Client Technologies Technician, Sr. jobs in Fort Collins, CO

Job Summary

The City of Fort Collins is seeking a dynamic leader for the position of Senior Manager, Substation & 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