Assistant Manager - Operations (Transmission)

1. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Accountabilities	Major Activities
Planning and Execution of preventive maintenance	Plan for scheduled maintenance based on maintenance schedule/ TSA agreement/OEM recommendations in co-ordination with SLDC / beneficiaries/CP/Oracle. Co-ordinate with CP/Oracle/SLDC/other utility to avail planned shutdown. Execute planned preventive maintenance activities as per prescribed schedule and procedure. Supervision of jobs and documentation in maintenance system. Manage O&M Contractor’s team for routine patrolling work and rectifying the defects. Operate the Mobile App for recording the defects. Objective is to ensure the healthiness of equipment and complete the work in accordance with standard operating / maintenance practice.
Corrective Maintenance (CM) and Breakdown Maintenance	Identify the problem and take remedial actions to make equipment available in the shortest possible time. Assess the root cause of failure. Prepare failure analysis report and submit to the superiors. Direct the O&M Contractor’s team for corrective action. The main objective is to avoid availability loss, repetitive failure, and damage to equipment.
Condition Monitoring/Outage Management	Maintain equipments like (Voltage detector, Earth Tester, Elco meter, etc.) in healthy working status. Supervise maintenance of instruments and testing kits and their calibration as per standard. Maintain all test results for easy access and retrieval. Plan out activities in advance. Coordinate to receive material and manpower on time. Ensure job execution as per schedule and make equipment available as per deadline given by SLDC/authority. Ensure smooth execution of outage in accordance with plan and submit daily/weekly reports to superior for information. Also, prepare and submit an outage report with details of spare and service consumption, cost etc. Periodically review modification/change requirements. The main objective is to avoid availability loss, repetitive failure, and damage to equipment.
Operation Management	Supervise day-to-day operation of transmission line by providing direction to contractor’s team for routine maintenance. Ensure transmission line rounds at defined intervals and identify defects. Also ensure that all defects are logged into Oracle/ computerized maintenance system and attended by maintenance staff. Train contract staff for Apraava Energy safety rules & permit-to-work system and ensure that all permits /isolations are carried out in accordance with laid down procedure only. Prepare Emergency crisis plan and provide training to all staff members enabling them to counter any emergency /crisis situations. Ensure the team understands and adheres to MCPs & SOPs.
Inventory Management	Review of inventory at regular interval. Ensure O&M Spares as per CEA guidelines are available at respective stores. Estimate spare requirement for routine maintenance and outages. Initiate procurement process. Evaluate technical quotations and recommend correct technical spares and consumables required at site. Initiate new item codification with sufficient technical information. Inspect the incoming spare/ consumable for its correct specification defined in purchase order. Maintain store with material code for each spares/ consumable and have proper stacking/storing arrangement. Ultimate objective is to organize spare on time and make them available for planned and unplanned maintenance.
Service tie-ups for equipment maintenance	Prepare scope of work for related services. Initiate service requests. Provide all technical details to commercial / Vendor as per Apraava Energy with vendor and ensure timely execution of work. Identify and engage local transport and material handing agencies and enter into rate agreement for hiring services. The above activities are to be performed in order to ensure timely availability of quality services for maintenance.
Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) Management	Formulate detailed scope of work for annual maintenance contract with defined service requirement, manpower number and competencies. Clearly define performance criteria and measurement mechanism to evaluate same on monthly basis. Monitor safety & quality compliance at site as per contract and relevant Apraava Energy standard guidelines. Counsel and train contractor to maintain Apraava Energy standards. Monitor execution of assigned jobs regularly. Review KPIS periodically and endorse monthly invoices. Review AMC contract on yearly basis to accommodate any changes. The Ultimate objective of this activity is to meet contract manpower requirement to perform O&M job with safety & required quality as per Apraava Energy standard.
HSSE Management	Prepare site specific HSSE objective & target in alignment with functional Objective & targets. Undertake awareness session with contract staff to appraise about HSSE objective & target for its fully compliance. Conduct Toolbox talks, meeting with AMC partners and other service provider. Contribute in preparation of Risk assessment and MCP. Produce JSEAS for all maintenance activities. Conduct site rounds and PJO to monitor SHE compliances during the job and identify gaps. Prepare list of all statutory site requirement and ensure compliance. Contribute to internal & external audits. Establish positive and healthy HSSE culture at site through awareness, training and promotion. HSSE management is one of prime responsibility and must be followed religiously.
Report and Data management	Prepare daily, monthly and yearly O&M reports and send them to superiors/ other agencies as per direction. Inspect daily logbook, O&M records and validate the same. Identify the structure and requirements for appropriate documentation system. Maintain adequate record of technical and statutory data in the DMS System, including invoices. Maintaining the ROW record for the Asset. Prepare site level asset register. Set up regular verification of the identified asset and its preservation plan. Prepare MIS and submit timely information to management. Prepare a calibration schedule for all tariff meters and testing equipment. Prepare provisional revenue of KMTL. Prepare outage and transmission availability of KMTL and submit it to concerned Authorities. Prepare MTC and YTC of KMTL and submit to concerned Authorities. Also look after the corresponding CTU/PGCIL/ NERLDC/POSSOCO for proper communication.

1. DECISIONS

Decisions made by job holder

As per the defined authority matrix

Equipment / system element outage requirement

Recommendations to or approval by superior

Approval for procurement and budget

Approval for any change/modification in equipment/system design, contract and O&M practice

1. INTERACTIONS

Internal Clients

Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day work

Commercial, HR & Admin, HSSE, Finance function

Functional Superior & Head- For approvals as per CMAM requirements, defined HR policies and Apraava Energy policies.

External Clients

Roles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day work

AMC partners, other technical service providers, etc.

Government agencies, Local bodies, Local administration etc.

1. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Educational Qualifications

Minimum education qualifications for the position: BE/B Tech- Electrical Engineering having 8 years of experience or Diploma Electrical Engineering with 15 years’ experience Minimum 3 years of Experience in the O&M Sector is desirable for all candidates.

Functional Skills

Thorough understanding of Transmission line O&M activities Sound understanding of best maintenance practice prevailing in transmission sector Computer literacy, working knowledge of Oracle (Plant Maintenance/Material Management) and Permit to work system Communication, presentation and Influencing Skills Planning and co-ordination, Teamwork.

Relevant and total years of Experience

Overall experience: 7 - 8 years transmission line industry.