System Operator - 2 Openings

Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company, is an electric utility headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota.

We provide electricity in a 26,000-square-mile service area in northeastern Minnesota to 150,000 customers, including 14 municipal systems and some of the nation's largest industrial customers.

Minnesota Power is committed to a sustainable future for the climate, our customers and our communities while delivering safe and reliable energy.

We play a unique and significant role in ALLETE's sustainability-in-action strategy.

Our culture drives excellence through our shared values of integrity, safety, people, and the planet.

Minnesota Power is currently looking for two System Operators who will operate the Minnesota Power Transmission System in a safe and secure manner.

This position has the responsibility and authority to ensure the reliability of the Minnesota Power Interconnected Electrical System.

RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Under general direction, monitors and operates the Minnesota Power Transmission, Distribution, Generation and MP Control Area Systems to maintain reliable, secure electrical energy systems, to meet customer needs and economic requirements.


* Coordinate and communicate operations with interconnected systems, including Reliability Coordinators, Balancing Authorities, neighboring Transmission Operators, Generator Operators, and Distribution Providers.


* Operate the MP electrical power system in compliance with the standards, procedures, and guidelines established by FERC, NERC, OSHA applicable RROs, MISO and MP.


* Utilize the Energy Management System (EMS) to monitor, control and direct the safe and reliable operation of the MP electrical power system.


* Directs and coordinates activities during normal, emergency and restoration conditions.


* Ensure detailed records and logs are maintained to satisfy internal reporting and regulatory requirements.


* Perform and analyze real-time assessments (including contingency analysis and power flows) and develop real time and contingent action plans from these studies.


* Issue Operating instructions and switching to field personnel in a safe and reliable manner following MP switching procedures.


* Complete an annual training plan to maintain NERC certification and meet operator training program requirements.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:


* Associate's degree (or higher) in computer technology, electrical technology, mechanical technology, engineering technology or equivalent.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:


* Two years or more of related utility experience.
+ Related experience should include power systems operations, engineering, utility operations, power marketing, industrial or production operations, electrical fundamentals, or energy accounting.

· Experience in the related electrical utility industry, such as generation operations, system protection, distribution and transmission operations, substation maintenance and SCADA, is desirable.

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