Responsibilities
- Responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the ISO Transmission Maintenance Standards.
- Conducts maintenance reviews of each PTO’s maintenance records and facilities.
- Analyzes results from the annual maintenance reviews, standard maintenance reporting system, and availability measures to identify any positive or negative trending, and makes appropriate recommendations to the ISO and PTOs that will result in overall improvements to grid reliability.
- Reviews and approves equipment rating entries for the Transmission Register (TR) for internal and external stakeholders.
- Provides substation expertise and joint oversight in implementing the ISO Transmission Planning Process Phase III competitive solicitation process.
- Partners with and supports the Regional Transmission Engineering, Grid Operations, and others within the ISO to understand and resolve identified transmission facility related issues.
- Trains and mentors others concerning transmission facilities and their function.
- Resolves transmission facility maintenance related stakeholder issues.
- In partnership with the lead transmission assets engineers, identifies areas to improve the functionality of the group and the overall department.
- Actively participates in staff meetings, and identifies improvements to department practices, policies and processes.
- Ensures compliance with FERC, NERC and other regulatory requirements relating to transmission maintenance.
- Responsible for transmission facility compliance reporting requirements.
Requirements
- Expertise in support of Transmission Asset activities.
- Ensures the ISO is in compliance with the Transmission Control Agreement (TCA).
- Responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the ISO Transmission Maintenance Standards with respect to transmission facility (stations and associated equipment) maintenance.
- Partners with lead engineer to administer the Transmission Register.
- Works with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the TR data is accurate.
- Supports the ISO planning process phase three competitive solicitation process.
Benefits
- An opportunity to work on interesting and challenging assignments involving the operations, maintenance, and planning of the California ISO controlled transmission system.
- You will play a key role in the strategic vision of the California ISO.
- Join an innovative organization that is working hard at keeping its reputation as a leader in the energy industry!
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
