Manager of System Operations

Responsibilities

• Monitor all disaster recovery and emergency plans related to ensuring the integrity of service to Cooperative members.
• Manage and operate a fully functional, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year operations center.
• Maintain proper dispatch office staffing to accommodate any/all situations.
• Supervise system operators and coordinate restoration efforts that can be accomplished centrally by system operations.
• Aid System Engineering and Technical Services in field support functions.
• Perform field inspections/operations of substation and switching station equipment.
• Responsible for reliability and system performance reporting in order to maintain RUS compliance.
• Cook up with Engineering and Operations Managers for after-hours activation of district offices during major events.
• Provide staffing and support with system operators via the system operations center, and system operators onsite at the activated district office as needed.
• Operate and interrogate the SCADA system.
• Maintain lock-out tag-out control for all substation and mainline sectionalizing devices, including maintaining a daily log for devices and abnormal states, and ensure devices are left in their abnormal status.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date operational procedures and documentation (overhead and underground operations manual) for the electric system.
• Stay abreast with all software associated with SVEC operations (DataVoice, IMS, DataVoice IVR, Partner MapViewer, Clevest, Tait Radio, Siemens SCADA, DTN Weather Service).
• Cook up with the engineering and operations managers and perform annual switching/tagging review with all engineering and operations employees.
• Review, complete, monitor, and correct daily outage logs, daily substation logs, substation inspection reports and load management reports.
• Monitor daily ODEC load information and work closely with System Engineering and Technical Services on load control recommendations, procedures, and implementation.
• Cook up with other cooperatives within the state, ODEC, and consultants as necessary to ensure that SVEC is in load control during the monthly peak.
• Ensure all record keeping associated with load control is completed and that the peak is tracked.
• Develop and/or assist in writing all system switching orders. Verify accuracy in procedures and responsible for distribution to review group.
• Coordinate emergency procedures with DE, FE, and PJM during transmission system events.
• Along with performing semiannual drills for SVEC and testing of system operators for these events.
• Aid in special projects as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in management, engineering, business or related experience and/or training or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a distribution utility with cooperative utility experience preferred.
• 5 years of supervising and managing processes within a distribution utility preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of line equipment, materials, protective equipment, and construction equipment in an electric utility environment.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Cooperative policies and work procedures.
• Supervisory experience preferred.