Substation Development Manager

Strategic & Operational Alignment

• Partner with Operations and recruiting to assess workforce capability against upcoming project demands.
• Develop and implement strategies to close skill gaps in commissioning, acceptance testing, and maintenance testing.
• Align sales, operations, and technical execution to ensure deliverability of MSA contracts and service agreements.
• Support development of service offerings around predictive, preventive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Establish a framework for standardization of field execution through SOP development and governance.
• Build annual budgets for the technical development training needs
• Ownership and P&L Management of the training department
• Ownership and Management of the reports department
• Leader and owner of PowerDb system updates and organization
• Other tasks as assigned by management

Technical Leadership

• Provide subject matter expertise in:
  • Protection & Control systems (relays, schemes, coordination)
  • SCADA, RTUs, and communications systems
  • Power apparatus testing and diagnostics
• Oversee and standardize NETA-compliant testing practices, including:
  • Acceptance Testing (ATS) for new installations and capital projects
  • Maintenance Testing (MTS) for existing assets and service contracts
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for:
  • Commissioning and energization
  • Acceptance and maintenance testing (NETA ATS/MTS aligned)
  • Functional and end-to-end system testing
  • Event analysis and disturbance investigation
  • Root cause failure analysis
• Ensure SOPs are:
  • Technically accurate and aligned with NETA, IEEE, and OEM requirements
  • Standardized across projects and regions
  • Regularly reviewed and updated based on lessons learned, field feedback, and evolving standards

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