Control Center Operator – Renewables

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This is a full-time, permanent leadership position. Our Renewable Control Center Dispatch Operator is a vital part of our organization, and we take pride in hiring and training the best in the industry.

The Renewable Control Center Dispatch Operator will work on-site at Nascar Plaza in Charlotte, NC to support the daily operations for Duke Energy’s Sustainable Solutions Control Center.

We are looking for an individual to maintain effective communication with wind and solar entities, RCC QSE, power off takers, (Black Hills Power, Evergy, Pacificorp, First Energy, Tri-State, Southern Cal Edison) and wind turbine OEM O&M providers (Vestas, Siemens, Gamesa, etc).

We offer:

• Safe Working Conditions
• Work Life Balance
• Competitive Pay
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Cellphone reimbursement
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K
• Paid Certification Programs and Training Classes
• Development Opportunities
• Career Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining daily logs of system events, providing immediate verbal notifications of unusual activities to the appropriate personnel, preparing daily power nominations and reports.

• Overseeing the safe and reliable operations of Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions wind, solar farm and battery assets.

• Monitoring real-time power output, performance, and energy yield of each generating facility.

• Meter data comparison to the Day-Ahead (DA) schedule and the Real-Time (RT) award is determined

• Maintaining availability levels at each renewable energy site as well as following curtailment directives from entities (e.g. Reliability Coordinator, Transmission Operator, Power Marketer etc.).

• Tracking and providing immediate notifications of unusual activities (e.g., ongoing generation outage, loss of communication events including but not limited to ancillary services) to appropriate personnel

• Assist as training coordinator/liaison for market participants (PJM, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, etc.)

• Administer interchange contractual obligations, evaluate the pricing of off-system sales and purchases

• Requesting major circuit and generation capacity outages

• Perform a variety of administrative duties (e.g., conducting training requirements and records for Market participation)

• Responsible for EH&S and other relevant requirements

• Training in the ERCOT, PJM, SPP Market via Learning Management System (LMS) as well as instructor led training

Required Qualifications:

• High School/GED

• Associates degree

• In lieu of Associates degree, High School/GED and two (2) years minimum of related work experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Health and Safety, Science, Engineering or other related discipline

• PJM Generator Operator Certification

• Advanced knowledge of Duke Energy’s (Areva) Energy Management System

• Detailed knowledge of Power Systems, including Transmission, Load control, Voltage control, Frequency Control, Automatic Generation Control, and NERC Performance Standards

• Knowledge of generating unit operation, engineering, or maintenance practices

• Additional years of renewables generation dispatching experience are strongly preferred and will be given preference over other power industry experience

• Experience with multiple wind turbine suppliers and solar PV technologies

• Knowledge of telemetry data communications, remote database applications, application programming techniques, and control systems

• Experience with Power Marketing tools such as market and/or Transmission Operator scheduling software (Market Portals, nMarket, ADAPT2, Genscape)

• Advanced computer skills – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PI Application Suite

Working Conditions:

• Valid Driver’s License required

• Onsite Mobility Classification – Work will be performed in an office environment at a company facility.

Comprehensive Benefits: Duke Energy offers a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage. Duke Energy also offers retirement benefits, wellness programs, time-off benefits and work-life balance programs. Learn more at Benefits Programs - Careers - Duke Energy (duke-energy.com) .

Compensation Package: Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience.

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Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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