ADMS/OMS Lead BA

Job Title: ADMS/OMS Lead BA (Utility Operational Technologies)
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY (Hybrid)


Job Summary
Provides Business Analyst role with technical and/or industry knowledge in Utility Operational Technologies (OT) with a focus on Advance Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), Electric Distribution Outage Management Systems (OMS), GIS (Geographic Information Systems), AMI (Smart Meters), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems. Manage client engagement as Lead Business analyst and connect with utility business users. May provide technical guidance or supervise staff on engagements. Develop high-quality business and technical deliverables related to complex client engagements and ensure client satisfaction.
Principal Duties:
Provide functional and technical expertise in various aspects of ADMS /OMS implementations such as system design, document, and improve complex utility workflows, such as trouble ticket generation and crew dispatch.
Lead discussion on system requirement of electric distribution grids, storm restoration processes, and regulatory reporting requirements.
Support execution of engagements to assist electric utilities with management of OT (SCADA/ ADMS/OMS/ GIS/ AMI) system planning, implementation, testing and operation.
Familiarity with integrating OMS with SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition), GIS (Geographic Information Systems), AMI (Smart Meters), and CRM platforms.
Support business requirements definition, request for proposal development and vendor evaluation
Support proposal evaluation, selection process, statement of work development and vendor contract negotiation
Support solution design, documentation, planning, implementation, vendor management, testing and acceptance
Support the evaluation of potential new vendor partners, and the development of partnerships with key vendors
Technical Skills:
Hands on experience on GEV ADMS & OMS system (Preferred) or any other OEM OMS of ABB / Oracle NMS /Schneider / Siemens system.
Understanding of OMS system functionalities (Outage workflow, Crew management, Mobile application, Outage Reporting & Maps .)
Map workflows for outage identification, prioritizing restoration efforts, and customer communication via IVR/SMS.
Utilizing SQL or reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to analyze outage data, calculate restoration times (ETR), and measure KPI performance.
Strong understanding of GIS (Smallworld, ESRI) & Smart AMI metering.
Use relevant utility experience to engage with client utilities to understand their specific applications, approaches and methodologies in Electric Distribution Operational systems.
Knowledge of ADMS functionalities of Fault Management through FLISR/FDIR, Feeder Reconfiguration, Load-shed, Voltage VAR control, Distribution Load flow
Experienced resources from Electric Utilities and/or Consulting Entities servicing this area will be preferred
IT/OT and security standards (e.g., NERC CIP).
Knowledge of and a working familiarity with current standards, and regulations governing power systems
Industry Knowledge Capability:
Good understanding of electric utility distribution planning, engineering and operations
Understanding of electricity transmission & distributed, Outage management, Crew Management, Mobile apps and the controls associated with each
Utilize specialized utility system design and planning knowledge to produce moderately complex work products and solutions across engagements or multiple phases of a more complex engagement
Assess effectiveness of client's use of tools, applications, processes to adapt to new OT applications for solution areas such as ADMS/OMS/SCADA
Apply appropriate methods or recognized equivalent to identified client needs
Anticipate and resolve technical problems with occasional technical assistance from others
Management Responsibilities
Individual Contributor
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or similar technical domain
At least 10 years of experience in business and technical consulting, or relevant engagement implementation services as part of a Utility OT Systems or ADMS/OMS vendor team
At least 5-7 years of experience in Electricity OT/ADMS systems, with at least 5+ years in utility industry BA roles.

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