Division: System Operations
Location: Vegreville, AB
Salary: $4,976.00 - $5,633.60 Bi-Weekly
Job Class Number: 460800
Relocation: Relocation assistance will be provided to the successful candidate
Description:
This position coordinates the outage and permit scheduling to ensure the ATCO Electric Electrical system is operated in a safe and secure manner within the Alberta Interconnected Electrical System (AIES). The position is responsible for scheduling and coordinating outages to Electrical Systems and facilities for ATCO Electric, affiliates, and third parties and interacting with the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), and other utilities such as BC Transmission Corporation, SaskPower, Fortis, and REAs where required. This is accomplished by coordinating maintenance and construction activities involving distribution, transmission, generation, SCADA and related communication systems within the company system.
Responsibilities:
- Assists in Scheduling planned maintenance on electrical system equipment and facilities. Co-ordinates with field staff to schedule “opportunities” for combined outages, etc.
- Provides maintenance schedules, risk assessments, and mitigation plans to affected parties as well as the AESO as required.
- Assesses the risk of outages and develops mitigation plans as required.
- Provide, discusses maintenance plans, assessments, and mitigation plans with the SOC Operators as required to ensure understanding.
- Responsible for ensuring updated substation documentation is available for operating staff. This should progress to ensure substation operating procedures are updated.
- Assists and provides direction in the preparation of switching orders.
- Responsible for the management of the Control Room Operating Window (CROW) software user interface and access.
- Submitting weekly outage reports.
- Assists with investigations and provides input into incident reports related to switching incidents as required.
- Provided input into internal and external practices and procedures for the operation of the Electrical system.
- Reviews procedures and reporting to ensure compliance to operating procedures and practices.
- Participate on Committees and Construction teams representing System Operations Scheduling.
- Review/update SLDs as required for Projects and new construction. Provide input into layout and additions ad required.
Qualifications:
- Grade 12 and certification as a Journeyman Powerline Technician, Power Systems Electrician, Industrial Electrician or a Technology Diploma related to the electrical field from a recognized institute of technology.
- Three years’ experience as a System Operator. Applicants with lesser qualifications will be required to complete
- Non-Bulk Operator Training Program.
- Bulk Operator Training Program.
- Must be able to demonstrate strong mathematical skills, i.e. algebra and trigonometry, and have a thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of electricity.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required to be successful in this position.
- Proficient in the use of applied computer application programs such as Excel, Word, Maximo, CROW and OSI OpenNet, InterGraph, Adobe.
- Full understanding with applicable sections of the AESO Policies and NERC Standards (eg AESO policy 306.4).
- Superior leadership, interpersonal, communication, and troubleshooting/problem solving skills.
- Ability and experience working on teams in a fast-paced environment. Proven ability to remain calm and make expert decisions in high stress situations with tight timelines.
- Must adhere to safety sensitive and CIP compliance protocols.
- Support alignment opportunities of the operation of Non-Bulk and Bulk Electrical System.
- Knowledge of appropriate ATCO Electric policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of electrical principles, systems and switching procedures EOS Alberta electrical system and application of SCADA, telecommunications technology and systems.
- Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations.
- Advanced customer service/relations skills.
For further information regarding this position, please contact Michael Koroluk, Supervisor, System Operations Support at 780-603-2806 or by email at Michael.Koroluk@atco.com.
This position is administered under the Canadian Energy Workers Association Collective Agreement, Job Posting provisions. Please apply online with your ATCO Talent Profile through Oracle
ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 26, 2024. It is important for applicants to ensure their ATCO Talent Profile or resume details the required qualifications stated above including any other supporting career information. Late applications will not be considered.
If the Company is unable to fill this vacancy through this internal Job Posting process, it may choose to advertise for external applicants. Bargaining unit members who apply on an advertisement for external applicants will be eligible to compete for the Job on the same basis as any other external candidate; the Job Posting provisions under the Collective Agreement will not apply.
Issued: August 12, 2024
Application Deadline: August 26, 2024
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