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Reliability & Performance Specialist (FTT)
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds A03
Employment type: Temporary Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 104,800.00 - 112,800.00
What you'll do
- Develops large scale computer applications, dashboards and database systems for reliability and asset health including:
a) investigating existing manual or computer systems/work procedures, establishing criteria for system evaluation and
developing conceptual design alternatives; b) assessing effects on databases; hardware and software; may develop
specifications for new or modified application systems; c) designing or coordinating the design of inputs, outputs, controls
and datafile structures, developing mathematical/technical models and using simulation techniques; d) writing, modifying
and testing the software ensuring conformance with system objectives and interface with related computer systems, etc.; e)
evaluating and interpreting results of system, proposing alternative design, changes or modifications and preparing report
on findings; f) implementing the system and training the users; g) documenting the system· coordinating the maintenance
and updates to the system; h) making recommendations for future studies.
- Performs a full range of complex analyses/ studies relating to transmission & distribution systems, such as the projected
impact of Electric Vehicles on the Utility System and Setting Reliability Targets, including: a) defining study parameters and
identifying objectives and scope; b) researching and collecting information from a wide variety of sources including external
publications and research and existing methods, computer systems, inputs, outputs and functions; c) developing study
methods and preparing project proposal(s); d) performing technically complex calculations or writing computer programs for
assessment of technical data; e) evaluating the results; f) interpreting the results and preparing a report on findings; g)
making recommendations and presenting insights to stakeholders around reliability and asset health performance.
- Develops financial, economic and technical models or procedures for electrical transmission & distribution system studies;
interprets and analyzes reliability of data and makes recommendations to staff and management through monthly/quarterly
reports, Annual Transmission & Distribution Service Performance Reports and ad-hoc requests; offer advice to staff and
management as needed; reviews national/international standards and ensures compliance; administers and performs
audits of reliability reporting process throughout the organization by developing questionnaire and setting standards, field
visits and investigations and reports.
- Performs project management duties including: a) scheduling and controlling projects; b) proposing new projects; c)
amending projects as to scope, resources, time, etc.; d) establishing priorities in relation to other projects under way; e)
conducting cost/benefit analysis; f) monitoring projects and preparing progress reports; g) ensuring completeness of project
work; h) maintaining status files and preparing final report.
- Provides technical advice and guidance relating to electrical transmission & distribution systems, project development
procedures and techniques and computer systems and applications to internal staff and external consultants.
- Develops and administers policies and procedures for the operation of Reliability and Asset Health applications and
dashboards..
- Liaises with Electricity Canada, First Quartile, and other organizations to ensure consistency of reporting and improve
standards by providing data, reports and participation in workshops and making recommendations for improvement.
- Maintains Reliability & Asset Health content on team site.
