Operations & Transmission Planner - Hetch Hetchy Water & Power (Moccasin) (5602)

Overview

Operations & Transmission Planner - Hetch Hetchy Water & Power (Moccasin) (5602) (Exempt)

Department: Public Utilities Commission
Job class: 5602-Utility Specialist
Pay range: $ /hr - $ /hr
Role type: Permanent Exempt

Role description

Project name: Outage Transmission Planning Project

Essential Functions

• Under general direction of the HHWP Chief Engineer, the 5602 Operations & Transmission Planner performs professional planning, analysis, and studies to maintain the integrity and reliability of the SFPUC 115kV and 230kV electric transmission assets. The successful candidate is expected to work collaboratively with HHWP Power Operations and HHWP Engineering, consultant subject matter experts, and neighboring electric utilities.
• Assists HHWP Power Operations to adapts system configurations to evolving regional grid conditions.
• Analyzes and manages studies of proposed changes to the HHWP electric transmission system and communicate secondary effects to HHWP Senior Management.
• Advocates HHWP’s position at regional electric utility planning meetings, presents and justifies HHWP’s recommendations, and coordinates decisions among HHWP Senior Management.
• Monitors operations to ensure compliance with policy directives, laws, regulations and contractual constraints including monitoring the performance of hydroelectric generators & transformers, electric transmission & distribution assets, switchyards & substations, to identify opportunities to improve asset performance and reliability.
• Develops, maintains, and runs software models and tools to evaluate power flow and transient stability simulation analyses. Selects and updates case studies to reflect projected system configurations for days/weeks-ahead transmission planning. Selects studies and updates for 1 (or 2) year, 5-year and 10-year timeframes. Develops electric transmission operating contingency plans.
• Runs steady-state, transient stability, voltage stability, short circuit and GMD studies and troubleshoots issues per NERC/WECC and CAISO requirements and procedures.
• Reviews and submits base case review change files and comments upon request from WECC (e.g., Annual review schedule), CAISO (e.g., Annual Transmission Planning Process) and PG&E (e.g., Grid Expansion Process).
• Leads electric transmission planning activities by planning, developing, and making recommendations to management and to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) about innovative, comprehensive, and environmentally acceptable transmission plans to ensure safe, reliable, economic and efficient operation of the electric transmission system.
• Participates regularly in NERC, WECC, RC West committees, regional study groups, and User Group Meetings.
• Actively works to ensure compliance with all applicable electric transmission standards and updates documentation regularly.
• Class 5602 Utility Specialist performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably with major coursework in Law, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Computer Science, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or other field related to the utility business; AND

Experience: Four years of verifiable journey-level work experience in one or more of the following areas: planning, scheduling, cost estimating and resource projecting for mid to large scale projects; water supply/infrastructure management and planning; power operations planning and scheduling; analysis, interpretation and application of utility contracts and regulations in either water, power (electric and/or natural gas), telecommunications, or a wastewater/clean water program; utility market and environmental analysis and planning; power supply and transmission rates and contracts; generation, transmission or distribution planning and design; or long-term utility systems planning.

Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Knowledge of power system theory and analysis
• Understanding of the CAISO electric transmission system
• Understanding of NERC and WECC reliability standards
• Experience in system operations, engineering, asset strategy, or system protection
• Experience with power system transmission analysis tools, e.g. PSLF, PSSE, VSAT, TSAT, ASPEN, PSCAD.
• Experience in programming languages such as MatLab
• EIT certification or Professional Engineer license, currently registered in California

Notes on Education & Experience

Verification Of Education And Experience: Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Note: Falsifying information may lead to disqualification.

Application process

How to apply: Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are online only. Visit the SF careers site to begin the application process.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email after submitting an online application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure their email address is accurate and that CCSF mail is not blocked by spam filters.

Job Analyst: For questions, contact the job analyst, Anna Owens at

Equal Employment Opportunity: The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected category.

Additional information

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Government Administration