American Electric Power · 8 hours ago
Manager Trans Sys Ops Engineering
New Albany, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $202K/yr
10+ years expAmerican Electric Power is a leader in the electric utility industry, and they are seeking a Manager for Transmission Systems Operations Engineering. The role involves overseeing technical engineering activities related to the Transmission Configuration Management Program, managing work plans for capital investment and system maintenance, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards and protocols.
Clean EnergyEnergyEnergy ManagementFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical lead and Design Authority for every scheduled outage and emergency restoration event, ensuring configuration management controls are applied in real-time for every outage
Exercises Design Authority over AEP Transmission substation, protection and control, and transmission line assets and infrastructure systems that are impacted by grid changes
Establish, administer, and enforce repeatable verification processes and practices related to Connectivity Requirements and System Operations
Establish and enforce connectivity requirements to be properly documented and accessible, both for in-service verification and routine auditing before or during a system outage
Maintain final authority to verify outage expectations are successfully proven as met through documentation in all systems and applicable models
Responsible and accountable to identify all system impacts including, but not limited to, facility ratings that are modified by work being performed or planned through a given outage are accounted for
Provide 24/7 support to ensure coverage for transmission configuration issues; be reachable via designated phone/messaging and remote access tools
Maintain final authority to verify configuration management expectations are proven via documentation in all systems and models for every outage
Coordinate in real-time with the Real Time Operations Control Center and Transmission Field Services to resolve configuration issues and minimize system risk
After restoration, lead configuration reconciliation: confirm permanent model updates, update breaker/node one‑line diagrams and other deliverables, perform post‑event documentation and lessons‑learned, and update procedures to prevent recurrence
Provide engineering direction/approval for temporary configurations as required to support safe restoration and configuration management of AEP Transmission substation, protection and control, and transmission line assets within the system of record
Maintain final authority and ownership of the first draft of the breaker/node One-Line Diagrams provided to Engineering or other teams for next action
Develop and provide (furnish) transitional documents and deliverables as needed for construction activities including, but not limited to: substation drawings, transmission line connection diagrams, P&C drawings, relay settings (line and substation), compliance documentation, facility ratings, real-time and future system modelling data, and system connectivity diagrams
Develop processes for managing, monitoring, and consistently reporting critical calculations and data required for compliance with assigned NERC standards and best operational system practices
Technical oversight of design of asset replacement/improvement projects. Review of construction outage sequences, including intended clearance points, and verify all configurations are valid to match the modeled system configuration
Manage and facilitate on-going need discussions with Transmission Field Services for all construction, both capital and maintenance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or an equivalent of Engineering Technology
Minimum of ten (10) years of electric utility experience, including five (5) years in a transmission environment
Preferred
Professional Engineer registration
Company
American Electric Power
American Electric Power generates, transmits, and distributes electricity, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
10001+ employees
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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