Supervisor - Energy Control Systems
Avangrid

Job Info

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Job Title: Supervisor - Energy Control Systems

Department: Energy Control Systems

Reports to: Manager - Energy Control Systems
Location: In Office, Augusta ME

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $128,833.60 - $161,042

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience Required:

• Minimum 6 years of experience in Engineering and 4 years of experience in EMS/SCADA System Energy Control System.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
  
• Master's Degree in Engineering preferred.
  
• Knowledge of Electrical theory. Experience and advanced knowledge of database development, support, and programming experience. Strong administrative, SAP, or Similar application, and supervisory experience.
  
• Knowledge of national and international standards, regulations, and compliance requirements associated with the EMS system.
  

Skills/Abilities:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills.
  
• Strong background in SCADA, preferably EMS. Siemens Spectrum/ ABB/ GE platforms preferred.
  
• Knowledge of one or more of the following EMS-related systems; Outage Management System, Distribution Management System, Transmission/Distribution Network Analysis, and/or Geographical Information System.
  
• Technical background with knowledge in technical hardware, architecture, Linux/Unix/Windows Operating System familiarity, networking, and topology, and understanding of high-level network and security concepts.
  
• Knowledge of security areas such as Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, continuous security monitoring, centralized log management, network switches, network routers, network design, VPN implementation, TCP/IP communication, performing information security assessments, computer forensics, anti-virus, patch evaluation, event monitoring systems, and network analysis. - some mix but know most Knowledge of network configurations e.g. LAN/VLAN/WAN/IPsec/VPN tunnels/ WINS/DNS/DHCP.
  
• Knowledge of products such as Sun (Oracle, SQL, and Solaris), IBM, Microsoft, Cisco technologies and products, and Open-Source products (Linux).
  
• Experience and proactive mind to coordinate teams and the capacity to lead discussions with management and technical teams within Avangrid EMS/SCADA Teams to meet priorities and resolve issues.
  
• Experience with information security practices related to NERC CIP, IT, Application, and Network Security.
  
• Strong understanding of Energy Control Centers, Electric Operations, Substation Environments, and devices.
  
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, and other business analytical tools.
  
• Results-oriented and proactive, with strong project management skills.
  
• Proven ability to solve complex technical issues and present complex information in an understandable compelling manner.
  
• Must possess good verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to work with all levels of the organization professionally.
  
• High level of organizational, budgetary, forecasting, and department planning skills. A high degree of awareness of Avangrid and Global strategic business goals.
  

JOB SUMMARY:

• Responsible for managing internal engineers and external contractors. Reports to the Manager of the Energy Management System. The supervisor will set policies, and procedures, document standards, and oversee engineering activities for EMS (Energy Management System) and SCADA environment to ensure safe, timely, and efficient system operation. Supervisor will have direct functional responsibility for Operational and Capital works, and cross op-co involvement of various programs. The supervisor will act as an advisor to upper management and an external representative to AVANGRID.
  
• Coordinates assigns responsibilities and provides organizational management over technical and application solutions that satisfy diverse Operational Centers, process owners, compliance and regulatory requirements, and EMS technical requirements to meet strategic business plans.
  
• Recommends and fulfills staffing requirements and maintains staff skills through self and external training to meet the development, support, and service requirement needs of EMS and SCADA Systems within Operational Smart Grids.
  

MAJOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Scope of work - range of responsibilities):

• Provides Staff Supervision over and participates in leading the design and technical enhancements in the Energy Management Systems, back-office environments, and other applications for the EMS and SCADA Systems requirements within Operational Smart Grids. Ensuring systems and applications are designed and implemented to achieve system performance, availability, recoverability, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  
• Participates in and supervises an advanced technical team that develops technical solutions and/or configuration changes to meet ongoing requirements. Leads implementation of changes as required and prepares specifications for approved changes performed by the SCADA/EMS team.
  
• Participates in and supervises an advanced technical team that performs Energy Management System database development and administration, database conversions and upgrades, development work, and application development against complex databases within the EMS environments and associated systems.
  
• Participates in and supervises an advanced technical team that performs the design, development, and implementation of EMS Advanced applications including Outage Management, Distribution Management, Transmission and Distribution Network Analysis, and/or Geographical Information Systems. This also includes application development to support Electric Operations using real-time data in areas including security, contingency analysis, advanced billing systems, and network analysis.
  
• Responsible for prioritizing technical implementation of applications, coordinating technical system upgrades, and technical issue resolution with vendors. Responsible for managing operations of all aspects of Energy Control system technical platforms and related services from architectural planning through daily operational support.
  
• Responsible for leading lifecycle projects; plans, coordinates, communicates, and executes while leading cross-functional teams as required. Interacts with global counterparts to reach common solutions. Develops and maintains project schedules and budgets to achieve goals. Provide management reports and recommendations to achieve department goals.
  
• Leads team in creating and maintaining technical documentation, change management principles, system performance trend analysis and integration of technical components, training, and compliance material.
  

Major Roles & Responsibilities continued Major Roles & Responsibilities continued

• Responsible for managing 24/7 availability of EMS/SCADA /Back Office applications in the Control Center environment through daily support and through developed processes and procedures to be used by the support team.
  
• Leads coordination with end users and process owners to understand ongoing requirements (changes, modifications, improvements). Initiates and leads projects across disciplines ensuring timely and accurate solutions to the business areas. Provide technical solutions for EMS /SCADA Systems and Subsystems as well as offline applications. This may include Operational Smart Grids, IT, Independent System Operations, business users, and other Utilities.
  
• Provide guidance, supervision, and mentoring over complex technical problems and provide training to other business areas and co-workers. Provides ongoing end-user training and end-user support as required and identifies and leads the implementation of system functionality not currently utilized.
  
• As a supervisor, responsible for assigning responsibilities and delivering robust enterprise solutions to address operational and business needs using OSG EMS and back-office platforms. Platforms include but are not limited to EMS/SCADA Systems, Web Servers, Windows Application and Data Base Servers, networking appliances, firewalls, switches, routers, and other security platforms for external data connections.
  
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending training, participating in user group meetings, and working collectively to support various business areas.
  
• Provides Supervision over and participates in Disaster Recovery, storm events and other duties as assigned.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior supervisory experience.
  
• Master's Degree in Engineering.
  
• SCADA/EMS experience with Siemens Spectrum/ ABB/ GE platforms.
  

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Competencies

• Develop Self & Others.
  
• Empower to grow.
  
• Collaborate and Share.
  
• Be a role model.
  
• Focus on achieving results.
  
• Be agile.
  
• Technical Skills.
  

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables

Job Posting End Date:
December-16-2024

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