System Operator

Position Summary:

The System Operator is a vital member of the 24x7 operations team, supporting the contracted clients with optimizing revenue for transmission and generation assets while maintaining safety and production standards. This role involves identifying alarm conditions and initiating timely responseplans, while ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory and contractual requirements across real-time operations. The System Operator will also oversee the daily operational coordination of adiverse portfolio of transmission and generation assets, working across multiple balancing authorities,transmission providers, and scheduling entities.

Major

Duties and Responsibilities:

Managing and responding to emergency procedures (up to and including curtailing firm demand)
Coordinating start-up/shut-down of customer generation assets

Scheduling outages

Communicating with Independent System Operators (ISO), Reliability Coordinators (RC), Balancing Authorities (BA) and Transmission Operators (TOP)
Preparing and analyzing operating reports/logs and, providing real time data to the Company and third party contracted counterparts

Responsibility and authority to implement real-time actions to ensure the stable and reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System (BES), including shedding load Participating in all required training to perform as a System Operator Real-time operational decision-making needs of customer facilities, including meeting NERC control performance measures and operating limits. Process requires the ability to effectively and efficiently manage a range of factors that impact performance and limits, including energy schedule volumes, frequency, voltage, power flows and deviations.

Managing compliance with all applicable NERC Reliability Standards. The position requires specific working knowledge of NERC region and NERC criteria and requirements.

Implementing emergency procedures as necessary/required

Ensure that internal organizational policies are adhered at all times while on shift

Must be able to work a Dupont revolving 12hr shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Knowledge, Skills, abilities and Other Personal Characteristics:

Experience working for a utility, IPP, Power Plant, Control Center, ISO, etc.

Strong communications skills, including both written and verbal communication

Strong critical analysis and problem-solving skills

Highly developed organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities without diminished effectiveness

Must be NERC RC, TOP, or BIT certified

Must be PJM TOP and GOP certified

Minimum Requirements:

Associate’s degree in engineering, power plant, electric, business, and/or related discipline

Minimum high school diploma, or two (2) year diploma/certificate in a technical program (Electrical or Instrumentation controls), other degrees/certificates may be considered

Two or more years of relevant experience including a working knowledge of generating plants, RTO/ISO operations, and transmission or distribution operations.

NERC reliability coordinator (RC) and PJM generation and transmission certifications. Must be willing to obtain NERC RC certification within 3 months, and PJM generation certification and PJM transmission certification within 6-12 months.

Must be willing to work a 12-hour rotating shift schedule including holidays and adapt to a rapidly changing environment

Work independently to perform primary duties and be able to interpret existing policies and procedures to make decisions in real time Ability to identify and solicit appropriate services customers that fit the existing services portfolio and Company’s forward business strategies

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing; possess strong…