Graphic Designer & CAD Support

General Position Summary

The Transmission Policy & Project Management Department supports the regional transmission planning process, which involves assessing long term transmission system adequacy and reliability, and evaluating and recommending bulk transmission system expansion or enhancement options. The Department is responsible for coordinating the successful installation of these expansions or enhancements. This includes coordination of engineering and construction activities with Transmission Owners, and coordination with RTO Operations to facilitate outage planning, model coordination, and operations studies required to energize new transmission infrastructure upgrades.

The Department also supports the competitive transmission solicitation process that RTO implemented in response to FERC Order 1000.  Through this process, RTO provides a platform by which transmission developers validate, review and provide competitive transmission solutions for reliability criteria violations as well as market efficiency analysis of the RTO system.  Transmission Policy & Project Management plays a key role in the proposal evaluation and selection process.  This role includes designated entity authorization, overall project constructability evaluation and cost containment evaluation.

The Graphic Designer & CAD Support Contractor will support these activities. The Contractor will support implementing the overall design standards for RTO.  This person will provide creative input and ensure that graphics meet the needs of the content owners within the RTO business units.  The Contractor will perform a variety of data visualization and mapping tasks for ongoing projects as well as all aspects of active Generation and Merchant Transmission projects. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure the availability and accuracy of the RTO GIS mapping portal and coordinate with IT as needed to restore portal functionality
• Update GIS database with new queue projects and ensure links are established with Transmission and Interconnection Planning database
• Update the GIS database with changes to the transmission infrastructure, system footprint, and substation details, including yearly updates of information provided by transmission owners
• Perform quality control to ensure accuracy of data
• Prepare and develop all graphic materials to support System Planning needs, including maps for RTEP, TEAC, sub-regional TEAC, and visualization materials to meet business needs
• Support organizational needs for special projects interfacing with the GIS database, including providing technical support and coordination with IT
• Perform data visualization and mapping tasks for ongoing projects; assist in the maintenance and development of the Transmission and Interconnection Planning databases, including creating, editing and maintaining features within the context of an ArcSDE geodatabase (MS SQL Server 2000); perform queries in ArcGIS (ArcInfo and ArcView) and SQL Server, and the visualization of those queries, possibly creating new features based upon those queries
• Support organizational needs for CAD design including providing technical support and coordination with IT
• Assist project management team and department management in developing work plans, including scope, milestones, schedule, resources and deliverables

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Graphic Design OR Equivalent Work Experience (see below)

Required Work Experience:

• 1-3 years of experience coordinating CAD design projects OR
• 1-3 years of experience using the following software programs: CAD (AutoDesk and Bentley), Adobe Creative Suite, ESRI ArcGIS

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to understand and adhere to compliance requirements
• Ability to produce high quality work products with attention to detail
• Ability to visualize and solve complex problems

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• 1-3 years of experience with RTO Operations, Markets, or Planning functions