Most Important Skills For A Senior Engineer Operations Coordination At Northeast Power Coordinating Council
Ryan, a Senior Engineer at Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc., emphasizes that while strong engineering skills—"understanding the inner workings of a power system"—are foundational, leadership, coordination, and active listening skills are equally crucial for effective communication and collaboration with various independent system operators across the northeastern US power grid. This highlights the multifaceted nature of the role, demanding both technical expertise and interpersonal abilities.
Engineering Skills, Leadership Skills, Communication Skills, Coordination Skills, Active Listening Skills
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Ryan McSherry
Senior Engineer, Operations Coordination
Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc.
University of Texas Austin (2009)
University of Texas Austin (Power Systems Engineering)
Engineering - Electrical
Energy & Utilities
Operations and Project Management
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Video Highlights
1. Strong engineering skills, including knowledge of power systems, generation, transmission, and voltage stability analysis are crucial.
2. Excellent leadership and coordination skills are essential for effective collaboration with diverse teams and individuals.
3. Active listening skills are vital for efficient communication and timely responses within a dynamic power system environment.
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
The engineering skills are certainly essential for understanding the inner workings of a power system. This includes power generation, power transmission, and voltage stability analysis. These engineering skills are taught in college.
Outside of engineering, leadership and coordinating skills are also important. Being able to effectively communicate with others, especially virtually over video calls, is crucial.
Developing active listening skills is also key. Many things happen in real-time within a power system, and operating one requires effectively acting on received information. This is especially true when working with the five independent operators for the power systems in the northeastern part of North America.