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Power System Applications MgrHydro One Networks Inc • Barrie, ON, CA
Power System Applications Mgr

Power System Applications Mgr

Hydro One Networks Inc • Barrie, ON, CA
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

General Accountabilities

  • Assist the Director
  • Power System IT in work planning, resource planning, setting department vision and strategy for Power System IT
  • Provide governance oversight in the performance of Power System IT investment on enterprise business values
  • Represent the department (Power System IT) to collaborate with Hydro One LOBs in addressing business and service requirements
  • Provide direction and input to the strategic business planning process.
  • Provide visible leadership to develop and maintain a safe and healthy workplace
  • To create value for our customers
  • To create a culture and maintain a work environment where employees can be fully engaged
  • Maintain and enhance power system IT applications, tools and related databases to ensure reliable and secure power system operations.
  • Ensure Hydro One has the necessary, cost-effective and dependable power system IT applications, tools and related databases to perform power system operations
  • Ensure power system applications and tools have continuity capability and can be recovered in a disaster situation
  • Develop and maintain a knowledge base of technical expertise to ensure safe, reliable operation of power system IT applications - both internally and through outsourced services
  • Ensure quality, performance and integration of delivered power system IT applications
  • Ensure application integrity in core power system IT applications
  • Ensure the centralized grid control centre application roadmap is aligned with overall corporate and information strategy
  • Design all centralized grid control centre power system related application solutions in alignment with a continually enhanced reference architecture

Specific Accountabilities :

  • Provide leadership and strategic direction relating to transmission and distribution power system applications and associated improvement opportunities.
  • The position will work with senior management and Hydro One Lines of Business to identify corrective actions and identify areas for improvement.
  • Develop the strategy for what will be presented to the OEB and prepare required evidence.
  • Manage a group of power system application specialists, to develop technology solutions related to the enterprise application landscape leveraging Corporate and Power System assets to their full potential.
  • Provide strategic advice and collaborate with other application team members as well as staff throughout the company in the execution of power system applications activities.
  • Provide strategic direction to the power system applications group to identify and implement technical solutions.
  • Manage a group of power system application, system and data specialists to implement and maintain application solutions deployed for the realtime operation and monitoring of the transmission and distribution systems.
  • Provide strategic direction in collaboration with other departments of ISD, Grid Operations, Engineering and Inergi in the execution of power system applications activities.
  • Manage external Consultants and contract Service Providers.
  • Provide a leadership role in vendor user groups and develop relationships with other utilities to improve upon our utilization of the power system applications and assets and to keep abreast of industry trends and practices.
  • Communicate at executive level to link power system applications opportunities with the enterprise's strategic goals. Work collaboratively with other Power System IT and LOB managers in execution of power system applications activities and identify opportunities for improvement, monitor and enforce compliance with corporate policies and standards throughout Hydro One, make recommendations to senior management and oversee the implementation of the improvement initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain the five year work and resource plan for Power System IT
  • Power System Applications

  • Ensure the staffing strategy for Power System IT that will ensure the long term sustainment of the high expertise resources required within Power System Applications.
  • Provide leadership and strategic direction to staff engaged in the development and implementation of complex projects and processes to develop and maintain the network analysis applications used for the real-time operation and monitoring of the Hydro One transmission & distribution systems and individual transmission & distribution assets.
  • Plan, schedule and assign the work with instructions, provide advice and guidance and check the work to maintain quality, accuracy and productivity.
  • Select an optimum course of action and make recommendations to supervisor where any highly unusual operating expense or amount of staff is involved and alternative solutions are available.
  • Identify and administer budget for the section, including cost control.
  • Ensure the core systems at the OGCC and Back-up Control Centre are maintained to required levels of reliability.
  • Manage and develop the settings of asset management strategies to ensure best advantage will be harvested from existing and emerging power system applications.
  • Integrate corporate objectives and strategies with regulatory requirements and technology trends to evaluate options and set strategies for the evolution and maintenance of the Network Management System, the Outage Response Management System, Network Outage Management System and the integrating system software.
  • Develop and provide budgetary and class A estimates for Power System IT and tools alternatives for business planning and work programming consideration.
  • Be responsible for worker safety, Hydro One asset integrity, customer security and power system reliability.
  • Represent Hydro One on committees and task forces of external authorities (e.g. IESO, NPCC, NERC) in order to influence in favour of Hydro One’s interests, the setting of various standards and requirements related to transmission and distribution control facilities and associated applications.
  • Negotiate with and influence Suppliers to align their business priorities, development directions and support practices to meet the present needs of Hydro One align with Hydro One’s future requirements Provide strategic direction in collaboration with other areas of BIT, Lines of Business and Inergi in the execution of power system applications activities.
  • Conduct service and performance reviews, carry out Contract Management and monitor compliance for one or more of services received from an external service provider
  • Participate in the definition of strategic satisfaction measures for Company scorecards, performance contracts, SLAs, business planning or risk management; arrange for data collection required to monitor and report on measures
  • Perform Invoice / Charges
  • Review Managerial Accountabilities

  • Provide leadership and sponsorship in key organizational initiatives
  • Manage the financial performance of the power system applications unit in accordance to the Hydro One investment framework
  • Manage career development of subordinates in : goals alignment, performance target set up and review, training plans establishment
  • Provide other managerial and administrative duties as required
  • Selection Criteria Competencies :

    Technical Knowledge :

  • BA or BSc in Computer Science, Engineering At least 12 years experience in IT, Control Systems, Application Development Experience managing IT services, either as a service recipient or service delivery
  • Demonstrated Management Skills :

  • Relevant experience in the governance and management of Service Level policy
  • Relevant experience in the ITIL framework and other IT standard of best practices
  • Experience in financial management and control
  • Strong communication skills in SDLC to business
  • Ability to assess enterprise risk with proper recommendation in remediation
  • Ability to persuade, convince, influence behaviour
  • Ability to lead and work in a multi-team environment and drive completion of deliverables
  • Information seeking - ability to acquire information relevant to the achievement of valued goals
  • Strategic business thinking - ability to apply technical knowledge and experience to making management decisions for achieving business objectives
  • Team leadership - ability to take a role as leader of a team or other group
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