Central Maine Power Co is looking to solve the problem of maintaining and supporting their Energy Management System, which encompasses a variety of functional software systems and third-party applications, to ensure a secure and reliable Transmission System and customer reliability.
Requirements
- Proficiency using relational databases.
- Able to analyze, debug and develop software programs using programming languages; C, C++, Fortran, perl, unix shell scripting and Visual Basic.
- Proficiency with operating systems; Unix and Windows-2000.
- Able to troubleshoot and isolate problems on a distributed computer network.
- Familiar with the dynamics of a complex power system network.
- Knowledge of communication protocols, networking concepts and ICCP.
- Familiar with database structured query language, SQL and methods for retrieving data via direct SQL or ODBC.
Responsibilities
- Maintains complex proprietary computer programs, SCADA, Network Model, and Dispatcher Training Simulator (DTS) databases, along with dynamic displays which are used to dispatch the power system.
- Performs primary responsibilities for multiple EMS subsystems to include but not limited to Data Acquisition Control (DAC), Historical Data, Dispatcher Graphical User Interface (GUI), Inter-control Center Communication Protocol (ICCP), Power System Analysis and Real Time Calculations.
- Performs engineering studies and prepares written reports using power system analysis software included with the Energy Management System and other software utilities such as PSEE and/or PSLF as adopted by the company for similar purposes.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose problems within EMS utilizing various software programs and utilities. May require working with vendor support.
- Implement and maintains infrastructure and procedures for Disaster recovery, essential data backup of application software, operating systems, historical data, network configuration and similar data required to restore the EMS to production operation and necessary to maintain business continuity and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Develop custom applications to support changing operational requirements, system improvements, and other customer needs.
- Perform integration and testing of new EMS upgrades, and software patches.
Other
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-motivated.
- 24-hour standby required.
- Willingness to broaden skill set to accommodate changing requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited electrical engineering or computer science program.
