Oncor Electric Delivery

Senior Manager - Advanced Distribution Management System

Dallas, TX

full_time

$137,075-$182,767

About This Job

Salary Range: $137,075-$182,767 Relocation: No About Us

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 143,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.

Summary

The position is accountable and responsible for the roadmap, budget execution, vendor management, implementation and operation of the technology associated to the Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS). Additionally, this position is responsible for identifying innovative ideas, executing on projects, monitoring day-to-day operational impacts, managing the defect process from identification to complete resolution, identifying enhancement opportunities and collaborating with leadership across Technology and T&D Services, as well as other internal and external stakeholders. The position will work across Oncor to modernize and maintain the outage and distribution management technologies and processes, enable greater functionality and situational awareness for Distribution Grid Operations, and provide enhanced security and system resiliency. Specifically, this role will support and maintain the ADMS platform and associated technologies and infrastructure for Distribution Management (DMS), Distribution Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (D-SCADA), Outage Management (OMS) and Field Service Management (FSM) systems.

This position is a hybrid work environment with 3+ days in-office at the listed location.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

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Responsible for providing oversight of the real time 24/7 monitoring, maintenance and daily operations of the ADMS SCADA System.

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With direction from leadership, leads cross functional teams to assess and anticipate current and future ADMS, as well as general Distribution grid operation, technical and functional requirements; develops, maintains and leads the execution of a roadmap and implementation for these requirements.

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Manage 24x7 technical support for problem diagnosis and correction of network and system.

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Demonstrate advanced knowledge of OT protocols such as ICCP and OPC.

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Provides oversight of the implementation, monitoring, maintenance and daily operation of the ADMS, including infrastructure components, integrations and other associated tools and systems that support Distribution grid operation functions.

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Manages the ADMS function’s capital and operational budgets and makes informed and dynamic investment prioritization decisions.

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Manages vendor relationships related to the ADMS, and evaluates vendor products and services with enterprise strategy, technology and grid operation objectives.

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Implements and maintains industry and security standards as well as development methodologies for the ADMS function to increase its responsiveness, resiliency, security and growth.

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Advanced knowledge of NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), NERC CIP, Cyber Security and other regulatory requirements governing infrastructure and processes in electric utility environments Provides leadership and support for system and infrastructure maintenance activities and upgrades, including but not limited to: patching, system configurations, application integrations, hardware replacements, database updates, testing, quality checks and deployment of new technologies.

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Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure the ADMS solution and associated processes continuously improve, is stable and secure, and that issues are resolved in a timely manner.

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Collaborates with Architecture and infrastructure teams on the ADMS and the environment in which it’s hosted to ensure adherence to design best practices by incorporation of modern infrastructure, network and security controls.

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Oversees and manages projects that operationally impact the ADMS, and ensures they follow PMO methodology processes and tollgates.

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Defines technology standards and the supporting processes to ensure the successful implementation of new technologies while maintaining both compliance and operational stability of the ADMS.

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Develops Technology policies and procedures with oversight for administration of user permissions, security levels and technical accountability that adhere to NIST, Cyber Security and other regulatory requirements.

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Develops and implements appropriate change, incident and problem management processes, and ensures proper integration with overall Technology processes.

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Develops and implements appropriate performance metrics to be utilized by the operations teams, management and key stakeholders.

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Ensures effective asset management processes are in place to maintain healthy Technology infrastructure with a strong technology roadmap.

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Acts as a security liaison between Technology and other stakeholders across Oncor to ensure the processes of both organizations are followed and implemented with security outcomes that benefit the unique needs of both organizations.

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Recruits, trains and mentors Technology support staff members while developing teams and leaders to ensure goals are achieved.

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Develops and implements appropriate change, incident and problem management processes and ensure proper integration with overall Technology processes.

Skills

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Strong written as well as verbal communication skills.

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Serves as a technical acumen and has a strong understanding of technology infrastructure deployment and maintenance cycles, as well as an understanding of a multiple software/hardware vendor supplier environment.

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Understanding of the security and regulatory environment in which these technology and control systems operate.

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Understanding of the Texas utility market.

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Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision or direction.

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Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to understand complex business requirements and the needs of an enterprise.

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Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with vendors and service providers and hold others accountable for delivering solutions as well as the ability to interact with multiple business units and establish credibility as a business partner.

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Able to develop and establish goals, objectives, and visibly measure improvement results.

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Able to develop strategic processes that attain high levels of customer satisfaction.

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Demonstrated multi-project tracking skills including requirements gathering, status updates and adherence to schedule.

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Effective analytical, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

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Effective at managing resources including employees, contractors, stakeholders, budgets, scope and contracts.

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Strong functional and technical knowledge of Information and Operations Technology systems.

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Holds (or has previously held) relevant certifications that demonstrate technical expertise and capabilities.

Education And Experience

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High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.

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Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, management information systems, or related field is encouraged to apply.

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7-10 years of professional relatable work experience from an engineering, business, management information systems, or a related field is required.

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6-8 years of experience providing leadership in a multivendor technology environment is strongly encouraged to apply.

Measures of Success

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Ensures individual and team program goals are met (as pertains to AMDS reliability, security and resiliency).

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Effectively manages and organizes teams of employees and contractors to successfully implement and managed the ADMS.

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Effectively minimizes and manages risks.

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Ensures high level of Oncor satisfaction by delivering stable, secure and highly available Technology operations in the Control Systems environments.

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Sustains effective relationships with Oncor functional owners and key stakeholders.

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Provides effective leadership and represents Oncor in a positive manner at all times.

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Successfully exhibits a collaborative working style and being both a technical and functional leader.

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Continuously increases the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to be successful at Oncor, as well as independently identifies continuous improvement opportunities and solutions.

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Abides by Company safety and security best practices, guidelines, policies and procedures.

Benefits

At Oncor, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation and performance management programs designed specifically to attract, retain, motivate and reward our high-performing workforce. Our supportive and inclusive culture allows every team member the opportunity to thrive and make a difference. We invest in our employee’s success and well-being by offering such things as:

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Annual incentive program.

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Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).

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Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,000 in 2025) and other wellbeing resources.

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401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.

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401k match with student debt program.

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Cash balance pension plan.

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Adoption Assistance.

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Mental health resources.

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Employee resource groups.

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Tuition reimbursement.

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Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays and 2 personal holidays.

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Paid parental leave.

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Salary continuation for up to 6 months for approved employee illness or injury.

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Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan.

Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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