Supervisor, Transmission Planning
Company DescriptionAbout Us Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wabash Valley Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative and wholesale provider of reliable, affordable electricity to our 23 electric distribution member cooperatives.
These cooperatives in turn serve more than 330,000 homes, businesses, and farms in Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
As a not-for-profit co-op, we do things a bit differently-and that's the point.
Because we aren't influenced by shareholders, we make our decisions with our members in mind.
That means we value things like teamwork, and putting families first.
It also means a business model that's designed for stability and growth.
It's a Deliberately Different approach to the energy industry, and that's great news for the people who count on us.
What You'll Get We believe what benefits our employees benefits our company.
That's why we put employees first-your health, your family, and your development.
These aren't just slogans:
We offer continuing education, flex time, health benefits, a 401(k) match and pension plan, and much more.
Here are just a few of the things that make our company culture unique:
o No Sweat - We offer a wellness program that includes a payroll credit for medical insurance, an on-site fitness center for your convenience and extra vacation days for participating.
We'll even throw in a fitness device reimbursement to keep you on track! o Flex Time - Our flexible schedule means you can work in your appointments or family events and maintain a comfortable work-life balance.
o Stay in School - We value employees who have a desire to learn, so we provide funds for continuing education.
We also offer in-house training and ongoing development.
o Keep it Casual - When you work for us, you work in comfort.
Blue jeans are the norm in our office and we make them look good! o Work Hard, Play Hard - We reward our employees with generous vacation time, to the tune of up to five weeks off a year.
Even our new employees receive credit for prior work experience.
Job Description The purpose of this position is to lead WVPA's transmission planning group to identify and plan transmission and distribution facilities to provide sufficient capacity and to ensure reliability to our 23 Member systems.
Some key duties and responsibilities include:
Identifies power delivery and reliability needs of Member systems which will include establishing new or upgraded delivery points for serving their retail customer loads.
Working with Engineering and Project Management, supports the development of the annual T&D capital budget and identification longer-term capital planning needs.
Determines appropriate reliability metrics and leads calculation and tracking of those metrics to support identification of member reliability needs.
Utilizes PSSE tools to determine the most effective use of WVPA's capital resources.
Collaborates with transmission service providers to determine the facilities and associated costs required to upgrade and/or integrate new delivery points.
Implements performance management policies and best practices to improve employee performance, engagement, and contributions to support the needs of WVPA and its Members.
Qualifications Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
A minimum of six (6) years progressive experience in an engineering capacity required.
Prior experience utilizing Siemens PSS/E, MUST, and PowerGem TARA software required.
Preferred
Qualifications:
Professional Engineer designation preferred.
Prior electric utility experience preferred.
Some prior experience in a supervisory role preferred.
Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Recommended Skills Electric Utility Electrical Engineering Metrics Performance Management Professional Engineer Project Management Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
These cooperatives in turn serve more than 330,000 homes, businesses, and farms in Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
As a not-for-profit co-op, we do things a bit differently-and that's the point.
Because we aren't influenced by shareholders, we make our decisions with our members in mind.
That means we value things like teamwork, and putting families first.
It also means a business model that's designed for stability and growth.
It's a Deliberately Different approach to the energy industry, and that's great news for the people who count on us.
What You'll Get We believe what benefits our employees benefits our company.
That's why we put employees first-your health, your family, and your development.
These aren't just slogans:
We offer continuing education, flex time, health benefits, a 401(k) match and pension plan, and much more.
Here are just a few of the things that make our company culture unique:
o No Sweat - We offer a wellness program that includes a payroll credit for medical insurance, an on-site fitness center for your convenience and extra vacation days for participating.
We'll even throw in a fitness device reimbursement to keep you on track! o Flex Time - Our flexible schedule means you can work in your appointments or family events and maintain a comfortable work-life balance.
o Stay in School - We value employees who have a desire to learn, so we provide funds for continuing education.
We also offer in-house training and ongoing development.
o Keep it Casual - When you work for us, you work in comfort.
Blue jeans are the norm in our office and we make them look good! o Work Hard, Play Hard - We reward our employees with generous vacation time, to the tune of up to five weeks off a year.
Even our new employees receive credit for prior work experience.
Job Description The purpose of this position is to lead WVPA's transmission planning group to identify and plan transmission and distribution facilities to provide sufficient capacity and to ensure reliability to our 23 Member systems.
Some key duties and responsibilities include:
Identifies power delivery and reliability needs of Member systems which will include establishing new or upgraded delivery points for serving their retail customer loads.
Working with Engineering and Project Management, supports the development of the annual T&D capital budget and identification longer-term capital planning needs.
Determines appropriate reliability metrics and leads calculation and tracking of those metrics to support identification of member reliability needs.
Utilizes PSSE tools to determine the most effective use of WVPA's capital resources.
Collaborates with transmission service providers to determine the facilities and associated costs required to upgrade and/or integrate new delivery points.
Implements performance management policies and best practices to improve employee performance, engagement, and contributions to support the needs of WVPA and its Members.
Qualifications Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
A minimum of six (6) years progressive experience in an engineering capacity required.
Prior experience utilizing Siemens PSS/E, MUST, and PowerGem TARA software required.
Preferred
Qualifications:
Professional Engineer designation preferred.
Prior electric utility experience preferred.
Some prior experience in a supervisory role preferred.
Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Recommended Skills Electric Utility Electrical Engineering Metrics Performance Management Professional Engineer Project Management Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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