Director, Operational Technology

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Posting End Date:  at 11:59PM HST

 

BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION:

The P EQ OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Department of the P OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. (Role: Director)

 

JOB FUNCTION:

Manages and directs the Operations Technology Division in the planning, engineering, implementation, operations, and maintenance of Hawaiian Electric Company's (Hawaiian Electric CompanyHawaiian Electric Company, Maui Electric Company, and Hawaii Electric Light Company) Operatios Technology (OT) infrastructure for industrial control systems enterprise-wide, including the Company's Energy Management Systems, SCADA, Distributed Control Systems, and Distribution Management Systems, in support of the Company's operational, grid modernization, customer service and Cyber security requirements. Provides technical knowledge, expertise, leadership, training, and guidance to the team, operational user groups and stakeholders groups, including the CIO, Energy Delivery, Generation process areas and other internal clients.

 

Works closely with key internal stakeholders including the Telecommunications division, System Operations, Energy Delivery, Generation, Customer Services, IT, and information assurance to ensure that OT systems architecture, strategies and plans are aligned to the Company's operational and business objectives.

 

Manages and Directs the overall enterprise wide Operations Technology system and platform strategy and architecture, including related systems, platforms, and integrations to ensure that operational and business requirements are achieved, including objectives, budgets, priorities and projects for OT programs.

 

Manages and Directs the support organizations for the OT systems, applications, database, client and server infrastructure within Hawaiian Electric Companies'operational technology portfolio to ensure that OT system service levels are provided at the appropriate levels to meet operational and business needs, for the safe, secure and reliable operation of power generation and energy delivery for Hawaiian Electric Customers.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Advises and recommends to senior management matters concerning OT systems and infrastructure planning, design, engineering and operations. Creates, develops, and/or delivers expert testimony, responses to information requests, and other assignments relating to telecommunications infrastructure, before the senior management and various external agencies.
• Provides internal stakeholder and client alignment of OT systems and infrastructure planning, engineering, and operational service levels across the Company, including system operations, energy delivery, generation, Phyiscal security, environmental, Telecommunications and IT. Builds effective partnerships with client organizations at all levels. Learns the challenges and aspirations of client organizations and seeks opportunities to help them excel through the use of operational technology. Assists in the formulation and refinement of the Company's Enterprise wide OT strategies. Leads the formulation of goals for OT, based on those defined strategies. Communicates established strategies to the OT team. Assesses performance results against strategic goals. Refines goals, policies, processes and projects to improve the attainment of strategic success. Participates in the IT/OT/Telecom governance process.
• Investigates, or researches the practices of other utilities. Keeps abreast of political, regulatory, and technological changes, innovations, and progress related to the functional area.
• Designs and refines the structure of the OT organization to best carry out its proce