System Operations Planner

2 weeks ago


Ottawa, Canada Hydro Ottawa Full time

Without you, we’d be in the dark.

You enjoy working outside with your hands, on a team that collaborates to get things done. You love the changing and challenging problem-solving work of a System Operations Planner. Through your education and recent experience, you’ve developed the insight to see how a job will unfold and the best way to safely get it done.

You’re the kind of person who believes that what you do is more than just a job - and you’re looking to be a part of a team that believes that, too.

Hydro Ottawa is that team.

JOB SUMMARY

The System Operations Planner is responsible for assessing and approving all requests to the Controlling Authority to perform work on, or in proximity to, the distribution system. The System Operations Planner is also responsible for organizing, prioritizing, planning of all such requests, as well as scheduling all System Control Centre work activities associated with the distribution system.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential responsibilities of the job include but are not necessarily restricted to the following:

- Organize, prioritize, plan, and schedule all switching/work protection activities for all planned maintenance and construction activities, equipment outages, and testing affecting the Hydro Ottawa distribution system to maintain system security and integrity.
- Coordinate Switching Agents on behalf of Hydro One, customers, and as requested by Hydro Ottawa work groups.
- Assess all work on operational technology and communication systems that could adversely impact the operability and reliability of the distribution system.
- Prepare a daily system switching schedule according to workload, equipment loading, device ratings, system configuration and any other pertinent information available.
- Prepare a job package (folder), explaining in detail the job plan, required documents and schedule for each planned job.
- Organize and coordinate each job with all work groups, (Hydro Ottawa, Hydro One, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), contractors, customers or others) whose participation or approval may be required.
- Verify that all additions or modifications to the Hydro Ottawa distribution system follow established processes and meet the operational requirements of the System Control Centre.
- Follow-up with System Operations personnel on a daily basis to ensure that all planned work has been completed as scheduled; reschedule work as required.
- Coordinate all contractor work as it relates to the System Control Centre to ensure system security and reliability of Hydro Ottawa distribution system.
- Maintain and keep current all System Control Centre records, procedures, reference manuals, and any other pertinent materials as required.
- Verify accuracy of information, System Control Centre mapping, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) single lines and data points and Geographic Information System (GIS) records, with timely updates and close cooperation with GIS and Distribution Records personnel.
- Post a Daily Morning Report of distribution system activities to the Intranet for reference by all employees.
- Coordinate with Hydro One work activities where they may impact the security and reliability of the Hydro Ottawa distribution system.
- Train personnel with respect to System Planning Desk roles, responsibilities and functions.
- Communicate system deficiencies appropriately to initiate and expedite repairs.
- Collaborate with Distribution Engineering and Asset Management personnel on distribution system fortification and deficiencies.
- Collaborate with Hydro Ottawa project managers on planning, staging and outage coordination required for major projects.
- Maintain a weekly list of abnormal system configuration, significant scheduled work or large upcoming projects for Distribution Operations Managers and Supervisors.
- Assist with queries and questions from internal and external stakeholders as they relate to the operation of the System Control Centre or the Work Protection Code.
- Reporting/communication of system events and interruptions accordingly (written and/or verbally).
- Update and maintain system contingency plans.
- Participate in both long term and short term operational planning meetings, and distribution and station design meetings.
- Perform other related duties as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Electrical/Electronics Technician or Technologist, or completion of a College diploma in a technical discipline
- EDA Certification as a Journeyperson Municipal Electrical Operator or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in system operations
- OACETT certified
- A combination of training and equivalent experience may substitute for stipulated academic requirements
- Proficiency in the use of Outage Management System (OMS), Geographic Information System (GIS), SCADA systems and reading schematic drawings
- Utility Work Protection Code Certification

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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