Power System Coordinator II

Mission Statement

BED’s mission is to serve the energy needs of our customers in a safe, reliable, affordable, sustainable, and socially responsible manner. BED’s four key values are:
Safety, Reliability, Community, and Innovation. BED’s vision is to make Burlington a Net Zero Energy city by eliminating fossil fuel usage across the electric, thermal, and ground transportation sectors through strategic electrification, demand management, efficiency gains, and expanded local renewable generation while increasing system resilience.

This position is responsible for ensuring that the BED distribution system is operated at all times in a safe, efficient, and reliable manner according to procedures and guidelines to provide high‑quality service to BED’s customers. In addition, this position operates BED’s Gas Turbine via Human Machine Interface.

Union:
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) | Pay Grade HF3: $36.46 – $59.76 hourly | Remote Tier 1:
Zero days remote per week. This role is for one Power System Coordinator. Applications for Power System Coordinator I and Power System Coordinator II may be considered to fill this opening.

• Verify hourly line loading and generation.
• Monitor and operate the Outage Management System (OMS) to detect, locate, and respond to distribution system outages.
• Enter trouble tickets and outage information into BED’s work management system.
• Work with other BED personnel to correct system disturbances and unplanned outages, locate the source of the disturbance, and take corrective action, as necessary.
• Ensure that switching, tagging and work activity conforms to safety rules.
• Direct de-energizing and re-energizing of distribution equipment, including development and issuance of system switching orders and working clearances.
• Call in Distribution personnel, Technicians, and metering for various critical SCADA alarms, system disturbances, and customer service issues.
• Notify BED personnel in areas such as General Services, Stockroom, Customer Service, etc., of the need to respond to issues related to their areas.
• Update written operating procedures as directed by supervisor.
• Perform around‑the‑clock surveillance of the BED electrical system via SCADA and take corrective measures as required.
• Exhibit complete operational understanding of BED’s lines, including flows, device limits, protection devices, voltages, and loading.
• Communicate and coordinate with System Operators of inter‑connected power systems/generation stations to solve mutual problems.
• Prepare incident reports, trouble reports, and switching guides. Maintain manual and automated logs of all distribution system activities.
• Provide customer service duties during non‑business hours.
• Perform a variety of building security functions such as checking windows and doors, turning off unnecessary lights, checking electrical, plumbing and sprinkler systems, and monitoring various areas of the substations and Pine Street and Lake Street buildings via closed‑circuit cameras.
• Enter work orders and service orders during non‑business hours.
• Operate the BED Gas Turbine via Human Machine Interface and distribution equipment such as switches, reclosures, breakers, capacitors, and tap changers via SCADA.
• Train Power System Coordinator I and other employees as assigned.
• Operate BED’s system to maximize system efficiency with minimal customer impact.
• Call Gas Turbine Operators to operate the GT.
• Implement ISO‑NE, VELCO, and BED system contingency procedures as warranted.
• Operate computers utilizing spreadsheets, databases, and word processing software and use telephones, faxes, voice radio, and telecommunications equipment.
• Visit outside facilities as assigned by supervisor to maintain familiarity with equipment.
• Assist in scheduling vacation/time‑off requests for all Power System Coordinators as assigned.
• Provide notification to the appropriate personnel of changes to the BED electrical grid, or any other system anomaly.
• Communicate with appropriate personnel the status of generating units.
• Monitor all “Dig‑Safe” requests as required.

• Perform other related duties, as required.