| ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Establish, document, implement and maintain OASIS procedures to ensure compliance with FERC Orders, NERC Standards, and NAESB Standards.
- Assist current and potential transmission customers to effectively communicate and resolve any OASIS/OATT questions or issues.
- Provide guidance to TSOs regarding effective communication of FERC Standards of Conduct (SOC) on a real-time basis and assist with the handling of SOC violations.
- Write, review, update, and train on the procedures within the TSO Procedure Manual.
- Develop specifications, training programs, and documentation for the OASIS Group.
- Document and implement all necessary OASIS processes ensuring full compliance with posting TTC for all horizon (scheduling, operating, and planning) time periods.
- Coordinate, communicate, and work with other departments within Tri-State, which include, but are not limited to, Bulk System Planning, Transmission Contracts Rates & Policy, GIS, Energy Portfolio, Energy Settlements, Energy Resources, Energy Markets, Energy Application Services, System Metering, Telecommunications, EMS/EAS, and Corporate Finance to write, renew, and administer all transmission contracts.
- Assure accurate and timely production of the monthly transmission bills for short-term firm and non-firm transmission bills and long-term firm, network, and grandfathered transmission contracts.
- Coordinate and conduct training programs with other System Operations Training Coordinators.
- Serve as a designated Site Security Officer, responsible for the maintenance and issuance of Open Access Technology International (OATI) Digital Certificates to appropriate personnel for use of the OATI software.
- Maintain and update the NAESB Registry within the OATI webRegistry software to ensure that all points, paths, adjacencies, and other relevant data are properly registered, available, and function properly for the use within the OASIS and supporting software systems.
- Perform maintenance of all software suites and back-end systems used on the TSO desk including configuring data, changing parameters, establishing customers, and troubleshooting issues that arise within the software.
- Maintain, review, and update Tri-State's OASIS with the most current data, documents, and information received from other Tri-State functional areas to ensure they are accurate and in-line with all company and industry standards.
- Responsible for research and verification of current and future Transmission Service Agreements with Tri-State transmission customers under the OATT including investigating credit worthiness, transmission availability, ancillary service requirements, system impacts and any other criteria as needed in the evaluation of transmission service.
- Perform modification of OATT contracts and processing and coordinating necessary changes with Tri-State's transmission customers.
- Assist TSOs in posting outage notifications to the OASIS.
- Serve as primary liaison between Tri-State and underground locate services in the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wyoming and serve as the System Administrator for the host of web-based software used for the request tracking and reporting.
- Oversee the TSO Desk underground locate services, and coordinate locate processes and procedures with Telecommunications personnel and Substation personnel in the various field offices.
- Represent Tri-State on industry related committees.
- Must be available, on-call, 24/7 to assist with resolving real-time TSO issues.
- Adhere to and demonstrate compliance with appropriate electric utility industry regulatory requirements. Attain knowledge and remain knowledgeable of development in regulations, laws, standards and best practices applicable to the functional area including, but not limited to, Standards of Conduct, Environmental, Employment Law, NERC Reliability Standards and Safety. Must be familiar with, and comply with, all aspects of Corporate Policy C-54, Compliance.
- Demonstrate behavior consistent with Tri-State's culture embodied in the Cooperative principles and spirit and core values of technical competency, respect and dignity, accountability, integrity, trustworthiness, and servant leadership to empower or otherwise enable others to optimally perform their job responsibilities. Demonstrate and promote ethics and behaviors consistent with Tri-State's culture, Board policies, and business practices. Understand and fulfill the role and responsibility for all compliance programs within the company.
- Because Tri-State is an electric utility with continuous service obligations to its customers, regular, reliable, and predictable performance of the essential functions and responsibilities is an essential function of the job.
- Because Tri-State has an obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to its customers, the ability to work overtime at any time of the day or week is considered an essential function of the job.
OTHER DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS: - Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Serve as the Acting Operations Support Manager during times of their absence.
- Perform a variety of duties relating to operations training.
SUCCESS FACTORS/JOB COMPETENCIES: - Planning Skills: Ability to think ahead and plan within timelines and resources; develop scopes, plan and schedule work; set priorities and goals; anticipate and adjust for problems; evaluate workloads; measure and evaluate performance against established goals.
- Time management Skills: Ability to successfully plan and implement objectives within established timelines and work schedules.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at both strategic and functional levels.
- Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong team player: Accomplishes tasks by working with others and being a good team player. Recognizes how his/her decisions may impact others; seeks input from others.
- Computer proficiency: Ability to operating a personal computer and standard business office applications including Microsoft Office suite, databases, and other related applications.
- Self-Motivated: Ability to work independently, with minimal direction as a highly motivated self-starter.
- Demonstrate behavior consistent with company values.
REQUIRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Education and Training: - Bachelors of Science Degree in Business, Finance or other related discipline or equivalent combination of experience and/or education.
- Must be NERC certified or must obtain certification within 12-months of hire and must maintain the certification through credential maintenance.
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability: - Strong knowledge of Tri-State business practices, day-to-day operations of the TSO desk and technical knowledge of OATI suite of products including back-end systems.
- Ability to acquire detailed working knowledge in the areas of electric power TTC, interconnected system operations, transmission service contracts, system modeling, and NERC Standards.
- Basic knowledge of, or ability to obtain, of all current transmission contracts. This includes, but is not limited to, Network Integrated Transmission Service Agreements (NITSA), Transmission Service Agreements (TSA), Grandfathered contracts, TOT Agreements, Sharing Agreements, and West Connect Regional Transmission Agreements
- Ability to acquire a detailed working knowledge of Tri-State's OATT requirements.
- Excellent understanding and knowledge of FERC Order 888/889/890 compliance requirements, and future orders as approved.
- Ability to presentation to large audiences in a training environment.
- Ability to use a personal computer and standard office computer programs (word processing, spreadsheet, database, email) and related computer hardware.
- Ability to be on call 24/7.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Excellent knowledge of neighboring electrical utility systems.
- Working knowledge of interconnected electrical utility systems and related equipment.
- Ability to interact with vendors and other utilities on a regular basis.
- Ability to operate audio visual equipment, video equipment, and computer enhanced graphics equipment desired.
- Must be NERC Certified with the Reliability Coordinator Certification (RC) option.
Experience: - Eight (8) years of progressive power utility and system operations experience preferred. Note: The above requirements describe the experience and education qualifications for the Senior OASIS/OATT Administrator and Training Analyst. Those with less experience will be hired at the OASIS/OATT Administrator and Training Analyst I or II job grade level.
- Training development and delivery experience.
Other: - Willing to travel as required. Must possess a valid driver's license.
- Must be able to demonstrate that he/she can perform all of the essential functions of the position.
DESIRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS: - Extensive working knowledge in the areas of electric power transmission transfer capability, interconnected system operations, transmission service contracts, system modeling, and NERC Standards, desired
- Ability to operate audio visual equipment, video equipment, and computer enhanced graphics equipment desired.
- Experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of the software and tools necessary to accurately and promptly respond to all TSO related questions.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - Physical demands: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is required to sit for long periods of time and occasionally stand, walk, stoop, bend, reach above and below shoulder level and push/pull objects of varying weights, and lift up to twenty-five pounds. Incumbent is frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, talk and hear.
- Mental demands: While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is required to read, write, perform basic math, analyze data and reports, exercise judgment, develop plans, procedures and goals, and present information to others and work under pressure.
- Work Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is exposed to a moderate level of noise. All of the duties are performed indoors and at a desk, operating office equipment.
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