Electrical Distribution System Specialist

Location: Amarillo, TX
Job Title: Electrical Distribution System Specialist
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Specialist
Organization: North Zone Electrical )
Job Specialty: Facilities General

• Authorize and direct work during High Voltage Switching Operations
• Responsible for the Safety of High Voltage Craft workers
• Responsible for the Safety of the Electrical Distribution of the Plant, Wind Farm, and the John
  
  C. Drummond Center (JCDC)
• Responsible for meeting the safety, environmental, and reliability requirements for high-voltage or electrical distribution systems
• Responsible for requesting corrective actions via request for corrective, preventive, operational, and modification/betterment work/maintenance work requests
• Submits requests for engineering services in support of system/facility compliance, operability, and reliability of high-voltage or electrical distribution systems. Coordinates functional resources as necessary to ensure the timely and effective completion of request work.
• Provides support for facility issues related to utility services.
• Develops and maintains control over operational diagrams, and data sheets or high-voltage or electrical distribution systems.
• Authorize all work/maintenance/operations package affecting high-voltage or electrical distribution systems.
• Develops and/or validates system/facility alignment procedures and shutdown requests in support of high-voltage or electrical distribution systems/facility compliance, operability, and reliability.
• Responsible for the National Electric Code (NEC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA
  70
  
  E), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements are met for utility operations.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining both long- and short-range plans for high-voltage or electrical distribution systems utility systems. Perform special assignments and activities as directed by the Department/Section Manager.
• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining Subcontract Technical Representative (STR) qualifications for contracts for Utilities of the Electrical Distribution System.
• The employee's primary duty is the performance of office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the Company, and such primary duty includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment denoted as follows:
  • Having the authority to formulate, affect, interpret, or implement management policies or operating practices.
  • Carrying out major assignments related to the operation to the Company's business.
  • Work that affects business operations of the Company to a major degree, and having the authority to commit the Company in matters having significant financial impact.
  • Independent judgement and discretion involves the comparison and evaluation of possible courses of conduct and having the authority to make an independent choice, free from immediate direction with respect to matters of significance.

• Bachelor's degree:
  Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Typical experience ranging from 7-10 years.
• OR Master's degree:
  Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• OR PhD.
• Applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of 12 or more years of completed education and/or relevant experience.

• Bachelor's degree in the Electrical Field
• 10-15 years relevant experience preferred
• OR Journeyman Electrician License with 12 years’ experience
• Knowledge of High Voltage Electrical Distribution System
• Specific knowledge of the safe and effective operations of Electrical Distribution Systems, medium voltage; knowledge of safety, environmental, and reliability requirements for the assigned system(s) or activities; knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
• Ability to request corrective actions for corrective, preventive, operational, and modification/betterment work/maintenance work requests; ability to coordinate functional resources as necessary to ensure the timely and effective completion of requested work; ability to develop and maintain control over operational diagrams, and data sheets ability to…