Maintenance Specialist (PSO) – Level C

Dec 5, 2025

Start Date:  ASAP
End Date:  12/14/2027
Pay Range:  $51 – $77 depending on experience
Part Time or Full Time: Full time
Work Location:  Chattanooga Office Complex
To apply email resume to: administrator@mybvi.org (Reference Job Number TVA1JP00002820)

Description:

AS A STAFF SENIOR MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST, DEVELOPS AND EVALUATES MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS FOR SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT IN THE TVA POWER DELIVERY GRID OR TRANSMISSION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

REVIEWS PERFORMANCE OF COMPONENTS AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, ANALYZES EFFECTIVENESS OF MAINTENANCE METHODS AND PROCEDURES AND INITIATES MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND/OR DESIGN CHANGES TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED IMPROVEMENTS.

APPLIES ADVANCED, CONTEMPORARY KNOWLEDGE OF PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES OF OPERATION SUPPORT SPECIALTIES FOR THE COMPLETION OF PROJECTS OF MAJOR SCOPE THAT MAY INCLUDE A VARIETY OF DIFFICULT/COMPLEX FEATURES.

DEVELOPS OR IMPLEMENTS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES FOR SPECIFIED COMPONENTS.

DEVELOPS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND SETS STANDARDS FOR WORK PERFORMANCE AND MATERIAL STOCKING LEVELS FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SPECIFIED COMPONENTS.

REVIEW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES AND RECOMMEND CHANGES TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY, AND RELIABILITY.

DEVELOPS MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES, IDENTIFIES WORK METHODS, AND RESOLVES TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED BY TECHNICIANS OR CRAFT PERSONNEL.

OBSERVES AND EVALUATE METHODS AND PROCEDURES USED BY MAINTENANCE CREWS OR TECHNICIANS AND DEVELOP NEW, IMPROVED PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES BASED ON APPLICABLE OSHA, ANSI, IEEE, NESC STANDARDS, AND TVA REQUIREMENTS.

DEVELOPS, IDENTIFIES, AND DELIVERS TECHNICAL TRAINING SESSIONS ON APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE METHODS FOR POWER DELIVERY COMPONENTS (FROM NEW TO OBSOLETE).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: MAY COORDINATE THE WORK OF OTHER PERSONNEL IN SPECIALIZED DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR WORK.

Education/Experience/Certificates, Licenses, and Registration/Other Requirements:

Seeking contractors to join TVA’s Transmission Asset Performance Center (APC) team, part of the Asset Management organization.

Position(s) Information Overview:  working with instrumentation, communication protocols, data stores; and working with data, analytics, reporting systems in support of equipment condition monitoring

Instrumentation and controls, electric power transmission equipment installation commissioning maintenance testing troubleshooting, condition based maintenance, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, online monitoring, technology integration, Modbus, DNP, PI, Historian

Database, Integration, Business Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Reporting, Software Development, Programming, Coding, PowerBI, Python, SQL Team Background.

The Transmission Asset Performance Center (APC) helps reduce risks from aging equipment with improved planning, better maintenance, and early problem detection. It brings together data from inspections, tests, and new sensors into advanced analytics models to monitor equipment health. This helps TVA make decisions about when to repair or replace equipment, and focus work where it’s needed most. The APC also spots early warning signs and initiates action before small issues become big problems.