ROC Operator III

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Direct Reports:
No Functional Unit:
Operations

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt Position Type:
Full-Time

Onward Energy is an independent power platform that owns and operates over 7 GW of utility-scale wind, solar and natural gas generation projects across the U.S. Our Vision is to reliably power a sustainable future. Our Mission is that as North America’s premier independent power generator, we will deliver renewable and reliable power to our customers, opportunities to our associates, sustainable returns to the families who invest in us, and a better world to the next generation.

Based in New York, Denver, and Charlotte, Onward Energy is a company where people and power are always on. We are where renewable meets reliable. See  for more information.

Fueled by growth of the company, the company is built its own Remote Operations Center (ROC) to monitor, operate and control the company’s generation assets. As an Operator of the ROC, you will have full responsibility for operating and monitoring Onward Energy’s generation fleet. The goal of this position is to ensure safe operations, superior customer service, and high levels of generator efficiency.

This position reports to the Manager of ROC Operations and will work within a team of ROC Operators maintaining continuous 24/7 monitoring and control of company assets.

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of a growing fleet of generation assets
• Ensures SCADA connectivity, alarm response and communication capabilities.
• Coordinate curtailment procedures, call-out processes and emergency action plan adherence.
• Complete required notifications to various entities (Reliability Coordinator, Balancing Authority, Transmission Operator, Scheduling Coordinators)
• Coordinate plant operating parameters as directed by the Balancing Authority, Transmission Operator and Operations Management.
• Dispatch field O&M personnel for troubleshooting support and outage scheduling.
• Assist with the development of operating procedures
• Operate within the established regulatory compliance requirements
• Maintain NERC Certification and other certifications as needed.
• Completes Operator Log entries of all real-time events, Operating Instructions and other pertinent information.
• Submit proper outage notifications
• Ensures proper communication(s) are maintained in the ROC
• Attend & participate in ROC safety meetings
• Perform switching during normal & emergency situations
• Ability to attain NERC, PJM, ERCOT System Operator Certifications
• Maintain NERC and other regional training CEHs
• Lead Operator:
• Point of contact during an emergency event
• Ability to create & approve switching requests
• Point of contact for any special/new project in the ROC
• Fill-in for the ROC Manager for during any type of absence
• Train and qualify ROC Operator I and II’s
• Experience working in multiple ISO’s. Onward has projects in CAISO, MISO, ERCOT, SPP, and PJM.
• Preference to current NERC Certified Operator(s) (RC, TO, BIT or BI), PJM Generator Operators or ERCOT certificates.
• High attention to detail and the ability to work proactively and productively without direct supervision.
• Minimum of five years of experience working with SCADA systems. This includes, but is not limited to wind turbine OEM SCADA systems, solar SCADA systems, substation SCADA systems, and SCADA data aggregation/historian platforms. Experience with Ignition is preferred.
• Experience communicating with Balancing Authorities, Transmission Operators, Reliability Coordinators, and/or Scheduling Entities.
• Experience, knowledge and familiarity with local area networks, wide area networks, and ISP networks. Must be able to work with Onward’s IT Team who is responsible for configuring and auditing telecommunications infrastructure.
• Knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity principles and policies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Work schedule requires 24/7/365 shift rotation to ensure continuous 24/7/365 coverage.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft…