Transmission Outage Coordinator

Company Overview

Gridforce Energy Management’s mission is to ensure power flows consistently and reliably while enhancing our client’s profitability and reducing their risk exposure. Since 1999, Gridforce has been providing precision energy control and integration management services to micro-grids, load-serving entities and demand response clients throughout North America. Our employees are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to improve the business of our diverse client base from cities, municipalities and electric cooperatives, in addition to generation owners and operators.

We offer our employees opportunities for career development and training, providing new and valuable skills and experience. We are located in Houston, Texas -- the second fastest growing city in the nation, with world‑class medical, cultural, educational and research institutions and a young, energetic and diverse population. Gridforce is located in the heart of Downtown Houston which provides an energizing and engaging atmosphere where you will love to come to work.

Gridforce Energy Management is a NAES Company.

The Transmission Outage Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Gridforce System Operators and other members of the Transmission Outage Coordination team with coordinating outages that maintain the reliability of the Bulk Electric System (BES) during planned and unplanned outages. Work with internal and external counterparts to ensure that proper switching procedures are developed for and followed during planned and unplanned outages, including development of individual switching orders, and switching order templates, development and/or maintenance of switching order template libraries, and development of Gridforce Lock Out/Tag Out procedures.

• Ensure coordination of outages and switching requests with internal and external parties
• Model scheduled outages in the GF EMS Network applications to identify contingencies, overloads, or voltage limit violations on transmission systems
• Create, edit, review, and distribute new or updated switching orders and other related switching documents to ensure safe and reliable switching operations
• Support GF operators in developing proficiency in writing/reviewing and issuing switching orders
• Provide guidance or switching assistance during emergencies and storm related activities including system restoration from widespread outages or blackouts
• Provide work direction to field personnel and coordinate with neighboring entities during normal and abnormal conditions for the safe removal and return to service of sections of customers transmission systems in accordance with approved operating and safety procedures (including three-part communications)
• Direct and/or perform high voltage switching operations during normal and abnormal conditions, ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory standards
• Help develop training presentations, guidelines, programs, and user guides for operators
• Review and update the Gridforce Lock Out Tag Out (LO/TO) Procedure as needed or at a minimum annually
• Assist with review and development of Gridforce Points Lists, One Line Diagrams and operator displays

The Transmission Outage Coordinator reports to the Director of Operations ks directly with the Director of Operations, members of the Transmission Outage Coordination team and the Gridforce Operations team to manage planned and unplanned outages as well as assisting with customer onboarding, training and procedure development, and Gridforce System Operator development. Works with the Gridforce Engineering team to develop EMS models and displays.

The initial annual compensation range is $119,900 to $137,900 depending on experience and qualifications.

• Minimum bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field, or at least 5 years’ experience in transmission operations at the Bulk Electric System level.

• Knowledge of system protection and controls including common relay schemes, substation devices, automatic reclosing, and RTU/SCADA equipment
• Working knowledge of or…