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Help maintain stability throughout BPA’s transmission grid through the operation of high-voltage transmission lines and substation equipment as a Transmission System Dispatcher!
Duties
Maintain voltage levels by operating and ordering the operation of transformer taps, capacitors or reactors, generators and transmission lines.
Control loading of transmission lines and substation equipment.
Analyze abnormal transmission system conditions and solve problems relating to the continuity of service and restoration of generation, transmission and customer loads.
Direct prearranges and emergency switching and dispatches switchmen and others during emergencies.
Requirements
Experience of successful performance of all the duties of a system dispatcher
On-the-job training program of approximately one year
Ability to perform the work of a system dispatcher without more than normal supervision
Knowledge of the operational characteristics of a high-voltage interconnected transmission system and of the safety rules and switching and clearance procedures of a large, interconnected transmission system
Benefits
Paid holidays, paid time off and separate sick leave
Comprehensive health care coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, etc.)
