Manager, Grid Management

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Position Summary:

Duke Energy is building a smarter energy future, and this position will be key to making that happen.  The manager of Grid Management leads a team of engineers and technicians and has the opportunity to collaborate with multiple workgroups within Duke Energy that have highly technical projects impacting the Distribution system. New technology is a key aspect of this position; the manager is responsible for ensuring the safe integration and operation of new systems and processes that impact Distribution operations. This position has direct reports and provides leadership and direction to engineers and grid techs in both Lead and Senior roles in the section and is responsible for selecting, supervising, evaluating performance, and developing organizational talent.  The position manages communications across several internal departments in addition to external customers; is responsible for developing and implementing business plans, budgets, and training initiatives for the Company regarding Grid Management initiatives.  This position benefits from experience in distribution system operations, technology systems integration and knowledge of Switching and Tagging, SCADA, DMS, outage management systems, and other systems to direct system programmers to meet the needs of end users, as well as writing and specifying the technical requirements for the various systems.  

Responsibilities:

• Motivate direct reports by clearly defining responsibilities, providing training and development opportunities, and by providing a positive atmosphere for individual and team growth.  Practice techniques, behaviors, and interpersonal skills necessary to obtain support and accomplish defined goals.  Operate and maintain a 24 hour/day, seven days/week Distribution Grid Management operations center for the Duke Energy Midwest distribution system.  

• Represent Distribution with various other business units to encourage collaboration and work on special assignments and projects.  Evaluate requests for information, reports, additional services, etc. consistent with the vision of the section and make decisions based on resource availability and priority of existing work.

• In collaboration with DCC leadership manage and provide oversight for day to day and emergency distribution operations

• Oversee automated device support and collaborate with field device provisioning and commissioning activities 

• Support development, testing and implementation of ADMS Advanced Applications including CLFISR, IVVC, RLS and switch order.

• Manage LVM performance to meet regulatory objectives.

• Support special projects including TDSIC and SOG by participating in strategy and deployment meetings to ensure deployment targets and benefits are achieved.

• Establish procedures and guidelines for switching (planned & emergency) and tagging on the distribution system as performed by Distribution and Transmission personnel and contractors. 

• Coordinates with peers in other jurisdictions to identify switching and tagging best practices while also standardizing existing manuals into one future enterprise Switching and Tagging manual.

• Establish procedures and guidelines to plan, prevent, and address substation loading issues and alarms. 

• Represent Distribution and the DCC on special projects relating to grid management and outage management for distribution feeders and T/D Substations.

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Distribution portion of the General Load Reduction and System Restoration Plan

• Oversee the execution of voltage reduction using the Load Voltage Management System (LVM) functionality in DMS. 

• Provide subject matter expertise from both an individual and team perspective to

• Transmission and Distribution by participating in T&D leadership meetings, discussing strategy, setting direction, exchanging relevant information, and participating in decision making.

• Provide support for key T&D objectives (safety, reliability, cost management, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction) from both a personal and departmental standpoint

• Planning and coordinating with various departments to ensure a state of readiness to preparation for system emergencies, ensuring consistency in standard operating procedures acro