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🥝 Electric System Operator

American Electric Power | Gahanna, United States | Posted June 24, 2026

Job Description

**Job Posting End Date**

07-07-2026
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

**Job Summary**

The Electric System Operator (Distribution Dispatcher) is responsible for coordinating, regulating, and controlling the real‑time operation of the electric distribution system to ensure reliable, safe, and efficient service to customers. This role monitors system conditions, executes switching orders, responds to outages and emergencies, and communicates with field crews, engineers, and other utility personnel.

**Job Description**

**Dist. Dispatcher Assoc. - Dist. Dispatcher Sr.:**

As a member of our Distribution Control Center team, you’ll be the nerve center of the distribution grid—monitoring SCADA and grid telemetry in real time, making rapid decisions to isolate faults, restore service, and reconfigure feeders to keep power flowing. You’ll coordinate crews and contractors, issue safe switching or...

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