Manager, High Voltage Operations & Maintenance

Summary

Join our team as a Manager, High Voltage Operations & Maintenance in Houston, TX. This full-time exempt position will oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of the field electrical Operations & Maintenance program, including all Balance of Plant (BOP) electrical equipment and assets.

Responsibilities

• Oversees work of, and coordinates with, substation maintenance and medium voltage service providers
• Leads the HV/MV Operations & Maintenance team
• Ensures facilities’ compliance with applicable NERC standards and other regulatory compliance activities in coordination with the Regulatory Compliance team
• Develops, implements and manages company’s HV/MV training and qualifications program
• Leads and provides support on non-routine, event assessment, and troubleshooting activities on all HV/MV equipment
• Plans, organizes, manages, schedules, and controls all daily service activities for the HV/MV team
• Responsible for the planning and execution of all assigned maintenance activities during online, planned and forced outages for both internal and external personnel which includes administration and oversight of all maintenance contract personnel for MV/HV work
• Establishes goals and development plans for all direct reports. Evaluates employee performance in accordance with KCE policies and procedures
• Ensures for and provides electrical, HV, MV, and substation technical support to operating generating facilities, including constant on-call support
• Provides support on and review of electrical design, engineering, testing, and construction activities as requested and in support of the implementation of design standards and best practices within the company
• Coordinates with Engineering and Construction to provide feedback on Lessons Learned to support continuous improvement in project execution and operations
• Supports and coordinates commissioning, start-up, and initial operating activities for the substation and MV equipment
• Manages and oversees the HV/MV spare parts inventory and warehouse
• Performs HV/MV switching and grounding of main and unit step- up (or down) transformers, medium voltage transformers, feeder breakers, disconnect switches, and related components
• Supports and coordinates statutory periodic substation and MV equipment maintenance at company facilities
• Oversees substation and HV/MV audits, testing, and inspections of equipment in accordance with NERC requirements
• Coordinates and provides technical support on emergency and routine repair
• Creation of documentation of switching orders, OTOs, etc
• Implementation and record keeping of test equipment certification/ recertification on annual basis