Shift Engineer

Purpose

To coordinate and resolve to all queries and issues leading towards sustainability of uninterrupted 11KV Network

Education

BE- Electrical

Knowledge

Understanding of Electrical network systems primarily related to SSM, UGM, OPN

Network equipment maintenance

Sound knowledge of Electrical Load Management & 11KV Single Line Diagrams

Planning and operations 11Kv Network activities

Understanding of Health and safety (HSE) guidelines/ SOPs

Basic knowledge of MS Office

Experience

1 year of OJT experience

Competencies

Area of Responsibilities

Business

Load Management:

• Control/monitor 11KV network through Area Operation Centers (AOCs). Normalize tripping by isolating the faulty portion of the feeder along with routing of the fault to concerned department for rectification.
• Ensure maintaining load balancing on the network.
• Ensure constant coordination with AM CM for arranging necessary shutdown and back-feeding in affected areas.
• Coordinate with Load Dispatch Centre (LDC) and Switch Board Officers (SBOs) at grids and AM CM for necessary acquisition of information regarding outages and performing of requisite operations.
• Undertake Preparation of C-Forms in line with PTW for all planned Shut downs and ensure due arrangement in field as per scheduled time and normalizing after receipt of clearance from the working department.  
• Undertake arranging of corrective maintenance shutdowns as per PTW through AOC.
• Ensure that reporting mechanism is in place for due information to all stakeholders.
• Ensure updating of 11 KV network on hard copy in case of any change due to induction of new PMT, substation, feeder or any revision in isolation
• Ensure marking of isolations on hard copy of newly laid network with previous copy down.

Area of Responsibility Continued

• Ensure UGM and SSM related faults are timely forwarded.
• Communicate necessary live operational instructions on the network to AE AOC/AM CM.
• Ensure acquiring feeder priority /arrangement of standbys on important occasions.
• Perform any other job as and when assigned by the management.

Record Keeping and Analysis:

• Maintain log, shutdown, message books, voice recording and supervising maintenance of back-feeding log.
• Undertake advices for enhancement and improvement of the HT network under system improvement proposals.
• Ensure that every outage is updated in NSIS.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Ensure that department operates in accordance with all the applicable health, safety and environmental protocols leading towards safety and well-being of staff & public.