Operations Technical Services Analyst I, II, or Senior

Responsible for leading the development, implementation, and maintenance of all Energy Management System (EMS)human/machine interface (HMI) displays. Responsible for coordinating activities with Transmission OT staff, System Operators, Grid Operation Specialists, and Member Systems where applicable to ensure seamless transitions and implementation of the EMS system.   

Note:
There is one position available and the position will be filled at one of three job grade levels: Operations Technical Services Analyst I, job grade 7; Operations Technical Services Analyst II, job grade 8; or Senior Operations Technical Services Analyst, job grade 10. This decision will be based on the qualifications and experience of the candidate selected, and Tri-State business needs at the time of hire.

 
Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly-engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes:
Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 40%, Life Insurance, 401K, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), Employee Assistant Program (EAP) and Paid Leave Benefits. 
 

Senior Operations Technical Services Analyst
Hiring Salary Range: $106,000-135,000
Operations Technical Services Analyst II
Hiring Salary Range: $86,000-$108,000
Operations Technical Services Analyst I 
Hiring Salary Range: $77,000-$96,000

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level. 

• Interface with System Operators, Operations staff, and Substation Maintenance personnel to identify and determine EMS/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) issues and assist in guiding technicians to the proper solution.
• Provide system modeling specifications for the interconnected electrical power system; develop and specify EMS model and required SCADA points.
• Develop, maintain, and update EMS displays to include coding and integrating, ensuring the EMS model is kept current with system expansion following established guidelines for new systems.
• Coordinate all SCADA point-to-point testing, including the development, documentation, and implementation of point-to-point procedures.
• Develop EMS screens to support the EMS Advanced Applications suite of products, including the Operator Training Simulator, State Estimator, Real-Time Contingency Analysis, and Power Flow.
• Research and analyze SCADA values for accuracy and identify the value and potential use of SCADA data for System Operations.
• Identify SCADA problems and recommend solutions to management to eliminate issues, as needed.
• Coordinate and maintain System Operations outage coordination and logging software data requirements and vendor updates and patches installation and testing.  Interface with vendor to ensure that System Operations software issues are addressed and requirements are met and properly implemented.
• Interface with the Reliability Coordinators to ensure applicable reliability data is supplied in accordance with all regional requirements.
• Interface with Transmission Engineering to provide guidance and direction for the development of SCADA points for new and existing equipment.
• Support North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) required training activities of new employees, System Operators, Transmission Operators, Transmission Service Operators and Transmission Operator Trainees, as needed.
• Aid in the development and implementation of the Operator Training Simulator.
• Support in the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the EMS Real-time database.
• Coordinate database changes with other teams in Transmission Operations department and other external departments.
• Assume the duties of the Grid Operations Technical Services Supervisor in their absence.
• Adhere to and demonstrate compliance with appropri