Grid Operations Specialist , II, III or Senior

Overview

The Senior Grid Operations Specialist position provides advanced electrical engineering and technical support to control center personnel to ensure reliable and secure operation of the transmission system. This role performs complex power flow, transient stability, and contingency analyses to identify and mitigate transmission constraints during both planned and unplanned outages. Key responsibilities include executing engineering tasks in operational planning and real-time environments utilizing load and generation forecasting.

Responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of crucial advanced applications software associated with the Tri-State Energy Management System (EMS). This includes Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Automatic Generation Control (AGC) functionality, State Estimator (SE) software and associated network modeling, Contingency Analysis (CA), and the Operator Training Simulator (OTS). Special applications such as the Generation Plant Allocator integration are also in the scope of this position.

The Senior Grid Operations Specialist develops and applies engineering-based real-time power system calculations to support operational decisions. This position carries authority and accountability for compliance with all applicable NERC and Regional Entity Reliability Standards.

There is one position available, and this position will be filled at one of four job grade levels:
Grid Operations Specialist I, job grade 8;
Grid Operations Specialist II, job grade 9;
Grid Operations Specialist III, job grade 10 or Senior Grid Operations Specialist, job grade 11. This decision will be based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate and Tri-State business needs at the time of hire.

• Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 40%
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Option
• Long Term Disability (LTD) and Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Leave Benefits

• Senior Grid Operations Specialist — Hiring Salary Range: $122,000-$156,000
• Grid Operations Specialist III — Hiring Salary Range: $109,000-$139,000
• Grid Operations Specialist II — Hiring Salary Range: $98,000-$124,000
• Grid Operations Specialist I — Hiring Salary Range: $88,000-$111,000

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education and/or skill level.