Substation Manager

About the role

CORE Electric Cooperative is the largest member-owned electric distribution cooperative in Colorado dedicated to providing reliable, affordable, clean, and safe electric service to our communities. The Substation Manager oversees the safe and reliable operation of Cooperative substations and ensures compliance with applicable Cooperative procedures and NERC reliability standards.

Responsibilities

• Understand the specific job tasks of those employees reporting to them.
• Plan and set goals for the performance of these activities by employees.
• Oversee the investigation, analysis, resolution, mitigation, and reporting of complex power operations problems and system events.
• Investigate, document, and resolve system protection mis-operations or coordination problems.
• Review and maintain documentation of distribution and transmission substation maintenance activities.
• Aid in developing engineering and construction standards and make recommendations regarding their acceptance.
• Review drawings and suggest changes to Engineering regarding new construction and other designed projects.
• Adapt relay maintenance and testing procedures to ensure compliance with FERC, NERC, and WECC requirements including record keeping and reporting.
• Continually improve the substation maintenance program.
• Measure results through the use of reports and observation, evaluating employee performance against established goals.
• Aid the Transmission Operations Director in preparation and completion of quarterly department goals.
• Aid the Transmission Operations Director with the preparation of and compliance to the department budget and work plans.
• 30-40% travel to Cooperative Substations within cooperative’s service area.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, train, coach, direct, and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; establish performance requirements and personal development targets; monitor performance and provide coaching for performance improvement and development.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent certificate required.
• Proficiency in electrical theory, typically attained through a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 10 or more years of experience, or equivalent experience/education required.
• 3 or more years of supervisory experience required.
• Must have knowledge of electric system protective relaying, system protection, telemetering and communications, and the ability to comprehend and analyze protection schemes, relay settings, and maintenance procedures.
• Satisfactory background check results required per NERC CIP.
• Requires valid Colorado driver’s license with satisfactory driving record within Cooperative standards.
• Competent with position-specific software and applications.
• Competent with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint.
• Competent with general office equipment.

Skills

• Ability to effectively read, write and speak the English language to communicate in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening: giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Active Learning: understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Complex Problem Solving: identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination: adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing: teaching others how to do something.
• Monitoring: monitoring/assessing performance of oneself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Management of Personnel Resources: motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Technology Design: generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Management of Material Resources: obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources: determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Teaching: teaching others how to do something.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Management of Personnel Resources: motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Technology Design: generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Management of Material Resources: obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources: determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Teaching: teaching others how to do something.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Management of Personnel Resources: motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Technology Design: generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Management of Material Resources: obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources: determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Teaching: teaching others how to do something.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Management of Personnel Resources: motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Technology Design: generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Management of Material Resources: obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources: determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Teaching: teaching others how to do something.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Management of Personnel Resources: motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Technology Design: generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Management of Material Resources: obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources: determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Teaching: teaching others how to do something.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Management of Personnel Resources: motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Technology Design: generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Management of Material Resources: obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources: determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Teaching: teaching others how to do something.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Management of Personnel Resources: motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Technology Design: generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Management of Material Resources: obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources: determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Teaching: teaching others how to do something.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Management of Personnel Resources: motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Technology Design: generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Management of Material Resources: obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources: determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Teaching: teaching others how to do something.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Management of Personnel Resources: motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics