Key skills
Communication
About this role
Role Overview
- Identify, stratify and implement reliability improvement and Advanced Distribution Automation opportunities
- Design, implement, and maintain the Volt-Var Optimization (VVO) program for AIC
- Support the integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER's) into the distribution electric operations system
- Provide support, technical expertise and guidance to Illinois Distribution Control staff
- Provide expertise in data analysis, outage management, Scada, distribution automation (DA)
- Consult collaboratively with all Illinois Distribution Control and Reliability stakeholders
- Provide management oversight of turn-key DA projects for Illinois Operations
- Provide analysis and recommendations to maximize budgetary allocations for reliability-based projects
- Develop and implement a long-term plan for overall reliability improvement within Illinois
- Support the Ameren Illinois Emergency Operations Center during significant events
- Provide on-call support for various software systems utilized in Distribution Control and the DA areas
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university required
- Electrical preferred
- Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification or Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration preferred
- Engineering experience preferred
- Good organization, decision-making, communication, and human relations skills required
- Ability to function well in a collaborative, team-building environment
- Must be able to work under limited supervision
- Must be proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to think strategically required
Benefits
- Medical coverage on date of hire
- 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
- 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
- Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave