Power Systems SME

Primary

Purpose:

The SME - Power Systems provides knowledge and expertise to maintain and improve electrical distribution equipment.

Specific

Key Accountabilities:

* Provide applied engineering and technical skills in the areas of:

* Power systems studies

* Power systems design

* Power systems installation, including commissioning, startup, and training

* Power systems maintenance and repair

* Power systems troubleshooting

* Transformer oil analysis

* Insurance visits and completion of insurance recommendations as they pertain to power systems

* Coordination of work with TVA for annual maintenance of systems

* Arc Flash studies

* Short circuit analysis

* Electrical coordination

* Contingency planning

* He/she is the referent in the plant for any issue that may emerge in the areas covered above.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Main Functions

* Work with the engineering group to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new installations meets and exceeds performance expectations.

* Review and manage Vendor specifications and compile technical evaluations to support procurement.

* Ensure compliance standards with national safety and engineering standards are met.

* Provide the site with LOTO coordination supervision.

* Provide the site with ARC Flash compliance coordination and supervision.

* Participate in the final check-out of new installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.

* Ensure that condition and documentation preservation is performed.

* Participate in system functional performance testing.

* Identify system manual requirements and insure all documents are created.

* Document all baseline readings, settings, positions, and store for future reference.

* Capable of executing small to mid-size projects from inception to handover.

* Develop clear understanding of equipment's intended function, communicate this understanding to engineering and maintenance team.

* Contractor coordination and contract management (writing Scope of Work, General Work Permits, Establishing Lock Out Tagout procedures, Reviewing Job Hazard Analysis, scheduling the work etc.).

* Performs Power Systems, Controls, Wiring and Equipment design.

* Supervise supplier interventions during installation, challenge solutions, and refine needs.

* Provide technical support for the Engineering Department for power, control, and data networking systems.

* Develop electrical, instrumentation, and drive systems planned maintenance activities.

* Assist in training of other team members on electrical standards and processes.

Technical Support of Operations

* Defines, designs, develops, monitors and refines an asset maintenance plan.

* Participate in process optimization.

* Provide input for development of a risk management plan that will anticipate risks that adversely impact operations.

* Analyze and diagnose equipment breakdowns, develop long term solutions or mitigation plans.

* Provide technical support to production, maintenance management and technical personnel.

* Utilize predictive and condition monitoring techniques to monitor equipment health.

* Estimation of maintenance costs and evaluation of alternatives.

* Develop forecasting methods of spare parts for electrical/controls equipment.

* Support procurement activities to source suppliers for various services and spare parts.

* Write technical specifications for repairs (quality control) and procurement.

* Establish replacement/rebuild programs (including vendor assessments).

* Application of scheduling and project management principles.

* Assess required tools and skills required for efficient maintenance of equipment.

* Assess and report safety hazards associated with electrical low- to medium-voltage equipment.

Leadership Comptencies, Technical Skills Requirement:

Education and technical skills:

* Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.

* Minimum of 10 years of experience in power systems.

* To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient with Microsoft Office software e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

* Strong problem solving, judgment, and critical thinking skills.

* Aptitude for…