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Position Summary:

Duke Energy is building a smarter energy future, and this position will be key to making that happen.  The manager of Grid Management leads a team of engineers and technicians and has the opportunity to collaborate with multiple workgroups within Duke Energy that have highly technical projects impacting the Distribution system. New technology is a key aspect of this position; the manager is responsible for ensuring the safe integration and operation of new systems and processes that impact Distribution operations. This position has direct reports and provides leadership and direction to engineers and grid techs in both Lead and Senior roles in the section and is responsible for selecting, supervising, evaluating performance, and developing organizational talent.  The position manages communications across several internal departments in addition to external customers; is responsible for developing and implementing business plans, budgets, and training initiatives for the Company regarding Grid Management initiatives.  This position benefits from experience in distribution system operations, technology systems integration and knowledge of Switching and Tagging, SCADA, DMS, outage management systems, and other systems to direct system programmers to meet the needs of end users, as well as writing and specifying the technical requirements for the various systems.  

Responsibilities:

Motivate direct reports by clearly defining responsibilities, providing training and development opportunities, and by providing a positive atmosphere for individual and team growth.  Practice techniques, behaviors, and interpersonal skills necessary to obtain support and accomplish defined goals.  Operate and maintain a 24 hour/day, seven days/week Distribution Grid Management operations center for the Duke Energy Midwest distribution system.  

Represent Distribution with various other business units to encourage collaboration and work on special assignments and projects.  Evaluate requests for information, reports, additional services, etc. consistent with the vision of the section and make decisions based on resource availability and priority of existing work.

In collaboration with DCC leadership manage and provide oversight for day to day and emergency distribution operations

Oversee automated device support and collaborate with field device provisioning and commissioning activities 

Support development, testing and implementation of ADMS Advanced Applications including CLFISR, IVVC, RLS and switch order.

Manage LVM performance to meet regulatory objectives.

Support special projects including TDSIC and SOG by participating in strategy and deployment meetings to ensure deployment targets and benefits are achieved.

Establish procedures and guidelines for switching (planned & emergency) and tagging on the distribution system as performed by Distribution and Transmission personnel and contractors. 

Coordinates with peers in other jurisdictions to identify switching and tagging best practices while also standardizing existing manuals into one future enterprise Switching and Tagging manual.

Establish procedures and guidelines to plan, prevent, and address substation loading issues and alarms. 

Represent Distribution and the DCC on special projects relating to grid management and outage management for distribution feeders and T/D Substations.

Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Distribution portion of the General Load Reduction and System Restoration Plan

Oversee the execution of voltage reduction using the Load Voltage Management System (LVM) functionality in DMS. 

Provide subject matter expertise from both an individual and team perspective to

Transmission and Distribution by participating in T&D leadership meetings, discussing strategy, setting direction, exchanging relevant information, and participating in decision making.

Provide support for key T&D objectives (safety, reliability, cost management, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction) from both a personal and departmental standpoint

Planning and coordinating with various departments to ensure a state of readiness to preparation for system emergencies, ensuring consistency in standard operating procedures across department/organizational lines, etc.

Oversee the integration of new equipment into the Distribution system including associated clearances, modelling in systems, updated procedures for system operations and appropriate contingency plans for alarms and response.

Meet with project management personnel to plan for integration of new equipment into the Distribution System

Determine potential risks of new equipment and identify contingency plans to reduce risks to operations

Ensure operating procedures are created or updated for Grid and DCC personnel to operate new equipment 

Required/Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Engineering

In addition to required degree, ten (10) or more years related work experience

Desired Qualifications

Master’s degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Decision Making Ability-Is able to consider what activities must be undertaken within a major functional area in order to achieve the goals of the organization and interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions; to define problems, collect data, establish facts, deal with abstract variables and draw valid conclusions.  Is able to lead teams and perform complex team functions.   

Must have knowledge of electrical distribution circuit maps and hierarchy of electrical distribution circuits.

Must have knowledge of distribution system operations including power flow and load analysis, voltage quality, and fault analysis.

Well versed in the operations of computers and database management. 

Demonstrated commitment to customer service and customer care 

Must be knowledgeable of system integration issues.

Working Conditions

Onsite Mobility Classification – Work will be performed at a designated company facility.

Travel Requirements

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)No

Represented/Union PositionNo

Visa Sponsored PositionNo

Posting Expiration Date

Thursday, January 16, 2025

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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