Manager, Grid Operations Support

Preferred Location

Beaumont, TX (preferred). Woodlands, TX may also be considered. Relocation may also be considered.

This position is responsible for developing and coordinating a work plan and schedules for the Capital, Incremental, O&M, and Failure work performed in substations for the Grid. The manager is also responsible for ensuring that tasks are planned and scheduled in a timely manner and adequate time and resources are allocated to complete the work safely and in compliance with NERC Reliability Standards.

• Leads the Grid Planner / Scheduler organization and manages the work management process for the Grid
• Champions the Tier 1 and/or Nuclear maintenance programs for the Grid
• Champion the AM Work Management Process within the Grid
• Provide oversight of required SERC maintenance tasks to ensure they are executed within established intervals
• Ensure transmission protection system failures and maintenance activities are properly evaluated and performed in accordance with established procedures
• Provide direct supervision to engineering, technical specialist, planner/scheduler and analytical personnel, including development of substation design packages, calculations, drawings, standards, and engineering evaluations, for capital blanket projects
• Assist Asset Management in development of the annual capital and O&M work plans
• Manage the development and implementation of project schedules and ensure they are completed on time, within budget and as designed
• Provide organizational focus for activities related to SERC/NERC standards for compliance
• Maintain asset changes in accordance with configuration management requirements and procedures
• Provide technical analysis and leadership for reliability issues
• Support routine and emergency response to substation equipment failures and problems including DFR and smart relay support, service restoration and root cause analysis
• Ensure work is performed in a team environment by interfacing with Transmission Operations Center, engineering design personnel, construction personnel, distribution personnel, generation plant personnel, major accounts representatives and other internal and external customers

• BS in Engineering (Electrical preferred) or equivalent work experience
• MBA, PMP, or PE preferred.
• Required:
  
  At least 1 of the following:
• 8+ years of substation related experience
• 6+ years of progressive and applicable experience including supervisory experience

• Knowledge of utility safety policies and exceptionally strong commitment to safety
• Familiar with NERC/FERC/SERC requirements related to utility industry
• Effective oral and written communication skills at multiple levels of the organization
• Significant understanding of Substation Work Management System (SWMS), Transmission Automated Outage Request System (TAORS), Paperless Condition Report system (PCRs) or similar software programs
• Strong background in protective relaying and substation power equipment
• Available and on‑call 24 hours/day to respond to system emergencies, which often require immediate decisions and actions
• Strong working knowledge of basic computer programs

Texas – Beaumont, Conroe

Travel: 25% to 50%

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