Asset Strategist - Oahu

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This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

The P RP ASSET PROGRAMS Department of the P ASSET PLANNING & STRATEGY Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 management vacancy available. (Role: Professional)

Functional focus on developing, refreshing, and refining asset replacement, spares, testing, inspection, and maintenance strategies across all operating areas (O‘ahu, Maui County, and Hawai‘i Island) and prioritized work plan scoping. Leads and/or supports collaborative team efforts to assess and address risks of Hawaiian Electric’s transmission and distribution (T&D) overhead and underground assets.

Leads and/or supports work prioritization efforts. Responsible for work plan scoping across all operating areas for assigned asset categories.

• Asset Strategy Development:
  Leads the department’s efforts to develop, refresh, and refine asset replacement, spares, testing, inspection, and maintenance strategies for assigned T&D overhead/underground asset categories. Responsibilities include collecting/mining data, identifying issues, assessing risks, establishing goals and objectives, identifying options, analyzing/modeling solution scenarios, determining prudent risk-informed solutions and timelines, identifying appropriate metrics and tracking mechanisms, and presenting strategies for approvals. Supports team members with asset strategy development for other/unassigned asset categories.
• Prioritization and Work Plan Development:
  Leads the department’s efforts to prioritize and develop multi-year asset sustainment work plans related to the asset replacement, spares, testing, inspection, and maintenance programs for assigned T&D overhead/underground asset categories. Supports team members with prioritization and work plan development for other/unassigned asset categories.
• Monitoring:
  Leads department’s efforts to track and evaluate the execution and effectiveness of asset replacement, spares, testing, inspection, and maintenance strategies and work plans for assigned T&D overhead/underground asset categories. Tracks and assesses asset condition/health, performance, and costs. Leads the department’s efforts to track monthly, year-to-date, annual, and historical program metrics such as units completed, cost, failures, failure rates, and asset health.
  
  May support team members with monitoring for other/unassigned asset categories.
• Industry Knowledge and Leading Practices:
  Develops understanding and knowledge about the latest thinking and leading practices in the industry including asset management philosophies, processes, methods, trends, new technology and applications, inspections, maintenance, etc.
• Support and Improvement:
  Supports the department and division in the development of systems, processes, procedures, methods, or other means needed to facilitate the smooth and effective functioning of the department and division.
• Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

• Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant engineering, math, science, or science-related major from an accredited school or college or equivalent work experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of electric transmission, distribution and substation systems and energy delivery assets (e.g., poles, circuit breakers, transformers) normally acquired through college-level education and/or equivalent experience.
• Ability to learn and develop expertise in the following areas: utility operations and…