Overview

Position Title: Principal Power Dispatcher

Company: City Of Pasadena

Location: Pasadena, California, US

Job Description:

The Department of Water and Power is seeking a Principal Power Dispatcher to manage the day to day operations of the dispatch center. Reporting to the Power Dispatching Supervisor, this position performs advanced journey-level work coordinating and scheduling all switching procedures to ensure system reliability and to balance switching workload resources.

Responsibilities:

  • Plans, coordinates and schedules maintenance requests among workgroups in PWP and other working entities.
    Coordinates planned distribution circuit outages with the associate PWP work groups; determines optimal timing, generation requirements and equipment needs; resolves discrepancies in outage schedules and switching prioritization.
  • Monitors all transmission/generation capability to maintain a N-1 reliable state within the PWP electrical system.
  • Plans, assigns, schedules, supervises and evaluates the work of both Power Dispatcher classifications, and Substation Operator classification.
  • Provides day-to-day leadership and works with staff to ensure a high-performance, and customer-service oriented work environment.
  • Ensures scheduling and outage policies and procedures are adhered to and conditions are safe for crews and the public.
  • Researches, compiles and prepares outage request reports.
  • Represents the department at conferences and meetings; stays current on power distribution operations, technology best practices and regulatory environments.
  • Plans, lays out, schedules, monitors and inspects the day-to-day work of dispatchers engaged in dispatching, safe instructions during the construction, maintenance and repair of overhead and underground electrical transmission and distribution circuits;  participates in the planning of special projects and the associated requisitioning of materials and special equipment; observes problems and issues and recommends plan changes to engineering staff to address field conditions.
  • Reads and interprets manuals, blueprints, schematic diagrams, drawings, SCADA, Outage Management System and GIS facilities data in planning and laying out work.
  • May act in the absence of the Power Dispatching Supervisor.
  • Regular attendance is an essential function of this classification.

Requirements:

  • Attention to Detail – Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products.
  • Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information.
  • Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers.
  • Leveraging Technology – Applying technology for improvements in organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals.
  • Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims.
  • Five years of progressively responsible experience in power dispatch, at least two of which are at the Senior Power Dispatcher or lead level.
  • North American Electric Reliability Corporation  (NERC) certificate with a Reliability Operator credential is highly desirable.