OMS Model Analyst III

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market, with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today, the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy, providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Duquesne Light Company is committed to creating a culture of inclusion. We value and respect the unique differences and experiences of our employees. We believe that our differences lead to better collaboration, innovation and outcomes. We want you to join our team!

Overall Purpose:

The DMS Model Analyst role with direction from the OMS Manager is to ensure the model import process is completed in a timely manner and minimize the impact to daily operations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the review, load, and maintenance of the OMS/DMS model.
• Perform change set review for eMap Model imports to understand what is currently in the model, the changes that are being imported, and the impact to the production model.
• Perform periodic eMap model imports into lower-level environments to allow for testing of patches and configurations and Operator training.
• Work with the Operations Center to ensure appropriate timing and validity of circuit changes.
• Produces abnormal circuit reports and communicates long term abnormal circuits to the GIS Team.
• Works with the ODMS & GIS team to validate and correct any incorrect premise to transformer relationships and other issues discovered within the GIS data.
• Participate in DMS & DERMS project activities to understand the model dependencies, the additional data needed for these applications, and the additional functionality that they provide.
• Work closely with the IT OMS support to ensure the ELT process is performant and assist in troubleshooting where necessary.
• Coordination with SCADA team to ensure that eMap model stays in sync (per defined process) with SCADA model and corresponding SCADA displays.
• Participate in Patch & regression testing of the Maestro and eMap products when new versions of OMS, DMS, GIS and other supporting applications are applied.
• Support the future substation model build and maintenance in the DMS model.
• Triage Import issues with the support of the vendor.

Education/Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field such as engineering, GIS, computer science, and others
  
  
  
  • In lieu of a bachelor's degree, equivalent education and experience will be considered.
  
  
  
  
• Three (3) 3 years' experience.
• Experience with ESRI GIS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the ESRI Utility Network
• Experience with the OSI Electra OMS and/or Spectra DMS platform
• Proven experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software systems, applications, and related products.
• Excellent software troubleshooting experience.
• Extensive application support experience with utility software
• Working knowledge of network and PC operating systems
• Competence with testing, flowchart, and data mapping tools and procedures
• Excellent understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.
• Support and maintain relationships with IT, GIS, Customer Service, and Operations Center

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and comfortable to change.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage various priorities.

Decision Impact:

Problems and issues faced are vague. Draws on past experience on a regular basis. Accountable for direct level of reasoning and decision making.

Scope:

Primary focus is on daily deliverables, outputs and reporting. Typically accountable for managing one's own time and work flow. Responsible for using prescribed guidelines to analyze situations and solve problems. Work activities are typically moderate to complex in nature requiring the incumbent to draw on previous knowledge to perform role. Continues to build knowledge base but has a solid foundation to act independently the majority of the time. Still draws on experts and managers when needed but less frequently.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Duquesne Light Holdings is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employment relationship, without discrimination because of race, age, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran or any other unlawful basis, as defined by applicable law, and fostering a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and retaliation. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, hiring, compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, transfer, layoffs, return from a layoff, training and development, and other privileges of employment. An integral part of Duquesne Light Holdings' commitment is to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws concerning equal employment and affirmative action.

Duquesne Light Holdings is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at HR@duqlight.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.