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JOB SUMMARY
The supervisor for the Shift Engineering team leads the team of engineers working in the control room with the system operators supporting the reliable operations of the power grid.
JOB DUTIES
- Supervises and oversees the day-to-day activities and work schedule of the Shift Engineering staff. Provides on-the-job training and coaching to employees
- Provides technical support to operations staff, including Energy Management System (EMS) and advanced power system analysis applications
- Leads a team that acts as Subject Matter Experts for the ERCOT Guides and Protocols and the NERC Standards for Day-Ahead and Real-Time Operations
- Assists the manager in providing leadership, mentoring, focus, and a long term strategy for the operational development for the ERCOT Shift Engineering team
- Coordinates and interfaces with other ERCOT team members in System Operations Support, Network Modeling group, EMMS Production Support, Market Operations Support, and System Operations to develop procedures and maintenance guides to assure proper performance and quality solutions of ERCOT advanced network applications
- Supervise and provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to the Shift Engineering team, including performance appraisals and other first-line management responsibilities
- Establish data quality requirements for the network model and telemetry input to ERCOT advanced network applications
- Develop operational procedures and desktop guides to support control room operations and ensure NERC and protocol compliance, including logging engineering studies performed to assess grid vulnerabilities, develop mitigation plans to manage reliability risks, conducting real time assessments and monitoring system operating limit exceedances.
- Coordinate with the Network Model group to improve accuracy of the network model
- Verify, in conjunction with Network Model and IT personnel, that the Network Model is ready for use in the various operations applications whenever changes or updates to the model are made
- Develop, measure, track and improve performance of ERCOT advanced network applications
- Assure achievement of quality indicators (set by TAC or stakeholder approval standards) of the solution generated by the advanced network applications
- Assure solutions provided by the advanced network applications, meets ERCOT operational requirements. Leads team to meet operational requirements, including control room support, network modeling development, network application development, and intra-ERCOT coordination with Market Operations Support, System Planning, Registration, Client Services, Load Profiling, and IT EMMS
- Develop recommendations for software enhancement and improvement of operational study accuracy and advanced network applications
- Provide appropriate data to IT EMMS, System Planning, System Operations, and other ERCOT groups
- Provide application performance report and analysis
- Work with various ERCOT subcommittees, working groups, and task forces
- Represent ERCOT on NERC committees, subcommittees, working groups, and task forces as assigned
EXPERIENCE
- Requires minimum 5 years job related work experience and 1 year in a leadership role preferred in excess of degree requirements. Minimum years of job related experience can include time in leadership roles.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's Degree : Electrical Engineering or related field (Required)
- Master's Degree : Electrical Engineering, Business Administration, or related field (Preferred)
- or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required
The foregoing description reflects the minimum qualifications and the essential functions of the position that must be performed proficiently with or without reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. It is not an exhaustive list of the duties expected to be performed, and management may, at its discretion, revise or require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. This job description is not intended to create a contract of employment with ERCOT. Both ERCOT and the employee may exercise their employment-at-will rights at any time
ERCOT is firmly committed to equal employment for all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, medical condition, religion, age, creed, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected category under federal, state or local law.
Expected Salary Range:
$131,064 - $222,775