Manager, Transmission & Distribution Asset Management

NV Energy; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NV Energy in Las Vegas is seeking a leader for the transmission and distribution asset performance and investment management team. You will guide planning, engineering and operation to enable data-driven decisions and balanced spending across programs.

You may act as witness in rate cases, oversee data quality for managed assets, publish criticality and risk matrices, and collaborate on annual reliability improvement and risk management plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 6 years of related experience, including 3 years in a lead role.
• Candidates without a bachelor’s degree must have at least 10 years of related work experience with 3 years in a lead capacity.

Responsibilities

• Leads the asset management team to manage and influence transmission and distribution initiatives through asset performance and investment management.
• Collaborates and publishes an annual reliability improvement plan and risk management plan.
• Guides capital and operating planning and budgeting based on asset performance management risk.
• Acts as witness for T&D programs during general rate cases.
• Ensures asset performance management principles are defined, relevant, and utilized.
• Establishes scope and requirements for the transmission and distribution system.
• Oversees and reports on data quality for managed assets with the intent to improve data quality.
• Develops, utilizes, and publishes criticality, health, and risk matrices for managed assets.
• Reviews outage information to define and propose scope of improvement to equipment and system reliability.
• Makes recommendations to improve inspection and monitoring programs.
• Makes recommendations regarding asset, work, and performance management applications and supports cross-platform collaboration on asset management initiatives.
• Monitors and enforces all compliance requirements for the area of responsibility.

Skills

Asset management

Data quality

Analytical

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

10 years related experience without bachelor’s degree

Job description

Basic Purpose

Leads the transmission and distribution asset performance and investment management team to ensure the planning, engineering and operation teams can make data driven decisions regarding system improvement and properly balance spending. May act as witness for general rate cases regarding T&D programs. Supports cross platform collaboration on asset management initiatives. Oversees and reports on data quality for managed assets. Develops, utilizes, and publishes criticality, health, and risk matrixes for managed assets. Reviews, reports, and utilizes outage information to define and propose scope of improvement to equipment and system reliability. Makes recommendations to improve the company’s inspection and monitoring programs. Collaborates and publishes an annual reliability improvement plan and risk management plan.

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Leads the transmission and distribution asset performance and investment management team to ensure the planning, engineering and operation teams can make data driven decisions regarding system improvement and properly balance spending. May act as witness for general rate cases regarding T&D programs. Supports cross platform collaboration on asset management initiatives. Oversees and reports on data quality for managed assets. Develops, utilizes, and publishes criticality, health, and risk matrixes for managed assets. Reviews, reports, and utilizes outage information to define and propose scope of improvement to equipment and system reliability. Makes recommendations to improve the company’s inspection and monitoring programs. Collaborates and publishes an annual reliability improvement plan and risk management plan.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the asset management team to manage and influence transmission and distribution initiatives, goals, and objectives through asset performance and investment management services.
• Collaborates and publishes an annual reliability improvement plan and risk management plan.
• Guides capital and operating planning and budgeting based on asset performance management risk.
• Acts as witness for T&D programs during general rate cases.
• Ensures asset performance management principles are defined, relevant, and utilized.
• Establishes managed assets scope and requirement for the transmission and distribution system.
• Oversees and reports on data quality for managed assets (breakers, voltage regulators, transformers, relays, remote terminal units, wood poles, etcetera) with the intent to improve data quality.
• Develops, utilizes, and publishes criticality, health, and risk matrixes for managed assets.
• Reviews, reports, and utilizes outage information to define and propose scope of improvement to equipment and system reliability.
• Makes recommendations to improve the company’s inspection and monitoring programs.
• Makes recommendations as necessary regarding asset, work, and performance management applications, and supports cross platform collaboration on asset management initiatives.
• Monitors and enforces all compliance requirements for area of responsibility.
• Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in the area of specialty and 6 years of related experience with 3 years in a lead capacity and 5 years of engineering, operation, maintenance, or asset management experience in the electric system industry.

Candidates that do not possess a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 10 years of related work experience with 3 years in a lead capacity and 5 years of engineering, operation, maintenance, or asset management experience in the electric system industry.

Specialized Knowledge And Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of:

Transmission and distribution system

Equipment performance and reliability engineering.

Demonstrated skills such as:

Analytical, interpersonal, oral, and written communication, motivating skills and ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers

Asset management, condition assessment, analytics, and project management, organizing, planning, prioritizing, and problem-solving skills

Equipment and Applications

PCs, word processing, spreadsheet; work, asset and performance management applications.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

General office environment. Minimal overnight travel required.

Note: Immigration Sponsorship

At this time, we’re not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but is NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For more information regarding work visas, please visit www.uscis.gov.

About Us

NV Energy is looking for qualified people to join us in one of the premier energy companies in the West. Located in the fastest growing state in the United States, NV Energy provides electricity to 1.3 million customers throughout Nevada as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually. Among the many communities we serve are Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks, Henderson, Elko and South Lake Tahoe. We also provide natural gas to more than 155,000 citizens in the Reno-Sparks area.

About The Team

NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.