OPPD's Operations Department is seeking a leader to join team!

The Supervisor, Grid Operations Performance and Communications is responsible for operational performance improvement execution and process integration for the Grid Operations organization. Additional responsibilities include supervising and directing the work, training, and quality results of the System Operations Specialist (SOS) staff. The incumbent is accountable for providing timely operational communications to internal and external stakeholders through maintaining the electric system functional integrity by analyzing both scheduled and emergent changes to the system, ensuring their correct representation within the OMS operational model to ensure maximum continuity of electric service to customer-owners. The position is responsible for the motivation, coaching, and mentoring of departmental personnel, evaluating their performance, and identifying strengths and weakness within core and technical competencies while developing activities, training opportunities, goals, and objectives to improve them.

Specific accountabilities of this role include:

Required:

• Degree in a technical discipline, communications/business-related area or equivalent work experience in Energy Delivery or Customer Service Operations, including the ability to read and interpret complex circuit and one line diagrams.
• A minimum of three (3) years experience in distribution/transmission power systems, electrical engineering (or related areas) and a working knowledge of commonly used software applications (Asset Suite, PeopleSoft).
• Familiarity with or the ability to acquire knowledge of OPPD’s EMS, OMS, CAD (mobile computing), ACO, G-TECH, Byers Map viewer, iCIS, T&D Equipment Database is highly desirable.
• Leadership skills and the ability to make rapid, accurate and reliable decisions.
• The proven ability to perform under extremely stressful conditions on a daily basis (possibly for extended periods of time) while performing in a calm, professional manner while utilizing excellent customer service skills with all internal and external customer inquiries is required.
• Availability for afterhours work as required.

Desired:

• Strong understanding of OPPD’s Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Experience with callout administration
• Knowledge of Outage Management System (OMS) internal/external notifications and outage metrics
• Demonstrated capability with technology solution implementation, schedule adherence, and outage coordination

Salary Grade: S7 Foundation $111,826 Midpoint $139,783

At Omaha Public Power District, we’re passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it.

WE ARE: Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties.

WE’RE COMMITTED TO: Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We’re dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

OUR JOB: To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people’s lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We’re always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are—wherever you are— and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.

EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability

Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before February 8, 2023.

Recruiter: Athena Roberson - asroberson@oppd.com #LI-AR

**PLEASE NOTE** - Your application has not been submitted unless you have applied for a specific requisition. If you have not chosen a specific opening, your application will remain in 'DRAFT' form and will not be viewed by our Human Capital staff.