| Operations Engineer - Real Time | | IRC14823 | | Folsom, CA, US | | Operations Engineering |
Operations Engineer provides engineering support
to Reliability Coordination as well as Real-Time Grid
Operations and Market Operations. Responsible for
establishing and updating the operating limits to the Grid,
documenting the associated operating procedures to support the safe
and reliable operation of the system and modeling the market impacts
of transmission constraints. Participates in the development of ISO
policies and methodologies associated with the reliable operation of
the transmission grid and the efficient operation of the ISO market.
This is a 24x7 rotating shift position. |
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What You Will Be Doing:
- Providing on shift engineering support in 24X7 control room
environment. Act as a point of contact for Operations Engineering,
providing direct feedback to daily operational matters. Attend
operations planning meetings to communicate current day plan and
the next day plan.
- Develop operating requirements and instructions in
the outage plans and operating procedures to adhere to the
NERC Reliability Standards, other requirements in accordance
with pre-established guidelines and system's physical
limitations, as well as pre-existing policies, practices and
procedures. Prepares and conducts operating studies and
contingency analyses, including power flow, short circuit,
stability, and post-transient analyses, to maintain reliable
operation of the Grid.
- Models transmission constraints in the ISO market to ensure
efficient market operations as well as reliable grip operations.
Provides engineering support on model validation and abnormal market
price investigations.
- Provides operations engineering support to ISO Divisions,
and Departments as appropriate. Provides specific and
essential details relating to the ISO controlled grid and the
control area to ISO management.
- May represent ISO Operations Engineering interests in
applicable WECC and and other industry meetings as assigned.
- Assists in developing, implementing and documenting
automated computer programs/tools, and other advanced analysis
methods, to allow for comprehensive monitoring of operational
performance of the transmission system and detection of
transmission system problems.
We will hire at Associate Level through Senior, based on experience. |
What You Need:
Level of Education and Discipline:
A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) required in Electrical Engineering;
concentration in Power preferred. Master?s degree
and/or Ph.D. preferred.
Amount of Experience:
Two (2) or more years related experience. Associate level requires
no experience. Senior level requires 5 or more years.
Certifications:
NERC Reliability Authority (or System Operator) Certification
required or must be able to obtain NERC Certification within six
months of employment.
Type of Experience:
Experience conducting simulation and analytical studies of electric
power systems including harmonic, transient stability and load flow
analysis. Knowledge or experience with simulation programs such as
EMTP, PSCAD/EMTDC, PSS/E, PSLF or SuperHarm desired. Electric utility
industry experience including emphasis in any combination of the
following: Operations Planning, Real Time Operations, Transmission
Planning, Electricity Markets, Renewable Integration, protection
relays, EMS. Familiarity with California Electric System or other
portions of the WECC system desired.
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