EMS Application Design Specialist I, II or III - Portland, Oregon - #113676

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

 

Provides system support to the bulk electric, sub-transmission and distribution organizations. Supports the Energy Management System (EMS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system (SCADA), Distribution Management System (DMS) and Outage Management System (OMS). Presents analysis and recommendations to management and implements selected alternative.  Performs technical analysis, system and alarm configurations and business requirement analysis.  Resolves systems support issues. Work with multiple business units, application vendors and IT on implementing upgrades and problem resolutions for various systems. Supports the environments on a 24/7 on call rotation.

Responsibilities

 

Under general direction, the responsibilities of the EMS Applications Design Specialist I include: 

 

The Responsiblities of the EMS Application Design Spclst I:

 

• Render HMI displays using CAD software and link to operational points in real-time database
• Collaborate with project managers, operators, field technicians, system analysts and SCADA engineers
• Perform EMS/DMS/OMS configuration, data preparation and system mapping. Work closely with IT, bulk electric, sub-transmission and distribution operators, outage coordinators other SCADA design specialists in this process
• Perform SCADA point commissioning prior to placing an electrical facility into service
• Research and resolve SCADA, outage and mapping issues which prevent safe, reliable, and compliant operations of OMS and SCADA systems
• Configure and manage SCADA/OMS alarms, real-time calculations, and other parameters to provide dependable operability and situational awareness to grid and region operations.
• Translate bulk electric, sub-transmission and distribution operations business requirements into program specifications or data configurations to develop automated business functions
• Provide system support to the clients of the EMS/SCADA/DMS/OMS systems
   

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• Fulfill inter-application and intra-company data exchange requirements of bulk electric, sub-transmission and distribution systems
• Test databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications
• Participate in multiple applications’ development projects and initiatives
• Resolve data conflicts and data usage and solve highly complex problems
• Develop and maintain high-level processes and operating procedures for system support activities
• Provide training of the various applications to the end users
• Provide 24/7 on-call support on weekly rotation

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In addition, the responsibilities of the EMS Applications Design Specialist II:

 

• Perform SCADA configuration, data preparation and commissioning for implementation of an electrical facility/project for operational service.
• Collaborate with project managers, operators, field technicians, system analysts and SCADA engineers.
• Perform DMS/OMS configuration, data preparation and system mapping. Work closely with IT, transmission/regional operators, outage coordinators other SCADA design specialists in this process.
• Research and resolve SCADA, outage and mapping issues which prevent safe, reliable, and compliant operations of OMS and SCADA systems.
• Research and resolve Automatic Generation Control (AGC) and Advanced Applications system issues. 
• Configure and manage SCADA/OMS alarms, real-time calculations, and other parameters to provide dependable operability and situational awareness to grid and region operations.

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• Translate bulk electric, sub-transmission and distribution operations’ business requirements into program specifications or data configurations to develop automated business functions. 
• Provide system support to the clients of the EMS/SCADA/DMS/OMS systems.
• Fulfill internal and intra-company data exchange requirements for operations, including data exchange with adjacent utilities, reliability coordinator, market operator, Western Power Pool (WPP) while following WECC/NERC requirements.
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