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Delta Montrose Electric Association Electrical System Operator (Electrical Dispatcher) in Montrose, Colorado
POSITION: Electrical System Operator (Electrical Dispatcher)
The System Operator position is responsible for providing dispatching services for DMEA personnel and contracted outside co-ops. This position is a safety-sensitive position requiring technical knowledge and skill to perform a variety of services.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES: * Communicates system conditions, problems, or concerns with other System Operators, DMEA personnel, and necessary outside entities. * Monitors and reviews reports, log telemetering, SCADA, two-way radios, and telephones ensuring continual awareness of power flows, unusual conditions, and system operations to provide electric service in a safe in a safe and efficient manner. * Write basic switching orders and perform all written switch orders, including routine, on-the-fly, and outage restoration orders. Coordinate switching schedules with field personnel and other entities as necessary. * Dispatches necessary field personnel to inspect, troubleshoot, and correct problems, which includes, relaying information to field personnel to aid field personnel in troubleshooting problems. Performs necessary follow-up to ensure problems are handled appropriately. * Operates system equipment that is monitored remotely using SCADA and other computerized devices. * Thorough knowledge and comprehension of operations technology (OT). Oversee the safe and efficient operation of non-monitored system equipment utilized by field personnel to operate various electrical substations and line equipment involved in the transmission and distribution of electric energy to the customer. * Maintains a daily log of events to ensure job orders are resolved and documented. Oversee the database used to track outages, underground locate requests, job orders issued, power quality concerns, etc. * Prepare and distribute daily and/or weekly operation reports as requested. * Provide customer services by answering company telephone calls for DMEA and other shared-service entities and monitoring security cameras and intercoms. * Appropriately assists, guides, and instructs System Operator Apprentices and new System Operators. * Dispatching duties require a thorough knowledge of DMEA and outside co-op OT systems and an improved comprehension of their physical layout. * Perform dispatching duties through telephone and two-way radios for communication and using computer systems including the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA), the Customer Information System (CIS/iVUE), and NISC's Outage management Systems (OMS), and Automated meter Reading (AMR) software tools.
REQUIREMENTS: * High school diploma or equivalent required. * Certificate of completion from DMEA's System Operator Apprenticeship Program or a minimum of three (3) years combined experience and /or education related to transmission and distribution electrical systems is required. * Proficiency in Microsoft Office and basic computer skills. * Must have basic math skills. * Bilingual language skills (English/Spanish) preferred. * A valid Colorado driver's license is required. * Must reside within a 30-minute response time of DMEA's headquarters.
WAGE: $46.42 - $52.03/ Hour - Depending on experience
SHIFT: Full time. Twelve (12) hour shift work required (rotating shifts over 24 hours a day, 365 days a year).
JOB SITE: Montrose, CO.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Regular, predictable attendance as scheduled is required. Approximately 95% of employee's time is spent indoors in an office environment. Approximately 25% of employee's time is spent talking on the telephone to customers or employees. Occasional travel by company vehicle and /or commercial means will be required
BENEFITS: Full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, PTO, STD/LTD, life insurance, and 401k retirement. Retirement includes 8% base salary contribution and additional 4.5% match
HOW TO APPLY: If you meet the minimum re uirements for this position, please click on "How to Apply" to view application information. You must be registered with Connecting Colorado to view the application information (registration is available at no cost).