Assistant Manager - Operations (Transmission)

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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

• INTERACTIONS

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

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

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.

• 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.

• 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.