What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dir Trans Ops & Compliance position at PPL?
Company Summary Statement
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE : PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.
Overview
This position is responsible for strategic direction and oversight of company transmission operational activities, including the energy management system, operational planning and engineering, real time monitoring and control of the system, coordination with other systems, compliance and emergency operations and restoration.
Responsibilities
Provides strategic direction and oversight of the company’s transmission operations, including all aspects of the system control centers and supporting engineering, facilities and technology, in a manner to ensure the integrity, safety, and reliability of the system, and the safety of all personnel.
Develops and supports rigorous NERC reliability standards compliance processes and controls and coordinates NERC and SERC compliance for the Transmission line of business including leading audit preparation and other related activities.
Provides oversight and direction for all aspects of the Energy Management System (EMS) and control center activities, in a manner to ensure the integrity, safety and reliability of the transmission system.
Provides oversight and direction for all aspects of Outage Coordination, Operations Planning, Engineering Support and Back Office support necessary for transmission operations in a manner to ensure the integrity, safety, reliability and compliance of the transmission system.
Ensures efficient and effective operation of all balancing authority activities in full compliance with relevant regulations.
Ensures the development and implementation of switching and outage management procedures and processes related to the maintenance and operation of the transmission system in compliance with regulations and to ensure safety and reliability.
Ensures close coordination with the Reliability Coordinator and situational awareness to protect the system from external events.
Directs the development of emergency operations and restoration processes and provides testing and training on those processes including drills in coordination with other utilities and industry organizations.
Leads business continuity planning for areas of responsibility.
Leads development of the annual business plan, workforce plan and succession plan for areas of responsibility.
Ensures implementation of the transmission capital investment and O&M plan for areas of responsibility within budget, schedule and scope while working across lines of business to meet overall company objectives.
Provides direct supervision and professional development of managerial and exempt level employees within the Transmission Department, including development and implementation of strategic initiatives to broaden the technical, business and leadership acumen of the transmission management team.
Ensures operations personnel remain highly trained and prepared including maintaining certifications required by regulations.
Establishes staffing and physical work location models to most efficiently meet transmission system operation and maintenance goals.
Participates effectively in relevant industry organizations.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor degree in Engineering
Industry experience resulting in extensive knowledge of electric utility transmission and / or distribution systems services, regulations, standards, and operations. Proven leadership experience in a management role
10 years relevant experience, including a minimum of 5 years’ formal supervisory experience
Preferred Qualifications
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and decision-making skills. Extensive knowledge of industry transmission / generation systems and operations.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Required Qualifications
Bachelor degree in Engineering
Industry experience resulting in extensive knowledge of electric utility transmission and / or distribution systems services, regulations, standards, and operations. Proven leadership experience in a management role
10 years relevant experience, including a minimum of 5 years’ formal supervisory experience
Preferred Qualifications
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and decision-making skills. Extensive knowledge of industry transmission / generation systems and operations.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Provides strategic direction and oversight of the company’s transmission operations, including all aspects of the system control centers and supporting engineering, facilities and technology, in a manner to ensure the integrity, safety, and reliability of the system, and the safety of all personnel.
Develops and supports rigorous NERC reliability standards compliance processes and controls and coordinates NERC and SERC compliance for the Transmission line of business including leading audit preparation and other related activities.
Provides oversight and direction for all aspects of the Energy Management System (EMS) and control center activities, in a manner to ensure the integrity, safety and reliability of the transmission system.
Provides oversight and direction for all aspects of Outage Coordination, Operations Planning, Engineering Support and Back Office support necessary for transmission operations in a manner to ensure the integrity, safety, reliability and compliance of the transmission system.
Ensures efficient and effective operation of all balancing authority activities in full compliance with relevant regulations.
Ensures the development and implementation of switching and outage management procedures and processes related to the maintenance and operation of the transmission system in compliance with regulations and to ensure safety and reliability.
Ensures close coordination with the Reliability Coordinator and situational awareness to protect the system from external events.
Directs the development of emergency operations and restoration processes and provides testing and training on those processes including drills in coordination with other utilities and industry organizations.
Leads business continuity planning for areas of responsibility.
Leads development of the annual business plan, workforce plan and succession plan for areas of responsibility.
Ensures implementation of the transmission capital investment and O&M plan for areas of responsibility within budget, schedule and scope while working across lines of business to meet overall company objectives.
Provides direct supervision and professional development of managerial and exempt level employees within the Transmission Department, including development and implementation of strategic initiatives to broaden the technical, business and leadership acumen of the transmission management team.
Ensures operations personnel remain highly trained and prepared including maintaining certifications required by regulations.
Establishes staffing and physical work location models to most efficiently meet transmission system operation and maintenance goals.
Participates effectively in relevant industry organizations.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards
Remote Work
The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office / on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Our company is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity and the strength it brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identify, genetic information, disability status, or any other protected characteristic.
