Description
Summary
Provide technical expertise and guidance to District personnel across the system for maintenance and installation of station assets including emergency response efforts. Recognized as the key interface to vendors, manufacturers, and other internal work groups in support of District personnel. Establish best practice recommendations and stay abreast of current industry standards and practices.
The office location for this position is at Transmission Repair Center (TRC)
Key Roles & Responsibilities Directly or through others:
- Maintain a positive working relationship with internal and external customers, which includes transmission work center personnel, vendors, and manufactures.
- Provide support and guidance to Transmission work centers regarding installation, maintenance, trouble-shooting, and failure investigations of transmission assets.
- Provide support in the proper use of diagnostic test equipment and the interpretation of test results (e.g. SFRA, TTR, Excitation, Megger, Ductor, Timing, PF, DGA, etc.)
- Procure spare and/or replacement parts as needed for maintaining transmission equipment (e.g. breakers, transformers, LTCs, bushings, etc.) through direct contact with manufactures and vendors.
- Find innovative ways of improving process efficiencies as well as assist in improving existing workflows.
- Stay abreast of the latest developments, products/technology, trends, and best practices through involvement in industry organizations.
- Test, evaluate, and provide recommendations on new technology and tools that support the installation, maintenance and condition monitoring of transmission assets.
- Create, revise, and maintain procedures, reference documents, service advisories and operational guidelines for maintenance and operation of station and line assets that ensure reliable, safe, and cost effective asset operation.
- Maintain record of, analyze, and report on system events to identify trends and mitigate operational risks.
- Lead the effort in equipment failure root cause analysis investigations with manufacturers and within the Company to determine and recommended corrective or proactive measures/action(s) to prevent similar failures.
- Support operations personnel during emergency and system outage events through coordination of resources, mobile equipment, and material.
- Lead and assist in the training of transmission operations personnel in a manner that promotes safe and best work practices.
- Act as a project coordinator on special jobs or assignments involving multiple work groups.
- Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job as well as any other specific job requirements.
Education, Experience, & Skills
- Prefer Associates degree or higher in Electrical Power area of study or equivalent OR high school diploma with 4 years of relevant work experience.
- Excellent communication and team-building skills for effective relationships with internal and external customers.
- Ability to work independently and on a team.
- Ability to effectively communicate complex subject matter and company issues to vendor and Oncor Electric Delivery employees.
- Must be flexible and have organizational skills to handle diverse types of work
- Ability to take a leadership role on projects and effectively work through completion in support of organizational goals.
- Comprehensive knowledge of substation equipment, which would include experience with circuit breakers, transformers, switches, LTCs, and regulators.
- Must be able to effectively demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to analyze substation equipment test data reports.
- Basic knowledge of data analysis tools and MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Technical Specialist I
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience preferred.
Technical Specialist II
- Minimum 6 years of relevant experience preferred.
- Demonstrates ownership of projects and high level of knowledge in a relevant area of focus within Oncor.
Technical Specialist III
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience preferred.
- Demonstrates ownership of projects and high level of knowledge in multiple relevant areas of focus within Oncor.
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills and the ability to work independently.
Measures of Success
- Recognized as a technical equipment specialist for certain types of station equipment.
- On-call support needed by customers (TGM, Transmission Districts, Engineering, etc.).
- Ability and willingness to learn from and teach others
- Ability to prioritize work between reactive and planned activities.
- Promotes the prompt return of grid components when problems are experienced.
- Trouble-shooting and root cause investigation skills
- Execution and documentation of best practice procedures/guidelines.
Qualifications
Behaviors
Preferred
Innovative
: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
Functional Expert
: Considered a thought leader on a subject
Team Player
: Works well as a member of a group
Contact
Oncor Electric Delivery
1616 Woodall Rogers Freeway
Dallas
Texas United States
www.oncor.com
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9 Feb, 2025
