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Additionally, s/he has the responsibility and the authority to take direct and timely real-time actions (without obtaining higher level approval) including directing shedding of firm load to prevent or alleviate System Operating Limit or Reliability Operating Limit Violations. \nMaster Coordinators must have a thorough understanding or the technical ability to obtain a thorough understanding of:\nThe basic principles and theory of electricity and interconnected system operations, including all PJM operating and safety policies sufficient to maintain system reliability and robust markets.\n Forecasting techniques and analysis methodology.\n PJM Member Company operating policies, PJM markets, and unit scheduling procedures as well as an awareness of those of neighboring systems and their interactions with PJM.\nPJM computer systems, the real-time scheduling and transaction programs, the interrelationships of PJM Member Company and NERC tagging computer systems.\nUnderstanding of the regional transmission tariff by coordinating the scheduled use of transmission service and implementing curtailments as necessary.\nThis is a rotating shift position and requires staffing 7 x 24 including holidays. This position requires successful testing through the Profiles XT assessment and obtaining NERC/PJM Certification and other training requirements within the allotted timeframe. The Profiles XT assessment is a validated testing process that evaluates the success of system operators at PJM.\nThe Master Coordinator position is as an entry point for all new hires and requires advancement to the next level - Generation Dispatcher - within a specified time period. All Master Coordinators must receive training and pass tests (written and simulator) for the Generation Dispatcher position no later than whenever management determines an on-the-job trainer is available for him/her and s/he has completed the necessary 12 week training period.\nMaster Coordinator Training:\nTraining includes online training, self-study, one-on-one training, simulations, and On the Job Training (OJT). Twelve weeks of the training program consists of OJT under the supervision of an OJT trainer who guides the trainee in acquiring the knowledge and skills required for the position. Prior to being qualified as a Master Coordinator the candidate is required to successfully complete the Master Coordinator computer based final exam with a minimum score of 80%. The candidate is also required to successfully complete a hands-on examination on the Operator Training Simulator (OTS) with a minimum score of 80%.\nThis position requires successful testing through the Profiles XT assessment and obtaining NERC certification at the Reliability Coordinator or Balancing and Interchange level and PJM Generation certification and other training requirements within the allotted timeframe. The Profiles XT assessment is a validated testing process that evaluates the success of system operators at PJM.\nAdditionally, the Master Coordinator has the responsibility and the authority to take direct and timely real-time actions (without obtaining higher level approval) including directing shedding of firm load to prevent or alleviate System Operating Limit or Reliability Operating Limit Violations.\nEssential Functions:\nMaintain power system reliability by ensuring operations are in compliance with applicable NERC standards and PJM operating and emergency procedures.\nOperates PJM OASIS site and provides customer support to the energy scheduling process.\nProcess all customer inquiries and requests for energy transactions, scheduling, and generation outage information in a timely and effective manner.\nRepresent PJM as contact personnel for the following systems: OASIS, TMS, EES, NERC IDC, OATI, eDart generator outages, Supplemental Status Report, Generation Checkout, and Second Pass Commitment questions.\n Directs the scheduling of generating units of the PJM participants to meet the PJM load and reserve requirements for future operating periods to gain maximum system economy within established PJM reliability criteria.\nMonitors generating unit (over 1000 generators) capability changes, return dates, operating constraints, start-up and minimum run times.\nWorks in conjunction with PJM’s Market Operations and Reliability Engineers to determine the generator unit scheduling strategy and directs the implementation of that strategy through the PJM participants.\nMonitors and adjusts the strategy as changes on the actual system occur.\nForecasts (and revises) the PJM system load forecast for the next seven days by monitoring weather forecasts throughout the PJM service territory.\nMonitors all input data to the scheduling and transaction database for accuracy and resolves discrepancies with the PJM participants.\nMaintains records and logs of all pertinent scheduling and transaction related information used in after-the-fact analysis and reviews.\n Participates in training programs. Serves as a trainer for new Master Coordinators and familiarizes other employees, both with dispatching and outside the department, with the scheduling functions.\nApproves unit maintenance outages of generating units based on the projected PJM reserve situations.\nTakes arrangements for unit outages (tickets) and approves all maintenance outage requests.\nReviewing participant data for correctness.\nMaintaining customer confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.\n Manages an increasing customer contact commitment and therefore, a greater focus on customer service competencies\nMust be able to remain a certified NERC and PJM System Operator\nAssists in the development, evaluation and enhancements to new or existing tools, applications and systems\nContinually demonstrates flexibility in adapting to an environment of rapid change and growing complexity.\nAbility to independently handle multiple changing agendas in a quick-paced, stressful, and deadline-driven work environment.\nAssists in administration of PJM Transaction and Energy Markets.\n Requires rotating shift work (including scheduled weekends and evening periods).\nCharacteristics & Qualifications:\nRequired:\nHigh School Diploma\n0-5 years of experience\nAbility to visualize and solve complex problems\nAbility to apply analytical and mathematical solutions\nExperience in customer service/support\nPreferred:\n Bachelor of Science, Engineering\n AS, Computer Science\n NERC Certified System Operator Upon Hire\n PJM Operator Certifications Upon Hire","description_format":"text","description_chars":6781,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-22T01:05:29Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":75,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.839,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":14,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:3","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pjm-master-coordinator","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pjm-master-coordinator.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-04T21:15:17Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":32920,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1760418},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1760418"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpjm-master-coordinator"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpjm-master-coordinator"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpjm-master-coordinator"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pjm-master-coordinator\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpjm-master-coordinator"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3047652}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"pjm.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3047652},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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