Key Competencies * Dependability * Attention to Detail * Stress Tolerance * Self Control * Integrity * Persistence * Achievement/Effort * Analytical Thinking * Adaptability/Flexibility * Initiative
Representative Tasks * Control, monitor, or operate equipment that regulates or distributes electricity or steam, using data obtained from instruments or computers. * Prepare switching orders that will isolate work areas without causing power outages, referring to drawings of power systems. * Respond to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and route current around affected areas.
Industry
Utilities, Government,Job Family Production
Sample Job Titles Auxiliary Operator, Board Operator, Collection and Distribution Systems Manager, Control Area Operator, Control Board Operator, Control Operator, Control Room Operator, Distribution A Class Lineman, Distribution Dispatcher, Distribution Lineman, Distribution Operations Supervisor, Distribution Operator, Distribution System Operator, Distribution Systems Serviceperson, Distribution Systems Superintendent, Electric System Operator, Electrical Energy Distribution Technician, Electrical Energy Storage/Distribution Technician, Feeder Switchboard Operator, Journeyman Lineman, Lineman, Load Dispatcher, Motor Room Controller, Operator, Power and Recovery Shift Engineer, Power and Recovery Superintendent, Power and Recovery Supervisor, Power System Dispatcher, Power System Operator, Production Team Member, Real Time Operator, Senior System Operator, Station Operator, Steam and Power Superintendent, Steam and Power Supervisor, Steam Plant Control Room Operator, Substation Operator, Substation Operator Apprentice, Switchboard and Control Room Operator, Switchboard Operator, Switchboard Operator Assistant, System Operator, Transmission System Operator, Voltage Inspector.