Sr Manager, Control Room Operations

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market, with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today, the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy, providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Duquesne Light Company is committed to creating a culture of inclusion. We value and respect the unique differences and experiences of our employees. We believe that our differences lead to better collaboration, innovation and outcomes. We want you to join our team!

Location: Hybrid in Pittsburgh

The Sr Manager oversees the real time operation of the Transmission, sub-transmission,and Distribution System and planned outages on thosesystems, maintains adherence to RTO, NERCand Federal guidelines. Responsible for outage coordination, SCADA and daily work of Shift Supervisors and the Outage Coordinators. Supervises, schedulesand directs the work activities and training of the Shift Supervisors and Outage Coordinators. Manages the outage scheduling activities for the entire DLC transmission, sub transmission, and distribution systems.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs the activities of the Shift Supervisors and outage coordinators. Develops work schedules for 24x7 staffing.
• Responsible for recruiting, selectingand training of Shift Supervisors as well as evaluating performance.
• Ensures all scheduled switching and clearing on the transmission, sub-transmission, distribution systems, including the downtown secondary network are scheduled in the safest and most reliable manner in accordance with DLC and RTO operational guidelines. Manages and works with the Outage Coordinators to ensure all scheduled outages are properly planned. Reviews and evaluates all planned changes, additionsand major maintenance projects on the DLC Systems.
• Provides leadership, technical expertise, and training to shift supervisors and outage coordinators in the completion of complex assignments that support present and future needs of the DLC System. Ensures that the transmission operations function is carried out in a manner that is inclusive of the processes and concerns of all DLC departments and is fully integrated with the processes and functions of RTO requirements.
• Represents the Operations Department for NERC/RRO/RTO compliance audits pertaining to outage coordination for Transmission Owners and ensures all documentation for the auditor is available.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable standards, requirements and certifications demanded by the FERC, NERC, and RTO.
• Attends various industry forums and keeps abreast of all NERC, FERC, RRO and RTO standards or requirements that pertain to transmission operations and outage coordination.
• Ensures that DLC has written procedures that meet the stipulations for proper outage coordination. Reviews and provides input on new or revised Operations Center procedures.
• Ensures that critical operational goals are met including:Maintaining the safety, adequacy, reliability and security of the DLC system is ; Ensuring acceptable risk is used to schedule required outages to the DLC system; Maintaining the confidence of customers and governmental entities through demonstrated excellence in system performance; Delivering exceptional service with integrity, efficiency and innovation.
• Provides technical and strategic support to the Planning groups (Transmission and Distribution), and various other departments. Monitors and analyzes loading patterns, prepares reports and presentations to support necessary future upgrades to avoid potential transmission, subtransmission, and distribution restrictions.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Storm team duties as assigned

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering
• 10+ years of Operations Experience
• 3+ years of prior management experience
• Thorough knowledge of Construction, Operations and Maintenance of Substations, Transmission Circuits and Distribution Systems.
• Prior experience with Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Valid state driver's license.

Preferred Experience:

• Transmission Operations experience in an RTO
• Experience in an Operations Center setting
• RTO certification and NERC certification

Skills/Abilities:

• Experience with protection simulation software such as CAPE and ASPEN.
• Experience with protection-related vendor software such as SEL AcSELerator, S&C Intellilink, ENOSERV PowerBase, etc.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and comfort with working in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage various priorities.
• Prompt executor.

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