Power System Mgr

51300 - Barrie - Regular Not Applicable/Optional

Hiring salary range: $00,000 - $00,000 / year

Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.5 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!

Job Function

Support the Director - Power System IT by managing (i.e. evaluating requirements, identifying issues and drivers, setting strategy, evaluating options, developing and providing ongoing sustainment of integrated solutions) the major transmission and distribution applications and tools at the Ontario Grid Control contributing to: (a) achievement of corporate performance targets (b) compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards (c) fulfillment of customer expectations (d) workers and public safety and (e) efficiency of the Ontario electricity system.

This includes tracking industry trends, collaborating with the IESO, NPCC, NERC, internal partners and suppliers, assessing system events for lessons learned and implementing processes and systems to ensure compliance with market rules and ongoing regulatory readiness. This poistion is located in Toronto and Barrie.

General Accountabilities:

• Assist the Director
• Power System IT in work planning, resource planning, setting department vision and strategy for Power System IT
• Provide governance oversight in the performance of Power System IT investment on enterprise business values
• Represent the department (Power System IT) to collaborate with Hydro One LOBs in addressing business and service requirements
• Provide direction and input to the strategic business planning process.
• Provide visible leadership to develop and maintain a safe and healthy workplace
• To create value for our customers
• To create a culture and maintain a work environment where employees can be fully engaged
• Maintain and enhance power system IT applications, tools and related databases to ensure reliable and secure power system operations.
• Ensure Hydro One has the necessary, cost-effective and dependable power system IT applications, tools and related databases to perform power system operations
• Ensure power system applications and tools have continuity capability and can be recovered in a disaster situation
• Develop and maintain a knowledge base of technical expertise to ensure safe, reliable operation of power system IT applications - both internally and through outsourced services
• Ensure quality, performance and integration of delivered power system IT applications
• Ensure application integrity in core power system IT applications
• Ensure the centralized grid control centre application roadmap is aligned with overall corporate and information strategy
• Design all centralized grid control centre power system related application solutions in alignment with a continually enhanced reference architecture

Specific Accountabilities:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction relating to transmission and distribution power system applications and associated improvement opportunities.
• The position will work with senior management and Hydro One Lines of Business to identify corrective actions and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop the strategy for what will be presented to the OEB and prepare required evidence.
• Manage a group of power system application specialists, to develop technology solutions related to the enterprise application landscape leveraging Corporate and Power System assets to their full potential.
• Provide strategic advice and collaborate with other application team members as well as staff throughout the company in the execution of power system applications activities.
• Provide strategic direction to the power system applications group to identify and implement technical solutions.
• Manage a group of power system application, system and data specialists to implement and maintain application solutions deployed for the realtime operation and monitoring of the transmission and distribution systems.
• Provide strategic direction in collaboration with other departments of ISD, Grid Operations, Engineering and Inergi in the execution of power system applications activities.
• Manage external Consultants and contract Service Providers.
• Provide a leadership role in vendor user groups and develop relationships with other utilities to improve upon our utilization of the power system applications and assets and to keep abreast of industry trends and practices.
• Communicate at executive level to link power system applications opportunities with the enterprise's strategic goals. Work collaboratively with other Power System IT and LOB managers in execution of power system applications…