Power Dispatcher Shift Supervisor

Rail Operations

Job Description:

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Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time–and we're looking to hire talented folks with a commitment to excellence to make it all possible.

Summary:

Provides oversight and support to all agreement employees assigned to the power dispatch center and ensures the highest level of safety, accuracy, and professionalism is exhibited by the entire staff.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provides oversight and support to all agreement employees assigned to the Power Dispatch Center and ensures the highest level of safety, accuracy, and professionalism is exhibited by the entire staff.

• Responsible for on-shift management within the 24-hour, 7-day operations of the Power Dispatch Center.

• Provides technical oversight of Traction, Signal, Transmission, and Distribution Electrical Power to all NJ TRANSIT Rail infrastructure.

• Ensures thorough, accurate, and complete transfer of knowledge between power dispatchers during shift changes.

• Reviews all planned and operational switching and tagging, oversees emergency switching and tagging, and coordinates all necessary communications to various management, agencies, etc. as required.

• During system emergencies, communicates to management, ensures that contingency switching is properly executed, and provides technical guidance to power dispatchers all in accordance with NJ TRANSIT rules AND guidelines.

• Ensures that all power dispatcher documents and reports are properly written, compiled, distributed, and filed, including outage tracking, system anomalies conditions, clearances, out-of-service device lists, etc.

• Writes, compiles files, and provides documents and reports on system operations, root cause analysis, tracking, and trending of equipment maintenance, state-of-good­ repair, and out-of-service devices, etc.

• Provide mentoring, support, and formal training of power dispatchers to ensure a high level of competence and professionalism within the office.

• Supports Power Dispatch Office management with assigned duties, including reports, CAAD, spreadsheets, engineering, project management, documentation, filing, etc.

• Manages TMAC logs, maintenance, upgrades, reports, etc. to ensure system accuracy and safe operations. Responds to system emergencies, as well as provides support on a 24/7 daily basis.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering or related area.

• Three (3) years of applied experience in electrical operations, including prior supervisory responsibility, such as delegating work, following-up, coaching, and counseling.

• Knowledge of three-phase power, relays, and protection, substation, transmission, and/or distribution systems required.

• Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook) and Computer-Aided Design.

At NJ TRANSIT you will enjoy a competitive salary and excellent benefits package:

• Comprehensive Family Health Insurance – Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Account

• Life Insurance

• Paid Leave

• Tuition Assistance

• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Plan

• Retirement Plans

• 401(a) - Retirement plan with a 6% employer contribution

• 401(k) - Retirement saving plan with up to an 3% company match

• 457(b) - Deferred Savings Plan

At NJ TRANSIT, diversity and inclusivity are vital to our success as we are committed to hiring individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and veteran status. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply and join our team.

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