issues.
• Proactively review and monitor planned construction to establish priority and determine the impact on the distribution system, with emphasis on plan items required prior to summer and winter peaks.
• Resolve conflicts or infeasibility of requested clearances by working with Transmission Grid Management, Transmission Construction, Distribution Construction & Operations, Distribution Engineering, and Planning.
• Responsible for contingency planning involving Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Temporary Outage Action Plan (TOAP) requests.
• Communicate proper switching procedures to internal and external workgroups.

Skills

• Working knowledge of the operating characteristics of various switching and control devices.
• Comprehensive understanding of operating and control procedures and safety hazards associated with switching distribution systems.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge in Distribution Management Systems and SCADA control systems.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in a clear, concise, and inclusive manner.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Ability to develop consensus on complex issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Knowledgeable on the use of system monitoring tools.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent plus 5 years of working knowledge of the operating characteristics of various switching and control devices.
• OR Two-year technical degree or AAS degree or greater in an electrically related field plus 3 years of working knowledge of the operating characteristics of various switching and control devices.
• OR Candidate with completion of Navy Nuclear EMN (Electrician's Mates, Nuclear) or ETM (Electronics Technician's Mate) program and honorable discharge plus 3 years of working knowledge of the operating characteristics of various switching and control devices.
• Applicants with 2 years of control room experience are encouraged to apply.

Organization: Oncor Electric Delivery
Region: Canada, Texas, Irving
Type: Full-time
Category: Coordinator