City of Pasadena Hiring for Power Dispatcher at Pasadena, CA Full Time

The City of Pasadena- Water & Power Department is seeking experienced Power Dispatchers to sustain continuity of service demands through transmission and distribution lines and equipment. Additionally, the successful candidates will operate the Pasadena Water Department’s SCADA system. To learn more about the Pasadena Water and Power Department, please visit our site here: Water and Power Department.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will take initiative and show professional integrity when coordinating the safe restoration and maintenance of electrical services. The ideal candidate will implement and modify plans and schedules to remove lines and equipment from service, showing composure while making decisions on how to do so even under emergency situations.

Essential Functions

The major responsibilities of this position are listed below. For more detailed information, please review the complete job description for Power Dispatcher.

• Controls by observation, the safe and reliable operation of the City’s electric generation, transmission and distribution system; communicates with Substation Switchers and field personnel.
• Makes changes to maintain economical, reliable and safe operating conditions.
• Operates analogue, digital and computer terminal equipment and computer software programs related to centralized control of the City’s Electrical System to assure proper and reliable exchange schedules and efficient operation.
• Coordinates necessary station and distribution switching to protect repair personnel; isolates and restores to operation faulted circuits and equipment.
• Plans, writes and schedules switching procedures to place new lines and equipment in service; removes lines and equipment out of service; maintains switching log records of orders issued to and reports received from field personnel; in accordance with general and specific instructions, verifies, acknowledges and resets alarms; starts, stops and transfers control of various units of equipment; takes prescribed corrective action; takes readings and logs; maintains paper and ink; understands and uses Microsoft 365 software; prepares written reports.
• Interprets information from the SCADA Outage Management System and Calls Manager and performs appropriate operations.
• Revises equipment data and circuit maps for dispatching use; makes temporary and permanent changes to system; documents system changes; participates in refresher training of all phases of central load dispatching techniques; assists in training Substation Operators.
• Performs Substation Switching operations, and may perform duties of Senior Power Dispatcher when required and qualified

Job Competencies

The following list represents the core competencies needed for success in this position

Attention to Detail-Takesextracareanddetailtoallowfortheabilitytomanageownwork with a high level of accuracy.

Communication- Communicates with clarity and in a manner that is approachable.

Decision Making-Abilitytomaintainfocusongoalswhendeterminingthebestcourseof action.

Professional Integrity-Presentingselfasapositiverepresentativeoftheorganizationand displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability.

Professional and Technical Expertise-Technicalexpertisetosustaincontinuityofservice demands through transmission and distribution lines and equipment.

Safety Focus-Recognitionofthedangersandpotentialproblemsthatexistinthisfieldof work. Demonstrating a clear understanding of the importance of keeping others safe by knowing about and adhering to relevant state and local safety regulations and health regulations, policies and procedures.

Teamwork- Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals. Handles conflict recognizing, understanding and managing strained situations. Qualification Guidelines

Education,TrainingandExperience

Any combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the Power Dispatcher duties would qualify: Three yearsexperience performing electrical operational activities in a substation or equivalent.

Selection Process

Theselectionprocesswillconsistofanevaluationoftrainingandexperience.Themosthighly qualified candidates may be invited to participate in a written test, interview panel, and/or performance examination. Candidates selected for this position are subject to a one year probationary work period.

Vacancy Information

There is currently one vacancy in the Water and Power Department. The resulting eligible list from this recruitment may be used to fill this vacancy and similar vacancies in the future.

Special Requirements

MusthaveorobtainavalidClassCCaliforniadriver’slicenseasrequiredattimeofappointment and as a condition of continued employment.

Must obtain a North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) System Operator Certification with a Reliability Operator credential within twelve months of appointment and maintain the certification as a condition of employment.

FLSA = Non-exempt