Relief Dispatcher

Qualifications

• Trains with Dispatcher to operate the Company’s Hydro Generation equipment in a safe, efficient, and regulatory compliant manner.
• Trains with Dispatcher to monitor and operate the Company’s sixteen substations and sixty miles of transmission lines.
• Routinely inspects CWPCo Hydro Generation Facilities and stays current with equipment upgrades and operating changes.
• Performs routine operational tasks at sites including housekeeping, raking racks, gate work, mowing etc.
• Performs monthly FERC inspections at each of our project sites.
• Inspects and monitors fire and security systems at all CWPCo facilities.
• Participates in training programs necessary to safely perform required work.
• Expected to respond to call-ins and work overtime as needed.
• Supports maintenance based upon training, skills, and abilities.

Personal qualities

• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to perform physical labor including field work such as manual gate operation, onsite Hydro Plant Operation, etc.
• Ability to be self-motivated and work without direct supervision.
• Ability to support teamwork among other employees; ability to work in a cooperative manner and coordinate equipment repairs with Electrical, Line and Millwright supervisors as well as Resources and Operations managers.
• Must be willing to work shiftwork with 12-hour shifts being standard.
• Ability to recognize unsafe conditions or conditions outside of job scope and request assistance.
• Must be familiar with FERC Emergency Action Plans for all Hydro Projects.
• Ability to read maps/follow roads and find customer locations in the field.
• Communication skills to effectively relate to Customers, Utilities, Maintenance and Operations groups.
• Must respond to call-ins and live within a 30-mile radius of this CWPCo office.
• Must carry a cell phone, radio and safety equipment as needed.
• Able to lift 70# and walk up to five miles daily.