MANAGER, REAL TIME OPERATIONS – KET 4 ONE 1 POSITION REF: KETRACO/5/1C/40/214/VOL II– B 02/2025 ON PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE TERMS

Reporting to the Senior Manager, System Control & Market Operations

Job purpose

This job is responsible for Managing operations of the Control Room to ensure a safe transmission network configuration and a cost reflective generation dispatch while in constant coordination with the interconnected Transmission System Operators TSOs.

Key Responsibilities;

• Forging necessary linkages with other departments and external stakeholders e.g Generators, Transmission Operators TOs;
• Managing the operations of the Transmission Operators TOs for safe and efficient
• implementation of operational protocols, procedures and agreements holding from time to time;
• Proposing divisional budget requirements to the Senior Manager;
• Ensuring prudent utilization of divisional budget allocation;
• Supporting sectoral electrical energy supply policy formulation;
• Participating in operational fora/meetings with related stakeholders;
• Participating in the Central safety authorization panel as a member;
• Participating in formulation and review of electrical safety training curriculum and rules;
• Reviewing standards, norms and procedures for System operations;
• Ensuring compliance with Kenya National Transmission Grid Code & EAPP Interconnection Code during real- time system operation;
• Taking responsibility for all manoeuvres on the transmission grid;
• Developing and proposing training requirements for engineers in the division;
• Setting and monitoring performance targets for the division.
• Supervising power dispatch and system operations to ensure reliable and quality bulk power supply;
• Coordinating the execution of all approved generation and transmission equipment maintenance requests;
• Providing leadership during system restoration following partial or total system blackout;
• Coordinating shifts and leave Rota for control room engineers;
• Representing the department in operational meetings with stakeholders;
• Liaising with relevant departments for updates and modifications required in the network;
• Ensuring the division has an updated database of power system data useful and relevant for planning, simultaneous analysis and forecasting of the power system;
• Identifying and mitigating against risks inherent with system operations and maintaining an updated risk register;
• Scheduling drills – blackouts and operations from emergency control centre.

Qualifications & Skills required

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related from a recognised institution;
• Registered professional engineer with EBK;
• Member of IEK;
• Leadership course lasting not less than four 4 weeks;
• Minimum of eight 8 years’ experience in system control & power dispatch of a national transmission power grid, three 3 of which should be at a senior engineer level.