Why South Central Power Company
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedDelivers safe, dependable electricity to members, enhancing their lives.
- Providing electric energy to our members on a cooperative basis through the allocation of patronage capital. There were 127,851 active services at year end.
- Security division:providing security services to our members on a cooperative basis. When cumulative margins derived from member subscriber sales of security services exceed cumulative net losses from such sales, the cooperative will allocate patronage capital to the member subscribers. There…
Before you apply
FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenSouth Central Power Company, Ohio’s largest electric cooperative, has an immediate opening for two Assistant System Operators at our Lancaster, Ohio location. The Assistant System Operator supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the electric distribution system by monitoring and analyzing system conditions, coordinating field resources, and facilitating communications between crews, employees, members, and external agencies.
This position interacts with an Outage Management System (OMS), a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, a Geographic Information System (GIS), an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and other related applications to support outage restoration, routine operations, and emergency response activities. The Assistant System Operator serves as a central communications resource, dispatching personnel, providing operational updates, maintaining situational awareness of field activities, and assisting with switching operations under the direction of authorized personnel. The ability to advance to System Operator within approximately two years is required.
The System Operator role carries increased responsibility for the safe and reliable operation of the electric system, greater independent decision-making authority, and a corresponding increase in compensation. What you’ll be doing Operate the two-way radio system to relay information, dispatch crews, provide locations and directions, and communicate operational updates to field personnel. Monitor, document, and assist with operation of the SCADA system. Maintain and update outage information within OMS, including outage status, estimated restoration times (ETORs), damage assessments, and active crew assignments.
Support system mapping activities, including updating GIS records, area maps, digital map notes, and documentation related to system additions, retirements, and modifications. Maintain awareness of the location and status of Cooperative crews, contractor line crews, and contractor tree crews to support safe and effective field operations. Remotely operate system devices, as authorized and under the direction of authorized personnel. Utilize the company callout system to notify and mobilize personnel in accordance with established procedures and operating requirements.
Coordinate with Member Services to support disconnects, reconnects, service orders, power quality investigations, AMI-related activities, and field service requests. Receive and process requests related to line repairs, street lighting, vegetation management, and other system maintenance activities. Process Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS) / 811 locate requests, including emergency locate situations and facility analysis as required. Perform other duties as assigned. What the job requires High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree in a technical field preferred. Minimum two years of experience in utility operations, dispatching, system operations…
About South Central Power Company
From its Form 990- Budget $391.8M
- Staff 249 · founded 1936
- Pays its leaders $158K–$1.7M (12 reported)
- Open jobs 5 · Jobs at South Central Power Company · Full 990 report