Be a part of the team that is transforming the power industry of northern and eastern Maine.
Versant Power is building on our 100-year history of delivering efficient, safe, and reliable electricity service to customers in northern and eastern Maine. We never lose sight of safety, quality, integrity, and innovation.
We are committed to our dedicated people, who inspire us every day to deliver something more powerful than power alone.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
As we move into an environment with Beneficial Electrification and Renewable energy, Versant Power must have a stable grid for the future. This position will play a key role in this new stable grid which will encompass duties targeting data quality and enhancements in our Geographical Information System (GIS). These enhancements are the foundation of the development of our Distribution System modeling which allows us to continue to improve our overall Electrical grid and to make proper decisions based on real-time situations on the system. In this role you will be responsible for utilizing the capabilities of our GIS and related 3rd party software to keep the system updated for supporting projects and to manage the quality assurance of data. The qualified candidate will be the support of our GIS system on the operations part of the business. The position will be within the Asset Management group which consists of various Engineers and Inspectors.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Resolve complex errors in GIS and support correction plans.
Field verification visits will be necessary in certain situations with this position.
Responsible for having a high-level GIS knowledge for detailed enhancements.
General geographic data creation, editing, and analysis.
Develop and manage enterprise GIS databases, GIS web maps, and GIS mobile apps.
Query geographic data for information to be used in reports/proposals.
Work interactively with data from CAD platforms and other geospatial data sources.
Develop and design all underground assets in GIS.
Develop and design all customer generation assets in GIS.
Develop and design all substation assets into GIS.
QA/QC jobs that have been planned and entered into GIS.
Develop and lead training for all departments in operations for GIS and establish standard procedures for GIS usage.
Attend regular meetings with other departments aimed at improving GIS data quality.
Responsible for ensuring GIS job closure accuracy & timeliness.
Work closely with our Distribution Planning Engineer’s on the creation of our Distribution System models. Responsible for the output from GIS to our CYME Distribution modeling software.