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JEA

System Operator

Jacksonville, FL

Thank you for your interest in the System Operator position! This is a continuous recruitment ... bulk power substations, and distribution circuits. - Monitors system parameters and maintains ...

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Melbourne, FL · On-site

$50 - $80/hr

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System Operator

JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY

Jacksonville, FL • On-site

Other

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

Thank you for your interest in the System Operator position! This is a continuous recruitment, which means applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Candidates may be contacted monthly as we move through the evaluation process, and selections may be made at any time.
The hiring process currently includes:
•    Civil Service Interview

We appreciate your interest and look forward to reviewing your application!
 

As a training role, with direct supervision assists in performing operational planning, monitoring, coordinating and operating the transmission and distribution system and the JEA balancing area in compliance with all applicable corporate policies and procedures and regulatory requirements, to include taking corrective action to mitigate pre and post contingency events to maintain a reliable JEA and interconnected system. Guidelines are available but are not completely applicable to the work or have gaps in specificity requiring independent action, judgment and decision making to interpret, analyze and adapt methods, techniques and procedures to specific cases or problems. Solves problems within established parameters and identifies and recommends responses to new and unusual circumstances. Completed work is evaluated for technical soundness, appropriateness and conformity with policies and requirements. Regular contact with individuals in other work groups and external organizations is required to plan, coordinate or advise on work efforts, resolve problems and communicate information.

- Develops plans, monitors, operates, controls and reviews outcomes to maintain an efficient, cost effective and reliable system through the performance of system dispatch, market coordination, switching, operating system equipment, and investigative tasks, consistent with JEA policies and procedures, tariffs and regulatory requirements - Studies switching requests, authorizes based on reliability and safety considerations and monitors switching on transmission lines, switching stations, bulk power substations, and distribution circuits. - Monitors system parameters and maintains proper voltage levels and energy flows within prescribed limits. - Responds to alarms from substations and underground transmission line pump houses, analyzes problems and takes appropriate action including the issuing of malfunction reports. - Performs incident management processes and documentation. - Maintains continuous radio communication with field employees. - Operates an Energy Management System and other data communications equipment and required software and hardware applications. - Issues safety hold tags and clearances to ensure the safe operation and maintenance of electrical system lines and equipment. - Performs coordination roles within JEA and other reliability organizations. - Forecasts system load and variable resources, balances electric load and electric generation. - Forecasts and estimates fuel and fuel delivery system requirements for electric generation. - Performs scheduling functions to include generation on-line or off-line to meet load and reliability requirements, interchange between control areas pursuant to NERC and FRCC policies and emergency power to and from other utilities. - Determines the need and implements emergency procedures that may include the curtailment of transmission services based on JEAs tariff requirements, purchasing of emergency power, switching, re-dispatch of generation devices, interruption of firm and non-firm load. - Performs system dispatch, maintains, and schedules reserves, and market coordination tasks for the economic operation of JEA resources to meet JEA load and interchange requirements within operating, fuel, reliability or environmental constraints - Monitors conventional and variable generation levels, operating capability, operating limits, ramp rate, control status - Monitors security analysis programs, troubleshoots software system, takes corrective action to ensure security analysis tools are functioning properly. - Operates study load flow and contingency analysis to test the system for changes in generation, interchange, tap changes, topology changes, and voltage schedules and develop mitigation plans to ensure transmission security in the operating horizon. - Coordinates with other areas to develop maintenance schedules for transmission, distribution and generation facility outages in the operating horizon meeting reliability and other business considerations. - Apply study results to approve or disapprove maintenance requests in the operating horizon - Monitors online security analysis output, based on output utilizes study load flow and contingency analysis to develop mitigation plans to ensure adequate system security. - Performs network studies, develops mitigation plans and takes action to ensure transmission security is maintained at acceptable levels in the operating horizon. - Ensures adequate voltage schedules of balancing area generating resources. - Evaluates impact protection systems being out of service and taking corrective action. - Maintains accurate data records on load, generation, interchange and transmission service. - Performs other job-related work as assigned.

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