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Posted: 13-May-22
Location: Johnson City, Texas
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: 2 Year Degree
Salary Details:
Minimum starting pay for this position is $30.81 per hour or commensurate with experience.
Minimum starting pay for this position is $30.81 per hour or commensurate with experience.
PHYSICAL OFFICE LOCATION: PEC Headquarters – 201 South Avenue F, Johnson City, TX 78636
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for 24/7 system operations including monitoring, operating and maintaining Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) equipment that regulates or distributes electricity, using data obtained from the SCADA system or computers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support 24/7 real-time control system integrity and ensure the highest operational reliability and system availability
| - Assist with the daily operation and maintenance of the SCADA System
| - Assist in point checkout, database administration, graphical display work and related control design
| - Assist with installing, programming, maintaining and repairing SCADA equipment
| - Assist with wiring n substations, testing SCADA equipment and documenting all electrical schematics for system operation
| - Respond to system operations, failures or abnormalities and diagnose the cause and take corrective action
| | | - Communicate with dispatchers, engineers and field crews
| - Perform trouble shooting, problem analysis and resolution
| - Analyze and validate data to maintain system integrity
| - Develop, analyze and generate daily reports
| - Utilize SCADA software and hardware to control and monitor power distribution under direct supervision
| - Utilize one lines for the issuance of switching procedures
| - Monitor conditions which could negatively impact reliability
| | | - Utilize Outage Management System (OMS) for outage dispatch and district updates, including pinging meters
| - Monitor two-way radio communication for all districts, read one lines and maintain system displays and graphics
| - Prepare switching orders that will isolate work areas without causing power outages, referring to switching one line of power systems
| - Anticipate and track conditions that could affect operations, such as changes in the weather.
| - Maintain communication with remote terminal units and line devices
| - Receive power outage telephone calls and dispatch personnel as necessary
| - Maintain outage, substation and system records and provide information to other departments
| - Notify and assist district personnel on outages and emergency conditions
| - Calculate necessary power equations
| - Adhere to applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) policies and procedures
| - Maintain the security of confidential information
| - Stay abreast of advances in technology
- Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance
- Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned
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Supervisory and/or Leadership Responsibilities: None
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of using computer systems, which may include setting up and using hardware and software programs, entering data or processing information
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- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service
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- Knowledge of the SCADA host system
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- Knowledge of basic electricity
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- Knowledge of electrical switching requirements
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- Knowledge of National Electrical Safety Code and electrical utility operational procedures
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- Knowledge of radio use etiquette
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- Skilled in time management
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- Skilled in managing changing priorities
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- Skilled in mathematical abilities
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- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
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- Ability to listen and understand information verbally and in writing
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- Ability to anticipate, identify, analyze and resolve conflict and problems
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Minimum Qualifications – (Education, Experience, Certification, & Licensure):
- Associate’s Degree in a related field
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- One year related job experience
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- Directly related work experience may substitute for education
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- Valid Texas Driver’s License
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