Manager, System Control

The Manager, System Control directs reporting analysis of the power system to ensure security and reliability. This position provides direction for the Power Dispatchers on methods for dispatching the system more economically and efficiently. In addition, the position will provide input and direct budget analysis, administer engineering service contracts and assist in the development of the company business plan. 

Essential Functions

1. Review impacts of planned and schedule maintenance activities on Generation (G), Transmission (T), and Distribution (D) systems and deliver proposed solutions to minimize impact.

2. Direct and assist Power Dispatcher staff to maintain security, integrity, and reliability of the power system.

3. Lead coordination with interconnected utilities on maintenance activities; ensuring security, integrity and reliability requirements are maintained within acceptable limits. 

4. Direct analysis to maintain system loading within industry and company standards. Able to deliver guidance to Power Dispatcher staff to achieve and maintain these standards. 

5. Direct System Control Engineers in the coordination of scheduled outages between Chugach internal stakeholders and System Control to meet system operating objectives.

6. Review, propose, and manage implementation of new methods to operate the power system more effectively and economically. 

7. Direct System Controls Engineers in the development of technical reports to summarize system disturbances, economic cost/benefit analysis and detailing more efficient operating methods. 

8. Communicate improvements in system reliability for inclusion in the Associations long range plan and five-year work plan. 

9. Manage the maintenance of power flow analysis models to analyze operational scenarios and evaluate system disturbances. 

10. Monitor and manage workgroup actual costs to meet budgetary targets and takes guidance to shift work efforts to align with business needs.

11. Perform analysis of G&T system maintenance activities and impacts to security, integrity and reliability.  Resolves analysis that falls outside of acceptable threshold. 

12. Participate in development of departmental work plan and budget. 

13. Establish goals and objectives for subordinate staff.

14. Manage staff performance for compliance with established standards, codes, quality assurance and completion of written support documentation.

15. Schedule, assign, and manage the work of the department.  

16. Participate in external committee assignments with various organizations as a subject matter expert with authority to make decisions and act on behalf of Chugach as directed.

17. Other duties as assigned

Relationships

Internal

• VP, G&T System Control: Report to; confers with, accepts direction from, give and receive information
• System Control Analyst/Engineers: Manage, confer with give direction, give and receive information
• Supervisors and Managers: Instructs, informs, provides compliance and assistance to and exchange information 

External

• Bargaining Unit Representatives
• Members of various Railbelt utility committees:  Serves on as requested and assists as directed in the analysis of various interconnected system issues.
• Other Railbelt Utilities: Coordination of data exchange for system and event analysis.
• Vendors:  Works with vendors in the maintenance and upgrading of various system modeling tools.
• Engineering consulting firms: Directs and administers contracts; consults with relative to various Association projects; consults with relative to various projects outside Chugach.

Competencies

1. Current knowledge of the operation, construction and protection of utility systems.

2. Familiarity of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards, or analogous bulk power system security and reliability standards. 

3. Must have a thorough understanding of distribution system, power system operations and power system modeling.

4. Experience with the operations and maintenance of power system load-flow models and software. 

5. Experience with the operations and maintenance of power system dynamic and stability modeling software.

6. Experience with the operations and maintenance of production cost modeling software.

7. Current knowledge of applied system protection principles and analysis of faulted power systems. 

8. Must be able to analyze power system problems. 

9. Ability to expedite work while maintaining necessary standards, balance multiple priorities, and make necessary decisions promptly.

10. Proficient in word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and project management software.

11. Familiarity with outage management system databases and software tools.

12. Ability to supervise and direct department and contract staff.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has supervisory responsibility for the System Control Analysts and System Control Engineers. 

Ability to direct designated department support technicians and Power Dispatchers as needed. 

Work Environment 

Most work is performed in an office/ Power Control Center environment. Occasional travel is required.  Frequent field assignments may be required.  This position is 24-hour on-call estimated six (6) months of the year.