Supervising Engineer (Transmission EMS)

About Ameren Services (B&CS)

Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long-term value to customers, shareholders and the environment.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parentalleave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position
The Supervising Engineer supervises engineers and systems support personnel involved in the implementation and maintenance of the Energy Management System (EMS) and related applications. The supervisor provides leadership and direction to the team to ensure high availability of critical EMS systems, applications, databases, and related custom applications that support reliable operation of Ameren's transmission system.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supervise EMS and application support staff responsible for technical support services to Transmission Operations to maintain, update, and enhance the Energy Management System (EMS) and other transmission control center systems
• Provide oversight and stewardship of EMS and application projects, including scoping, architecture, and process design, streamlining, and automation
• Actively engage Operations staff in project planning and development and serves as point of contact for project-related issues
• Plan, prioritize, and assist in allocating project workload and resources, including internal resources and third party consultants
• Manage budget and develop budget projections, conduct product and service evaluations, work with vendors to purchase software and services
• Stay abreast of current developments in transmission operations, EMS, and related technologies
• Develop and implement strategic direction for the EMS and associated applications
• Assess staff performance and skill levels and provide coaching, reviews, and developmental opportunities for team members.
• Ensure NERC standard compliance. Ensure adherence to agreements with transmission organizations such as MISO and external utilities.

Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university required. Master's Degree preferred. Five or more years of directly relevant experience (e.g. Electric Utility experience, EMS experience, etc.) is required. Experience in the following areas preferred: EMS, SCADA, Inter-control Center Communications (ICCP). Supervisory experience preferred. Familiarity with NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and 693 Reliability standards preferred.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

Excellent organizational and communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team-based environment. Customer focus, ability to make decisions, planning and prioritizing, problem solving, and technical troubleshooting ability. Understanding of EMS and electric transmission industry trends and direction.

Additional Information
The Supervising Engineer works a standard day shift in an office environment, but may also need to work off-hours for project needs, support/upgrade/outage reasons, and system implementations. May also be required to carry a cell phone to provide the required leadership support (includes 24x7x365).

Ameren's selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment process. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Compensation Range:

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.