Technical AMI Analyst

Description

• Assist field staff by providing equipment and technical information/troubleshooting in emergency situations or when work of an unusual highly technical nature is involved. Visit field locations as may be required.
• Maintain and recommend uniform application of metering requirements, assist in recommending departures from established policy. Ensure that services provided meet or exceed regulatory, Corporate and customer requirements and expectations.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of work methods, procedures, and controls to comply with regulatory requirements pertaining to electricity meters.
• Conduct meter testing, including new product certification, first article tests, vendor evaluations, reverification, sampling, and special tests, using approved testing tools and methodologies. Prepare reports and documentation related to the testing and product evaluation performed.
• Participate in internal and external audits and assist in resolving issues identified through audits.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement, including identifying opportunities for improvement, nonconformances, and other informal suggestions to senior team members.
• Prepare reports and recommendations related to investigations and product evaluations.
• Support the development, preparation, and delivery of courses, training material, work instructions, knowledge base documents on revenue metering and associated systems to support internal and external training and learning needs, as assigned.
• Reporting under the Senior Manager of the AMI Network Equipment Department of AMI Operations, to provide metering lab services in the areas of wholesale and retail metering, related network infrastructure, and other ancillary equipment and systems.
• Conduct testing of vendor software and tools to support product certification, including creating test documents, test reports, and working with other internal teams to certify software.
• Calibrate, test, evaluate, and investigate equipment including metering and network equipment assets, according to established processes and safety standards.
• Assist in providing technical information and support documentation, under the guidance of the supervisor to Company personnel, contractors, suppliers, and government agencies on matters pertaining to wholesale & retail revenue metering, equipment, inventory and associated meter systems and software, including regulatory requirements, policies, initiatives, and technical solutions. Address technical issues related to revenue metering development, commissioning, registration documentation, regulations, standards, equipment/systems inventory support systems software and tools.
• Assist and help coordinate assigned projects or studies on various aspects of revenue metering, meter inventory, support systems, software, and training.

Requirements

• Requires experience with federal and provincial regulatory requirements related to revenue metering. A period of two up to four years is considered necessary to gain this experience.
• Requires a knowledge of computer technology to utilize and test various software applications for the preparation of various technical reports
• Requires a good knowledge of English to communicate effectively with internal and external contacts and in the preparation of presentations.This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the completion of 4 years of University training.
• Requires knowledge of electrical theory and engineering science to conduct testing of equipment
• Requires experience with various aspects of revenue metering systems and other utility practices to understand methods of supporting and improving regulatory compliance and customer relations
• Requires experience to understand interrelated activities of other departments and business units. Requires experience with audits, hand-on work on equipment testing or troubleshooting, and familiarity with various test tools related to electrical equipment.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance