Engineer II - Operations Reliability

Energize your future by joining our team at Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC)! NOVEC's mission is to create value for its members, employees and communities by providing safe, reliable electricity and quality products at competitive prices.

NOVEC is a locally owned electric distribution system headquartered in Manassas, VA.

NOVEC provides reliable electric service to more than 180,000 homes and businesses in Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties, the City of Manassas Park, and the Town of Clifton.

NOVEC's service reliability is the best in the region with a 99.99% average system reliability.

As a leader on the high-tech frontier, NOVEC is using proven, cost-effective technology to improve productivity and reliability, reduce expenses, and increase cybersecurity a national priority.

Todays technology includes what the industry calls "smart grid", as well as fiber optics, and mobile workforce.

OVERVIEW: The Operations Reliability Engineer supports the cooperatives mission to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electric service by analyzing system performance, improving operational practices, and implementing reliability-centered strategies.

This role focuses on identifying risks to service reliability, developing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other related duties may be assigned.

An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and effectively.

Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Monitor system performance and reliability metrics (SAIDI, SAIFI, CAIDI) and recommend strategies to improve service continuity.Analyze outage data to identify root causes, trends, and opportunities for system improvements.Work with Operations, Engineering, and IT to develop predictive models for asset health and reliability planning.Support preventive and corrective maintenance programs for substations, distribution, and transmission assets.Recommend upgrades, technology adoption, and operational changes to improve resilience and system performance.Serve as a technical resource for vegetation management, protective relays, and switching operations related to reliability.Assist with storm response planning, mutual aid coordination, and post-event reliability assessments.Ensure compliance with NERC reliability standards, RUS guidelines, and cooperative policies.Support the cooperatives safety culture by incorporating safety considerations into all reliability planning and operational practices.Provide reports and recommendations to senior leadership and the Board on reliability performance and improvement initiatives.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or a related field from an accredited institution is required.

2+ years of relevant experience in the electric power industry.An advanced degre...