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Power Utilities Outage Coordinator
Job Description
Our Client, a Public Utility that provides natural gas and electricity to the majority of Michigan's 10 million residents is seeking a talented and self-driven individual for needs serving in the role of Outage Coordinator Support Specialist.
Responsibilities:
The Scheduled Outage Coordinator Support position (Contractor) will collaborate cross-functionally with multiple work groups to support the safe and reliable operation of our client and their HVD, LVD and Metropolitan Electric Systems for the execution of the reliability project workplan. The selected candidate will act as part of the Grid Management Scheduled Outage team and have primary focus on supporting the outage coordination process associated with maintenance and construction activities on the Consumers Energy High Voltage Distribution (HVD) and Low Voltage Distribution (LVD) systems. The position will also perform support activities in the electric control and dispatch centers during storm restoration periods.
***The ideal candidate will have prior work experience in a Gas & Electric Utility control room environment and have familiarity with switching and tagging procedures***
Job Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Associate's Degree's in technical field or related experience, Bachelor's degree's OR Master's Degree's in any field of study will be factored into the selection.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook.
- Basic understanding of Power BI or similar reporting/analytics tools.
- Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple requests and shifting priorities.
- Clear verbal and written communication skills; able to work effectively with field and operations personnel.
Preferred Skill Sets:
- 1-2 years of experience in electric utility operations, outage coordination, dispatch support, work planning, or a related role.
- Basic understanding of planned outage processes within an electric utility environment.
- Experience working with or supporting operational systems such as OMS/ADMS, iTOA, or SAP.
- Familiarity with electric utility asset types (feeders, substations, switches, circuits).
- Experience supporting storm operations or emergency response activities
