SENIOR SYSTEM OPERATOR

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary Description

Coordinates and operates SECI's generating resources and transmission facilities to ensure reliable and economic energy delivery to its member cooperatives while supporting the integrity of Florida's power grid in accordance with federal and regional standards.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Technology or related area. Five (5) years of experience in in system operations with experience performing duties as a Balancing, Interchange and Transmission Operator, or three (3) years of experience as a System Operator with Seminole Electric Cooperative Incorporated. Two (2) years of similar experience may be substituted for each one (1) year of education. NERC System Operator certification at the Balancing, Interchange, and Transmission Operator (BIT) level or higher.

Core Competencies : Adaptable, Collaborative, Conscientious, Critical-Thinking, Outcome-Driven and Professional

Technical Competencies / Skills :

• Maintain NERC Certified System Operator (BIT)
• NERC, FRCC and NAESB standards, practices and procedures and FERC Standards of Conduct
• Electric Power Principles and Components
• Interconnected Power System Operations
• System Protection
• Transmission Operation and Equipment Principles
• Balancing & Interchange Functions
• Power System monitoring and Control
• Economic Dispatch Principles
• Energy Accounting Functions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

Soft Competencies / Skills :

Essential Functions

General :

Balancing functions including, but not limited to :

Interchange functions including, but not limited to :

Transmission Operations including, but not limited to :

Physical Requirements

Must be able to follow established protective measures including wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE). Must possess a valid driver’s license and acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.

Working Conditions

Must work rotating shifts and holidays as required. Normal office conditions with routine hands-on work with electrical control and indication systems and Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system equipment. Subject to being called to work at any time. Some travel and work outside of normal business hours. While working in certain areas of the plant there is the potential for exposure to hazards typical of an industrial working environment.