Omaha Public Power District · 1 week ago
Transmission System Operator & Associate Operator
Omaha, NE
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$137K/yr - $137K/yr
3+ years expOmaha Public Power District is the 12th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles. The Transmission System Operator (TSO) is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the District's Transmission System and ensuring safe and reliable operation by monitoring and coordinating the Bulk Power System.
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Hiring Manager
Drew Ray, PHR
Responsibilities
Direct and ensure the safe, reliable operation of the T&D System by analyzing and efficiently responding to electric system disturbances and interruptions to minimize quantity and duration of customer outage
Exercise responsibility and authority to maintain system integrity and provide appropriate real-time responses that ensure compliance with all applicable NERC reliability standards, practices, and policies including but not limited to shedding of firm load and the utilization of EMS related Contingency Analysis applications
Analyze short term outages, contingency analyses, power flows, operating guides, transmission circuit loading, and load balance/shifts in real-time to operate the system reliably
Keep informed of load shedding procedures, interconnection agreements, and operating procedures that optimize the operation of the District¿s T&D electrical system using all available options
Direct OPPD field personnel, and other available work force 24x7 to ensure compliance with the Hold Order System, Human Performance initiative, Grounding and Switching Procedures, etc. while efficiently ensuring service restoration, repairing District electric equipment, and responding to fire and police calls
Develop, schedule, write, and coordinate planned switching operations that ensure the integrity and safe operation of the District¿s T&D system in compliance with NERC reliability standards, SPP operating procedures and criteria, Hold Order System, Grounding Procedures, Human Performance directives, etc
Communicate and coordinate scheduled transmission switching between all regionally affected parties and within OPPD
Coordinate all activities with operation of power plants, voltage control devices, transmission systems and interconnected utilities to ensure safe and efficient use of the transmission system in accordance with NERC and SPP operating procedures and criteria
Authorize and direct the removal from service: substation, power plant, transmission equipment, and Energy Management System equipment
Maintain required records, data, drawings, logs, reports and SCADA Displays by entering information into computer or by recording it on proper form. This information is obtained from interconnected companies, power plants and switching personnel
Provide timely, accurate system status information to Corporate Communications and other necessary Departments and Divisions
Support Manager ¿Transmission Operations and Lead Transmission Operations to ensure maximum continuity of electric service to customer-owners
Qualification
Required
An Associates or Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field may be used in lieu of one to two years' experience
Obtain NERC certification as Balancing, Interchange and Transmission (BIT) or Reliability Coordinator (RC) within 6 months of hire
Leadership skills and the ability to make rapid, accurate and reliable decisions
Above average, written and oral communication skills must be able to function under extremely stressful conditions on a daily basis for extended periods of time and perform in a calm, professional manner with all employees and customer owners
Familiar with power system components, interconnected system operations, switching/operating procedures including one-line diagrams, generation control and control area concepts and techniques
Personal computer literacy with common application programs (i.e. spreadsheet, word processor, E-mail, Internet browser)
Proficient-level knowledge: NERC regulations; Mathematics; Electrical principles (flow of electricity, magnetism, inductance, capacitance, direct and alternating currents, etc.); Electrical control systems (electrical controls and motors, motor controls and starters, relays, overloads, control circuits, etc.); Substation equipment and operations; Power station operations and generation; Industrial safety and emergency procedures
Preferred
Experience as a Transmission Operator, System Operator or Distribution Operator or similar engineering operations experience
Minimum of three (3) years' experience at the journey level of a T&D Operations craft, engineering design, generation operations, or a related area
Active NERC certification as Balancing, Interchange. and Transmission (BIT) or Reliability Coordinator (RC)
Experience with OSI EMS and OpenNET analysis application
Experience with analysis of transmission flows, real-time and contingency analysis
Company
Omaha Public Power District
Omaha Public Power District is a public electric utility in the state of Nebraska.
1001-5000 employees
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Javier Fernandez
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Kate W. Brown
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