ENGINEER II - OPERATIONS PLANNING

Position Summary Description
Performs Operational Planning Analyses and develops Operating Plans for reliable and optimal utilization of Seminole's transmission and generation resources in the Operations Planning horizon (next day +12 months) while maintaining compliance with NERC, FRCC and FERC standards.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field. Four (4) years of experience in the electric utility industry with relevant System Operations and Operations Planning experience with transmission and generation. Two (2) years of similar experience may be substituted for each year of education. Must obtain NERC System Operator Certification at the level of Balancing, Interchange, and Transmission Operator (BIT) or higher within six (6) months of employment.
Core Competencies: Adaptable, Collaborative, Conscientious, Critical-Thinking, Outcome-Driven and Professional
Technical Competencies/Skills:

• Power System Modeling & Simulation
• Generation Production Cost Modeling
• Unit Commitment & Economic Dispatch
• NERC Reliability Standards
• Data Analytics
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

Soft Competencies/Skills:

• Effective verbal/nonverbal, listening and written communications
• Planning, Scheduling and Coordination
• Analytical
• Detail Oriented
• Problem Solving
• Ability to Multi-task
• Initiative

Essential Functions:

• Ensures planned resource outages are up to date and published internally and externally
• Produces detailed, coordinated and optimized load and resources plans through coordination with all functional groups including System Operations, Power Production and Commercial Operations
• Develops mitigation plans for issues impacting Seminole's transmission facilities and/or resource dispatch
• Performs post analysis studies to measure resource optimization and publishes routine reports
• Performs economic and feasibility studies to evaluate impacts of market power, fuel supply and transmission availability
• Analyzes and reports upon the costs associated with resource outages
• Gathers evidence in support of NERC standards compliance
• Reviews operating practices, procedures and instructions to ensure compliance with NERC Reliability Standards
• Provides engineering support in development of representative resource assumptions used in unit commitment and economic dispatch applications
• Develops and maintains tools, templates and reports used in Operations Planning and in support of real time operations
• Represents Seminole on various FRCC/SERC working groups to perform regional and sub-regional operational transmission and resource adequacy assessments
• Maintains and troubleshoots Seminole's Real-Time Contingency Analysis program
• Conducts power flow analysis as required
• Performs NERC Compliance Program roles if/as designated in Seminole's Standard Ownership Matrix (SOM) including ongoing evidence retention in "audit-ready" form as applicable and directed. You should also be familiar with Seminole's Enterprise Internal Compliance Program (ENT-GCD-RGC-EP-054) to further your understanding of Seminole's compliance program and the context of your duties and responsibilities attendant to your designation in the SOM.
• Performs other duties as applicable to the position or as assigned.

Physical Requirements
Must be able to follow established protective measures including wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE). Must possess a valid driver's license and acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.
Working Conditions
Some travel and work outside of normal business hours may be required. Position requires rotating on call duty after hours (evenings and weekends). Position may require visits to our plant facilities. While working in certain areas of the plant there is the potential for exposure to hazards typical of an industrial working environment.