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POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Note: All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by appropriate BPA manager or other federal personnel with the authority to do so.
Maintain integrity and consistency of BPA outage and transmission reference databases. Run and address problems revealed through automated audits. Audit runs are to be completed per established schedule(s) and problems identified through audits are to be addressed within established timelines with appropriate subject matter experts in accordance with BPA established processes.
Query Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) diagrams for system configuration information.
Research and seek information to correct problems from the Real-time Operations/Field Personnel. This includes reviewing sources of record and working with subject matter experts to address any inconsistencies;
Make necessary corrections via manual entry / work with application developer in a timely manner via a web application;
Provide support to substation operators, system protection and control engineers, and dispatch pertaining to trouble report, system, or logging issues. This includes answering questions either directly or through work with subject matter experts;
Work with software developers to impose database rules and audits to enforce referential and data integrity. This includes suggesting rules/audits that would assist with data accuracy or make different sub-sets of data easier to find.
Support North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance through adherence to Standard requirements and documentation measures.
Review and coordinate revisions to the transmission line and transformer reference data report for quarterly NERC Transmission Availability Database System (TADS) reporting;
Revise and publish the Chronological Log of Reference file updates report. Post updates to internal (Operations Information) OPI website by end of January annually;
Review and provide technical information for updates to regional transmission maps, one-lines and dispatcher jurisdictional diagrams;
Interpret electrical diagrams and represent that information in the appropriate reference databases.
Provide support for the Limiting Element Database (LED) or its successor. This includes:
Seek information on equipment ratings and equipment being released to operations. This includes, but is not limited to searching Dispatch Logs, line rating memos, Test & Energization (T&E) reports and other systems of record;
Suggest necessary corrections and/or updates to equipment rating information for lines, breakers, wave traps, transformers and other equipment;
Serve as Point of Contact for Organization Delivery & Performance to the Facility/Line Naming Committee. Point of Contact duties include contributing to meetings, raising issues/concerns from an Operations point of view, coordinating with subject matter experts on Facility/Line Naming issues.
Provides support for the Bulk Electric System (BES) Asset List. This includes:
Monitor system configuration and suggest changes in the BES asset list to the BES subject matter expert.
Maintains facility, line, and transformer reference information.
Maintains the change log.
Posts the BES Asset List to the OPI website.
Maintains the OARS and TRED email distribution lists via a web application.
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Corresponding Experience (required on matrix)
Associate's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or a closely-related technical field is strongly preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or a closely-related technical field is preferred.
10+ years work-related experience in Data Analysis performed in a technical environment is required.
Required Technical Skills & Experience (required on matrix)
Experience simultaneously handling multiple assignments.
Basic knowledge of NERC/WECC compliance standards.
Preferred Skills & Experience (optional on matrix)
Prior electric utility work experience.
Knowledge of SCADA data/user interface UI.
Practical experience in PI, Process Book.
Intermediate knowledge in using OSISoft's PI Process Book client.
Additional Requirements (not required on matrix)
Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.
Note: All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by appropriate BPA manager or other federal personnel with the authority to do so.
Maintain integrity and consistency of BPA outage and transmission reference databases. Run and address problems revealed through automated audits. Audit runs are to be completed per established schedule(s) and problems identified through audits are to be addressed within established timelines with appropriate subject matter experts in accordance with BPA established processes.
Query Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) diagrams for system configuration information.
Research and seek information to correct problems from the Real-time Operations/Field Personnel. This includes reviewing sources of record and working with subject matter experts to address any inconsistencies;
Make necessary corrections via manual entry / work with application developer in a timely manner via a web application;
Provide support to substation operators, system protection and control engineers, and dispatch pertaining to trouble report, system, or logging issues. This includes answering questions either directly or through work with subject matter experts;
Work with software developers to impose database rules and audits to enforce referential and data integrity. This includes suggesting rules/audits that would assist with data accuracy or make different sub-sets of data easier to find.
Support North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance through adherence to Standard requirements and documentation measures.
Review and coordinate revisions to the transmission line and transformer reference data report for quarterly NERC Transmission Availability Database System (TADS) reporting;
Revise and publish the Chronological Log of Reference file updates report. Post updates to internal (Operations Information) OPI website by end of January annually;
Review and provide technical information for updates to regional transmission maps, one-lines and dispatcher jurisdictional diagrams;
Interpret electrical diagrams and represent that information in the appropriate reference databases.
Provide support for the Limiting Element Database (LED) or its successor. This includes:
Seek information on equipment ratings and equipment being released to operations. This includes, but is not limited to searching Dispatch Logs, line rating memos, Test & Energization (T&E) reports and other systems of record;
Suggest necessary corrections and/or updates to equipment rating information for lines, breakers, wave traps, transformers and other equipment;
Serve as Point of Contact for Organization Delivery & Performance to the Facility/Line Naming Committee. Point of Contact duties include contributing to meetings, raising issues/concerns from an Operations point of view, coordinating with subject matter experts on Facility/Line Naming issues.
Provides support for the Bulk Electric System (BES) Asset List. This includes:
Monitor system configuration and suggest changes in the BES asset list to the BES subject matter expert.
Maintains facility, line, and transformer reference information.
Maintains the change log.
Posts the BES Asset List to the OPI website.
Maintains the OARS and TRED email distribution lists via a web application.
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Corresponding Experience (required on matrix)
Associate's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or a closely-related technical field is strongly preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or a closely-related technical field is preferred.
10+ years work-related experience in Data Analysis performed in a technical environment is required.
Required Technical Skills & Experience (required on matrix)
Experience simultaneously handling multiple assignments.
Basic knowledge of NERC/WECC compliance standards.
Preferred Skills & Experience (optional on matrix)
Prior electric utility work experience.
Knowledge of SCADA data/user interface UI.
Practical experience in PI, Process Book.
Intermediate knowledge in using OSISoft's PI Process Book client.
Additional Requirements (not required on matrix)
Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.
