Program Manager- Outage Coordinator

About the role

The Program Management Services Division at LaBella provides comprehensive management services for complex projects and multi-year capital programs. Project teams are established to provide a customized mix of business consulting, project management, financial control and monitoring, administrative, and technical support services.

Responsibilities

• Review the established project outage assessments & requirements.
• Organize and participate in outage kickoff meetings at the site or in conjunction with other planned site visits, and conduct follow-up meetings to establish the scope, conceptual work schedule, and process.
• Develop a high-level preliminary outage plan.
• Hold on-site and office meetings to review physical layout, work clearances, and outages required.
• Cookout requirements with other areas to resolve and minimize any outage conflicts.
• Confirm the plan alignment with other ongoing projects within and outside of client.
• Provide Outage Plan and Drawings.
• Repeat site visits and conduct smaller group meetings as necessary.
• (Expected during Conceptual, Detail Design, Construction and Commissioning)
• Confirm plan alignment and coordination with Transmission Outage Coordination.
• Facilitate the equipment numbering in the entire engineering life cycle.
• Ensure post outage system reconfiguration prints, equipment numbering and operating procedures to ensure alignment across departments.
• Review outage plan with all stakeholders (iterative process).
• Work with the project team to facilitate development of viable emergency restoration measures and plans, along with restoration time estimates.
• Upon project approval, provide a detailed outage plan for TOA development and submittal.
• Provide various versions of the Outage Plan through finalization.
• This will include forwarding to and conducting follow-up meetings for the final run-through.
• Conduct outage planning presentations, as needed, for the Project Team, Control Centers, ISO, Divisions, Municipals, etc.
• Continue to refine the finalized plan as conditions change.
• Submit to Application Coordinators.
• Review TOAs with ECC and ensure submissions as per "Transmission Operating Procedure TOP-08" and the "Outage Playbook".
• Maintain a Master outage plan that gives visibility of all outage requirements for the NY Companies.
• Coordinate and maintain a Master outage plan that gives visibility of all outage requirements for the NY Companies.
• Coordinate meetings among various work groups (Operations, Supervisors, MROs, etc.) and Projects to create opportunities for completing work on lines and equipment affected by scheduled outages.
• This role provides insights for the development of mobile substations and temporary line diversions.
• Schedule project outages in coordination with Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) teams, and identify resource constraints within the division ahead of these project outages.
• Schedule drone or helicopter flights for post-storm assessments or pre-energization of new assets.
• Collaborate with the Emergency Communications Center (ECC) and Construction Managers (CMs) to reschedule canceled storm-related activities.

Requirements

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive-related electric utility or other related industry experience, with transmission facilities construction management experience preferred.
• Five (5) years' experience in a supervisory capacity preferred.
• Microsoft Word and Microsoft Project or Equivalent.
• A valid Driver's License.
• Willingness to travel to construction sites on a day-to-day basis, attend meetings.
• A Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent 10 years of relevant experience is recommended.

Skills/Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of construction management practices applicable to electrical utility transmission construction and generation projects.
• Extensive knowledge of interconnected electrical system operations.
• Knowledge of government regulations, including OSHA, NESC, and industry codes affecting electric utilities.
• Working knowledge of budget preparation and administration.
• Demonstrated ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret mechanical/electrical drawings, and technical manuals.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, including correspondence, reports, and other business documents.
• Working knowledge of best practices in safety policies and procedures.

Benefits

Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella's benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.