Sr Manager, Grid Technologies (Substations)
City of Fort Collins

Job Info

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POSITION TITLE: Sr Manager, Grid Technologies (Substations) (Full-Time Regular) (Classified)
REQUISITION #: req7268
DEPARTMENT: L&P Operations & Technology
LOCATION: UTILITIES SERVICE CTR - BLDG A
BENEFIT CATEGORY: Classified (Non-CBU) View Classifications & Benefits
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular
ANNUAL SALARY RANGE: $98,968.00 - 164,945.00 (Salaries are paid biweekly)
ANNUAL ANTICIPATED HIRING RANGE: $114,000.00 - 141,000.00 (Salaries are paid biweekly)
SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. MT on 10/10/2023.

You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully submitted an application. Your completed application will be forwarded to the hiring manager. You will be notified if you are selected for further testing or interviews. Please keep your contact information up-to-date. The status of your application will be updated in your applicant profile. Post-offer background check and motor vehicle report required.

Why Work For the City of Fort Collins?

• Medical, dental, vision (for self, spouse, domestic partner, children) - eligible on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Paid vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional one-time bank of 40 PTO hours for new, full-time, Classified and Unclassified Management hires
• Retirement + company contributions - after 6 month probation period and immediate vesting
• Flexible spending: Medical expenses FSA, dependent FSA or both
• Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal, financial assistance
• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Wellness program, workout facilities
• Employee/family onsite health clinic
• Learning and development opportunities at all levels in the organization with opportunities for career mobility
• Collaborative work environment

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Job Summary

The City of Fort Collins is seeking a dynamic leader for the position of Senior Manager, Grid Technologies. This critical role involves spearheading the vetting, implementation, and management of cutting-edge operations technologies within our electric substations and distribution circuits. As a leader in our organization, you will oversee a team of highly skilled technical engineers and technicians to ensure the efficiency, reliability, compliance, and safety of our grid infrastructure.

If you are a visionary leader with a deep understanding of operations technology and a passion for optimizing electric substations and distribution circuits, we invite you to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Fort Collins' electrical grid infrastructure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.

• Design and manage Operational Technology (OT) and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) systems.
• Manage all aspects of the distribution substation activities including operations, maintenance, and improvements.
• Manage Advance Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), Distribution Automation (DA) and Substation OT/CIP technologies and systems.
• Manage OT/CIP & Grid Modernization Programs, Projects and Asset Management
• Manage OT/CIP devices and systems integration and configuration.
• Manage OT/CIP device passwords and scheduled remote password changes.
• Manage OT/CIP systems Patch and Firmware Management, assessments, and testing.
• Manage Distribution Protection Relay program including settings and testing.
• Lead and drive OT/CIP best practices, utility standards adoption and implementation.
• OT/CIP subject matter expert for NERC and WAPA compliance efforts.
• Review and respond to OT/CIP devices scans and threats and report to management.
• Manage and coordinate periodic vulnerability assessments and resulting remediation.
• Manage and oversee field support for OT/CIP security, access, integration or related issues.
• Design and manage CIP, quality assurance and grid event recoveries.
• Design, monitor and report on OT/CIP KPIs and manage monthly scorecards
• Manage project requirements, support services and procurement management.
• Manage relevant consultant and contractor support services agreements and personnel.
• Manage and oversee troubleshooting, root cause analysis, mitigation efforts and sustainable solutions.
• Actively up-skills team members and enhances a high-performance cross functional technical team.
• Provides Grid Modernization & OT/CIP focus towards safety, efficiency, resiliency and sustainability.

Management Responsibilities

Yes

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of OT, IT, SCADA, ADMS, HMI, PLC and DER control systems
• Strong RTU equipment, communications and protocols including DNP3 skills.
• Moderate NERC CIP compliance requirements skills.
• Moderate Protection Relay and Control Systems including settings and testing skills.
• Moderate business analysis and requirement gathering skills.
• Moderate computer programming skills.
• Moderate database, historian admin and conceptual design and analytics/mining skills.
• Moderate procurement, contractor and consultant management experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent strategic and critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Required Qualifications

MinimumPreferredCollege degree or equivalent work experience. Some positions may require functionally related certification or advanced degrees Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum five years of broad experience in OT/CIP, ADMS and Protection Relay systems. Management or supervision experience.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background. The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

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Sr Manager, Grid Technologies
The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use
Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

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Job Summary

The City of Fort Collins is seeking a dynamic leader for the position of Senior Manager, Grid Technologies. This critical role involves spearheading the vetting, implementation, and management of cutting-edge operations technologies within our electric substations and distribution circuits. As a leader in our organization, you will oversee a team of highly skilled technical engineers and technicians to ensure the efficiency, reliability, compliance, and safety of our grid infrastructure.

If you are a visionary leader with a deep understanding of operations technology and a passion for optimizing electric substations and distribution circuits, we invite you to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Fort Collins' electrical grid infrastructure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.
Design and manage Operational Technology (OT) and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) systems.Manage all aspects of the distribution substation activities including operations, maintenance, and improvements.Manage Advance Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), Distribution Automation (DA) and Substation OT/CIP technologies and systems. Manage OT/CIP & Grid Modernization Programs, Projects and Asset ManagementManage OT/CIP devices and systems integration and configuration.Manage OT/CIP device passwords and scheduled remote password changes.Manage OT/CIP systems Patch and Firmware Management, assessments, and testing.Manage Distribution Protection Relay program including settings and testing.Lead and drive OT/CIP best practices, utility standards adoption and implementation.OT/CIP subject matter expert for NERC and WAPA compliance efforts.Review and respond to OT/CIP devices scans and threats and report to management.Manage and coordinate periodic vulnerability assessments and resulting remediation.Manage and oversee field support for OT/CIP security, access, integration or related issues.Design and manage CIP, quality assurance and grid event recoveries.Design, monitor and report on OT/CIP KPIs and manage monthly scorecardsManage project requirements, support services and procurement management.Manage relevant consultant and contractor support services agreements and personnel.Manage and oversee troubleshooting, root cause analysis, mitigation efforts and sustainable solutions.Actively up-skills team members and enhances a high-performance cross functional technical team.Provides Grid Modernization & OT/CIP focus towards safety, efficiency, resiliency and sustainability.
Management Responsibilities

Yes

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