Evaluate and manage system safety, reliability, and operational risk across the Transmission and Distribution system.
Identify operational vulnerabilities and reliability hot spots by analyzing system performance, operational data, and emerging trends.
Oversee CAISO market interface risk, including dispatch, congestion management, and operational market exposure.
Maintain risk registers for transmission, substation, and operational reliability, ensuring data quality, structure, and accuracy.
Partner with System Operations and Planning to develop, implement, and track mitigation strategies.
Lead and develop high-performing teams, setting clear direction, monitoring performance, and ensuring delivery of program objectives.
Provide reporting and communication to officers, directors, and stakeholder committees on risk insights, mitigation status, and operational recommendations.
Develop procedures, analytics, dashboards, and tools to quantify operational reliability risk and support operational decision-making.
Represent the company as required in industry forums, conferences, and working groups related to operational risk, system reliability, and market operations.
Drive innovation with external vendors to enhance operational risk analytics and monitoring capabilities.
Support corrective action development and implementation to improve grid reliability and reduce operational exposures.
Requirements
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
8 years of experience in engineering, operations, analytics, or related disciplines.
Desired Master’s degree.
5 years of supervisory/managerial experience.
Professional Engineering License.
Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Strong understanding of Transmission & Distribution operations, reliability, outage performance, and control center functions.
Experience evaluating operational or market-interface risks.
Ability to lead teams, manage budgets, and oversee complex risk, analytics, and operations programs.
Ability to communicate clearly, distill technical content, and influence decisions across technical and leadership teams.