Transmission Scheduler I - Transmission Operations - Akron Control Center

Job Description FirstEnergy About The Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

All employees who apply for a posted position must notify their supervisors that they have applied. Employees who have not been in their current positions for at least one year or who are in a position with specific requirements beyond one year, must obtain approval from their supervisor before applying. The selected candidate may be offered a position within the same job family, at a level that is lower than what was posted. This will be determined based upon the results of the interview process which considers the candidate's skills, work history, experience level, and other relevant qualifications.

Transmission Schedulers are responsible for maintaining the reliability of the Bulk Electric System during planned and unplanned outages. Employees at the entry level of this job family apply acquired education and experience to work situations and exercise independent judgment on basic projects and assignments. They provide support to management and higher level professionals.

- Processing switching requests submitted by regions

- Analyzing outage requests for contingencies

- Maintaining compliance with PJM outage coordination requirements

- Coordinating outages with internal and external sources

- Preparing Four Day Out study, analyzing reliability issues and providing solutions

- Modeling scheduled outages in EMS/RTS to identify contingencies and/or overloads. Providing solutions to

scheduling concerns

- Writing procedures for taking equipment out of service, restoring to service and test energizing

- Providing support to Operators regarding switching controls

- Providing technical support to control centers

- Administration of databases used to support the control centers

- Preparing scheduling reports for operating companies

- Providing assistance during emergencies and storm related activities

An employee hired at the Transmission Scheduler II or Ill level will be expected to perform all of the above responsibilities with more proficiency, and in a more independent manner. Further, the Transmission Scheduler II or Ill level employee will be assigned additional responsibilities related to those above

- Recommend and implement improvements to work processes

- Recommend and implement solutions to moderately complex issues and assignments

Qualifications At The Transmission Scheduler I Level Include

- Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field is required

- 0-2 years of related experience is required. Related experience may include experience in technical writing,

scheduling, maintenance, or operations

- Works safely according to company policies and procedures

- Basic understanding of Transmission System Operations procedures, policies, practices

- Strong written and oral communications skills required

- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills required

- Strong analytical abilities involving complex problems; exercise sound judgment

- Strong leadership and organizational skills

- Ability to learn the Energy Delivery Outage application, Transmission Outage database, EMS, Microsoft

Office, SORS, eDART, FileNet,

- Deliver quality, accurate work within established deadlines

Qualifications at the Transmission Scheduler II level include all the above plus:

- Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field is required

- 2-3 years of related experience is required. Related experience may include experience in technical writing,

scheduling, maintenance, or operations

- Strong understanding of Transmission System Operations procedures, policies, practices

- Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.

- Excellent analytical abilities involving complex problems; exercise sound judgment.

- Proficient in Energy Delivery Outage application, Transmission Outage database, EMS, Microsoft Office, SORS, eDART, FileNet

Qualifications at the Transmission Scheduler Ill level include all the above plus:

- Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field is required

- 3-4 years of related experience is required

- In-depth understanding of Transmission System Operations procedures, policies, practices

- Excellent written and oral communications skills.

- Excellent analytical abilities involving complex problems; exercise sound judgment.

- Strong leadership and organizational skills

- Technical expert in Energy Delivery Outage application, Transmission Outage database, EMS, Microsoft Office, SORS, eDART, FileNet