Operations Reliability Engineer – Power Grid

NOVEC; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan with matching

Life insurance

Vacation, Sick and Holiday Leave

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) is seeking an Operations Reliability Engineer to help provide safe, reliable electric service by analyzing system performance and implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs. You will focus on identifying risks, developing strategies, and ensuring dependability across the distribution, substations, and transmission assets.

Collaborating with Operations, Engineering and IT, you will develop predictive models for asset health, support

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills to interpret system performance data and translate into actions.
• Effective communication across departments and with non-technical audiences.
• Commitment to cooperative principles and safety culture.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system performance and reliability metrics (SAIDI, SAIFI, CAIDI).
• Analyze outage data to identify root causes and improvements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering and IT on predictive models for asset health.
• Support preventive and corrective maintenance for substations and transmission assets.
• Ensure compliance with NERC standards, RUS guidelines and cooperative policies.
• Provide reports to senior leadership and the Board on reliability performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Project management

Safety compliance

MAP interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

OMS

SCADA

GIS

Job description

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) is seeking an Operations Reliability Engineer to help provide safe, reliable electric service by analyzing system performance and implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs. You will focus on identifying risks, developing strategies, and ensuring dependability across the distribution, substations, and transmission assets.

Collaborating with Operations, Engineering and IT, you will develop predictive models for asset health, support